Zoological RecreationsH. Colburn, 1849 - Всего страниц: 384 |
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Стр. 49
... nearly as high again as the station from which he sprang ; when , with outstretched wings and expanded tail , he makes a half circle in his slow descent , singing all the while , till he arrives at the spot from which he started , or ...
... nearly as high again as the station from which he sprang ; when , with outstretched wings and expanded tail , he makes a half circle in his slow descent , singing all the while , till he arrives at the spot from which he started , or ...
Стр. 53
... nearly contempo- raneous with that of the swallow , and rather before that of the quail . Neither the elegant form and colouring of the ortolan , nor its deep flute - like warbling , plead with success against the cravings of that all ...
... nearly contempo- raneous with that of the swallow , and rather before that of the quail . Neither the elegant form and colouring of the ortolan , nor its deep flute - like warbling , plead with success against the cravings of that all ...
Стр. 60
... nearly resembled those of the greenfinch , but that they were larger , and had a smaller portion of red - colouring , and this not confined to the larger end of the egg . It is not stated of what the nest was composed ; but that built ...
... nearly resembled those of the greenfinch , but that they were larger , and had a smaller portion of red - colouring , and this not confined to the larger end of the egg . It is not stated of what the nest was composed ; but that built ...
Стр. 64
... nearly as she could , to the place where it had been found , but with small hope that the owner would ever claim it again after such an attack . To her agreeable surprise , the little occupier was next day proceeding with its work . In ...
... nearly as she could , to the place where it had been found , but with small hope that the owner would ever claim it again after such an attack . To her agreeable surprise , the little occupier was next day proceeding with its work . In ...
Стр. 66
... nearly allied to those of the resident stonechat , and the nest and eggs are almost similar ; the eggs of the whinchat , indeed , are bluish green , minutely speckled with obscure reddish brown , whilst those of the stonechat are ...
... nearly allied to those of the resident stonechat , and the nest and eggs are almost similar ; the eggs of the whinchat , indeed , are bluish green , minutely speckled with obscure reddish brown , whilst those of the stonechat are ...
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