Zoological RecreationsH. Colburn, 1848 - Всего страниц: 384 |
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... reason . Its short legs , and long , curved claws , are , as he says , very ill adapted for running , * Cinclus aquaticus - Turdus Cinclus of Linnæus . but admirably calculated for securing a steady footing on slippery RESIDENT SINGING ...
... reason . Its short legs , and long , curved claws , are , as he says , very ill adapted for running , * Cinclus aquaticus - Turdus Cinclus of Linnæus . but admirably calculated for securing a steady footing on slippery RESIDENT SINGING ...
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... reason for supposing that it is excluded from Syria . It is well known in the Morea and the Grecian Archipelago , whence it departs for Africa with the turtle - dove , and is , in consequence , called turtle - leader . The turtle dove ...
... reason for supposing that it is excluded from Syria . It is well known in the Morea and the Grecian Archipelago , whence it departs for Africa with the turtle - dove , and is , in consequence , called turtle - leader . The turtle dove ...
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... reason for the benevolence of the contributing birds in their being unable to hear the distressed and distressing cry for food , without being moved to succour the hungry nestling . He gives several instances where birds of a different ...
... reason for the benevolence of the contributing birds in their being unable to hear the distressed and distressing cry for food , without being moved to succour the hungry nestling . He gives several instances where birds of a different ...
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... reason for supposing this to be the case , and that the belief has without doubt arisen from the fact of the young cuckoo being so often found sole tenant , after the expulsion of its co - partners . Mr. Hoy , Mr. Salmon , and other ...
... reason for supposing this to be the case , and that the belief has without doubt arisen from the fact of the young cuckoo being so often found sole tenant , after the expulsion of its co - partners . Mr. Hoy , Mr. Salmon , and other ...
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... reason for saying , " Long live the Grand Duke , ” as the bird had , on another occasion to cry , " Long live Sultan Mahmoud . " Then , with regard to the race in general , if the Romans had their eagle , the Athenians had their owl ...
... reason for saying , " Long live the Grand Duke , ” as the bird had , on another occasion to cry , " Long live Sultan Mahmoud . " Then , with regard to the race in general , if the Romans had their eagle , the Athenians had their owl ...
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