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The peculiar shrill cry with which the bird of dawning , with uplifted eye , and head raised on one side , to give the widest upward sweep to his vision , gives , warning of the horrible advent of the kite or sparrow - hawk ; the note ...
The peculiar shrill cry with which the bird of dawning , with uplifted eye , and head raised on one side , to give the widest upward sweep to his vision , gives , warning of the horrible advent of the kite or sparrow - hawk ; the note ...
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The access to the hollow chamber is through an aperture in the side . It is often placed in some mossy bank overhanging the stream , " Where the lady - fern grows longest ; " and has been detected under a projecting stone forming part ...
The access to the hollow chamber is through an aperture in the side . It is often placed in some mossy bank overhanging the stream , " Where the lady - fern grows longest ; " and has been detected under a projecting stone forming part ...
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Clinging to the face of the sandbank with its sharp little claws , and closing its bill , the bird works away with its natural pickaxe , till the hard sand comes tumbling down on all sides . Round he goes , now with his head up ...
Clinging to the face of the sandbank with its sharp little claws , and closing its bill , the bird works away with its natural pickaxe , till the hard sand comes tumbling down on all sides . Round he goes , now with his head up ...
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The chin , the throat , and the upper part of the breast and sides are of the same rich fawn colour as the scapulars , smaller wing - coverts , and the broad edges of the tertials . The lower parts are white .
The chin , the throat , and the upper part of the breast and sides are of the same rich fawn colour as the scapulars , smaller wing - coverts , and the broad edges of the tertials . The lower parts are white .
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... throat , breast , and sides make those parts appear of a fine vermillion red ; but if they are lifted , they will be seen to be only edged with that colour and gray at the base like the feathers of the upper parts .
... throat , breast , and sides make those parts appear of a fine vermillion red ; but if they are lifted , they will be seen to be only edged with that colour and gray at the base like the feathers of the upper parts .
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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 |
| Экспорт цитаты | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |