Zoological RecreationsH. Colburn, 1849 - Всего страниц: 384 |
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... lengths , it was hardly possible to observe any traces of the nightingale's song . He adds , that he thinks he may venture to say that a nightingale may be very clearly distinguished at more than half a mile , if the evening be calm ...
... lengths , it was hardly possible to observe any traces of the nightingale's song . He adds , that he thinks he may venture to say that a nightingale may be very clearly distinguished at more than half a mile , if the evening be calm ...
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... length , and eight lines and a half in breadth , the exact size of that of the skylark , and yet , as he remarks , the comparative size of the birds is as four to one . Now , if this egg of the cuckoo had been proportioned to the size ...
... length , and eight lines and a half in breadth , the exact size of that of the skylark , and yet , as he remarks , the comparative size of the birds is as four to one . Now , if this egg of the cuckoo had been proportioned to the size ...
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... length , after several struggles , the strongest cuckoo prevailed , turned out the other , the young hedge - sparrow , and the unhatched egg , remained sole possessor of the nest , and was brought up by the old hedge- sparrows . The ...
... length , after several struggles , the strongest cuckoo prevailed , turned out the other , the young hedge - sparrow , and the unhatched egg , remained sole possessor of the nest , and was brought up by the old hedge- sparrows . The ...
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... length on their bodies , and that the ends of these hairs are found sticking in the horny coat of the stomach or gizzard , while the hairs them- selves are laid flat on its surface ; not in every direction , which would be the case if ...
... length on their bodies , and that the ends of these hairs are found sticking in the horny coat of the stomach or gizzard , while the hairs them- selves are laid flat on its surface ; not in every direction , which would be the case if ...
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... length of tail , discovers in agony that he has got into the wrong box . How does the distracted Fotis beat her beauteous face and bewail herself , when she sees her lover thus translated ! Apuleii Madaurensis Metamorph . It was not to ...
... length of tail , discovers in agony that he has got into the wrong box . How does the distracted Fotis beat her beauteous face and bewail herself , when she sees her lover thus translated ! Apuleii Madaurensis Metamorph . It was not to ...
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