Zoological RecreationsH. Colburn, 1848 - Всего страниц: 384 |
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... close of every run , its white cap and black gorget contrasting strongly in the sunshine . It is a blessed change . The swallows are come , and they do make a spring , if not a summer . When we proceed to enumerate the different species ...
... close of every run , its white cap and black gorget contrasting strongly in the sunshine . It is a blessed change . The swallows are come , and they do make a spring , if not a summer . When we proceed to enumerate the different species ...
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... close of day . It generally chooses the top of a high tree for its station , and we have sometimes thought its music most perfect after a genial shower on a fine warm spring evening , when the young foliage was glittering with the rain ...
... close of day . It generally chooses the top of a high tree for its station , and we have sometimes thought its music most perfect after a genial shower on a fine warm spring evening , when the young foliage was glittering with the rain ...
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... close the most soul - stirring of all biographies f - lines describing , with all the touching fervour of a holy poetry , the affecting incident that made its way to the hearts of the mourners when they laid in the earth the daughter of ...
... close the most soul - stirring of all biographies f - lines describing , with all the touching fervour of a holy poetry , the affecting incident that made its way to the hearts of the mourners when they laid in the earth the daughter of ...
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... close proximity to the bush whence it proceeds to make the ear aware of it . Its docility in learning to whistle tunes in captivity is well known ; and those who have once pos- sessed a musical pet of this description will know how to ...
... close proximity to the bush whence it proceeds to make the ear aware of it . Its docility in learning to whistle tunes in captivity is well known ; and those who have once pos- sessed a musical pet of this description will know how to ...
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... close confinement a labour of pleasure as well as love . We shall have occasion in the course of this sketch to present some striking instances which show that among other mental powers yes , mental , for it is certain that birds are ...
... close confinement a labour of pleasure as well as love . We shall have occasion in the course of this sketch to present some striking instances which show that among other mental powers yes , mental , for it is certain that birds are ...
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