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Is it possible to see and hear this desecration of instinct unmoved ? and yet we endure it every spring , and moreover , we have our Society for Preventing Cruelty to Animals . When free , the Sky - lark never sings on the ground : his ...
Is it possible to see and hear this desecration of instinct unmoved ? and yet we endure it every spring , and moreover , we have our Society for Preventing Cruelty to Animals . When free , the Sky - lark never sings on the ground : his ...
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... ground , is more frequently in wild and barren lands , shielded by rank grass , a tuft of furze , or a stunted bush , than in cultivated districts . The eggs , about four in number , are brown , mottled with gray and ash - colour .
... ground , is more frequently in wild and barren lands , shielded by rank grass , a tuft of furze , or a stunted bush , than in cultivated districts . The eggs , about four in number , are brown , mottled with gray and ash - colour .
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The Meadow Pipit is the most common ; its nest is placed on the ground , and the song , which is sweet but short , is not commenced till the bird has attained a considerable elevation in the air , whence , after hovering a little ...
The Meadow Pipit is the most common ; its nest is placed on the ground , and the song , which is sweet but short , is not commenced till the bird has attained a considerable elevation in the air , whence , after hovering a little ...
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Early in the season the swallows and house - martins may be seen on the ground in moist places , or near ihe edges of ponds or puddles . They are then collecting the clay or mortar , which - strengthened with straws and grass - stems to ...
Early in the season the swallows and house - martins may be seen on the ground in moist places , or near ihe edges of ponds or puddles . They are then collecting the clay or mortar , which - strengthened with straws and grass - stems to ...
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... till he has planned his circular cave as regularly almost as compasses could do it ; and yet he does not trace it out from a fixed point in the centre , but works from the circumference , When he has well broken ground , he tunnels ...
... till he has planned his circular cave as regularly almost as compasses could do it ; and yet he does not trace it out from a fixed point in the centre , but works from the circumference , When he has well broken ground , he tunnels ...
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| Название | Zoological Recreations |
| Автор | William John Broderip |
| Издатель | H. Colburn, 1849 |
| Владелец оригинала: | Нью-Йоркская публичная библиотека |
| Оцифровано | 19 окт 2009 |
| Количество страниц | Всего страниц: 384 |
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