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The learned author states , that to be certain that a nestling will not have even the call of its species , it should be taken from the nest when only a day or two old ; because , though nestlings cannot see till the seventh day ...
The learned author states , that to be certain that a nestling will not have even the call of its species , it should be taken from the nest when only a day or two old ; because , though nestlings cannot see till the seventh day ...
Стр. 20
... stopped in its course of flight , and , if not already acquainted with the nets , lights boldly within twenty yards of perhaps three or four bird - catchers , on a spot which otherwise it would not have taken the least notice of .
... stopped in its course of flight , and , if not already acquainted with the nets , lights boldly within twenty yards of perhaps three or four bird - catchers , on a spot which otherwise it would not have taken the least notice of .
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Through this liquid glassy curtain the bird darted to its home . from four to six in number , are white , and pointed at the end ; and , wherever the nest is placed , such care is taken by the old birds to assimilate its hues to those ...
Through this liquid glassy curtain the bird darted to its home . from four to six in number , are white , and pointed at the end ; and , wherever the nest is placed , such care is taken by the old birds to assimilate its hues to those ...
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It is most persevering in the great business of incubation ; and , if the early nests are taken , will lay on till September . Such “ philoprogenitiveness " may account for the swarms that cover the face not only of this but other ...
It is most persevering in the great business of incubation ; and , if the early nests are taken , will lay on till September . Such “ philoprogenitiveness " may account for the swarms that cover the face not only of this but other ...
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The survivor was preserved in a little cage , by burying it every night under the sofa cushions ; but having been , one sharp morning , taken from under them before the room was sufficiently warmed by the fire , though perfectly well ...
The survivor was preserved in a little cage , by burying it every night under the sofa cushions ; but having been , one sharp morning , taken from under them before the room was sufficiently warmed by the fire , though perfectly well ...
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