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The windpipes of many of these are complete wind instruments ; that of the wild swan takes a 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 ...
The windpipes of many of these are complete wind instruments ; that of the wild swan takes a 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 ...
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... but we now turn to a group of singing birds whose nourishment is principally derived from those animals . The Stone - chats pours forth its varied and pretty song as it • Carduelis communis - Fringilla Carduelis , Linn .
... but we now turn to a group of singing birds whose nourishment is principally derived from those animals . The Stone - chats pours forth its varied and pretty song as it • Carduelis communis - Fringilla Carduelis , Linn .
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By one of those beautiful adaptations which meet the zoologist at every turn , and bring home to his heart the wisdom and benevolence of the Creator . On the breast of the sitting hen is a plexus , or net - work of blood - vessels ...
By one of those beautiful adaptations which meet the zoologist at every turn , and bring home to his heart the wisdom and benevolence of the Creator . On the breast of the sitting hen is a plexus , or net - work of blood - vessels ...
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... most probably 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 .
... most probably 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 .
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... whose upper mandible bends to the right , has the power of transferring colds and rheumatisms from man to itself ; and if the mandible turns to the left , he is equally certain that the bird can render the same service to women .
... whose upper mandible bends to the right , has the power of transferring colds and rheumatisms from man to itself ; and if the mandible turns to the left , he is equally certain that the bird can render the same service to women .
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