Zoological RecreationsHenry Colburn, 1847 - Всего страниц: 380 |
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... remains motionless , till some luckless insect , humming his lay as carelessly as his brother water - fly , " the dandy , hums the favourite air of the last new opera , comes within his range ; off darts the fly - catcher , finishing ...
... remains motionless , till some luckless insect , humming his lay as carelessly as his brother water - fly , " the dandy , hums the favourite air of the last new opera , comes within his range ; off darts the fly - catcher , finishing ...
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... remains of fruit were found . But whence comes this insect - destroyer , so common on every lawn , and in every garden ? From the arid regions of Africa , where its range extends to the west , and even to the south , as far as the Cape ...
... remains of fruit were found . But whence comes this insect - destroyer , so common on every lawn , and in every garden ? From the arid regions of Africa , where its range extends to the west , and even to the south , as far as the Cape ...
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... remains unmoved . Should you , however , approach so near , she flutters away , feigning lameness so cunningly , that none but one accus- tomed to the sight can refrain from pursuing her . The male immediately joins her in mimic ...
... remains unmoved . Should you , however , approach so near , she flutters away , feigning lameness so cunningly , that none but one accus- tomed to the sight can refrain from pursuing her . The male immediately joins her in mimic ...
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... remains untouched . The finches and true warblers are still unnoticed , and we hope to present them to such of our readers as may take an interest in the subject . June , 1841 . * " British Birds . " SINGING BIRDS - VISITERS . " Sumer ...
... remains untouched . The finches and true warblers are still unnoticed , and we hope to present them to such of our readers as may take an interest in the subject . June , 1841 . * " British Birds . " SINGING BIRDS - VISITERS . " Sumer ...
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... remains till the autumnal moult again clothes in its winter covering . M. Temminck describes the bird under the name of Gros - bec d'Ardennes , and it is probably the Pinson d'Ardenne of Belon , and the old French authors . The ancient ...
... remains till the autumnal moult again clothes in its winter covering . M. Temminck describes the bird under the name of Gros - bec d'Ardennes , and it is probably the Pinson d'Ardenne of Belon , and the old French authors . The ancient ...
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