Zoological RecreationsH. Colburn, 1849 - Всего страниц: 384 |
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... wild fowl , in their lofty aërial flights , keep up a constant watch - note of communication with each other ; and far and wide in the silence of night does their cry resound . The windpipes of many of these are complete wind ...
... wild fowl , in their lofty aërial flights , keep up a constant watch - note of communication with each other ; and far and wide in the silence of night does their cry resound . The windpipes of many of these are complete wind ...
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... wild ones into the same captivity , which may likewise be observed with regard to the decoy ducks . Their sight and hearing infinitely excel those of the bird - catcher . The instant that the wild birds are perceived , notice is given ...
... wild ones into the same captivity , which may likewise be observed with regard to the decoy ducks . Their sight and hearing infinitely excel those of the bird - catcher . The instant that the wild birds are perceived , notice is given ...
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... wild music . We are not in a frame of mind for such attempts ; we have just read those beautiful lines that close the most soul - stirring of all biographiest - lines describing , with all the touching fervour of a holy poetry , the ...
... wild music . We are not in a frame of mind for such attempts ; we have just read those beautiful lines that close the most soul - stirring of all biographiest - lines describing , with all the touching fervour of a holy poetry , the ...
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... wild and barren lands , shielded by rank grass , a tuft of furze , or a stunted bush , than in cultivated districts . The eggs , about four in number , are brown , mottled with gray and ash - colour . Unlike the preceding species , the ...
... wild and barren lands , shielded by rank grass , a tuft of furze , or a stunted bush , than in cultivated districts . The eggs , about four in number , are brown , mottled with gray and ash - colour . Unlike the preceding species , the ...
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... wild one with a good note from a neighbouring country , and will sell his cow to possess it . He has created a set of terms to designate the eight different " songs " which his ear has detected , and , when he obtains a bird that sings ...
... wild one with a good note from a neighbouring country , and will sell his cow to possess it . He has created a set of terms to designate the eight different " songs " which his ear has detected , and , when he obtains a bird that sings ...
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