Zoological RecreationsHenry Colburn, 1847 - Всего страниц: 380 |
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... turn within the sternum somewhat after the fashion of a French horn or bugle . May not these unearthly sounds , heard from on high , " At the lone midnight hour , when bad spirits have power , " have assisted the legends of the ghostly ...
... turn within the sternum somewhat after the fashion of a French horn or bugle . May not these unearthly sounds , heard from on high , " At the lone midnight hour , when bad spirits have power , " have assisted the legends of the ghostly ...
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... turn to a group of singing - birds whose nourishment is principally derived from those animals . The Stone - chatt pours forth its varied and pretty song as it hovers over the golden furze which contains its nest ; and the Pied Wagtail ...
... turn to a group of singing - birds whose nourishment is principally derived from those animals . The Stone - chatt pours forth its varied and pretty song as it hovers over the golden furze which contains its nest ; and the Pied Wagtail ...
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... turn , and bring home to his heart the wisdom and benevo- lence of the Creator . On the breast of the sitting hen is a plexus , or net - work of blood - vessels , which are completely filled during the time of incubation ; but as long ...
... turn , and bring home to his heart the wisdom and benevo- lence of the Creator . On the breast of the sitting hen is a plexus , or net - work of blood - vessels , which are completely filled during the time of incubation ; but as long ...
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... turns his neb northward , from Africa , at the same time with the swallow , but his powers of wing cannot keep pace with the extensive sail of the latter , and he generally arrives a few days later . The earliest and latest periods ...
... turns his neb northward , from Africa , at the same time with the swallow , but his powers of wing cannot keep pace with the extensive sail of the latter , and he generally arrives a few days later . The earliest and latest periods ...
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... turns to the left , he is equally certain that the bird can render the same service to women . The crossbill is often attacked with epilepsy , and the Thuringians drink every day the water left by the bird as a specific against that ...
... turns to the left , he is equally certain that the bird can render the same service to women . The crossbill is often attacked with epilepsy , and the Thuringians drink every day the water left by the bird as a specific against that ...
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