Zoological RecreationsH. Colburn, 1848 - Всего страниц: 384 |
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... 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 with which he gallantly calls his seraglio about him , to feast on the barleycorn ...
... 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 with which he gallantly calls his seraglio about him , to feast on the barleycorn ...
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... head downwards , as if pecking something , and at the same time great exertion of both wings and legs was used . The bird was , we doubt not , at this time capturing the fresh - water mollusca and insect - larvæ which form its principal ...
... head downwards , as if pecking something , and at the same time great exertion of both wings and legs was used . The bird was , we doubt not , at this time capturing the fresh - water mollusca and insect - larvæ which form its principal ...
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... head as she was sitting on the edge of the nest which he held . She instantly retreated— so precipitately , that she mistook the closed for the open part of the window , dashed herself against the glass , and lay apparently breathless ...
... head as she was sitting on the edge of the nest which he held . She instantly retreated— so precipitately , that she mistook the closed for the open part of the window , dashed herself against the glass , and lay apparently breathless ...
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... head of a garden rake , which had been left near a cottage.t Two others made their nest in a bird - cage , which was suspended , with the door open , from a branch in a garden . ‡ Another pair chose the angle * In White's Calendar the ...
... head of a garden rake , which had been left near a cottage.t Two others made their nest in a bird - cage , which was suspended , with the door open , from a branch in a garden . ‡ Another pair chose the angle * In White's Calendar the ...
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... head up , now down , 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 ...
... head up , now down , 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 ...
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