A History of the earth and animated nature v.1, Том 1A. Fullarton, 1852 |
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... bottom . However this latter circumstance may be , their retreat into old walls is too well authenticated to remain a doubt at present . The difficulty , therefore , is to account for this difference in these animals thus variously pre ...
... bottom . However this latter circumstance may be , their retreat into old walls is too well authenticated to remain a doubt at present . The difficulty , therefore , is to account for this difference in these animals thus variously pre ...
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... bottom . In others it is but half an inch , being a little forked at the end . The thighs are very fleshy and large , being covered with a white skin , inclining to redness , and wrinkled in the manner of a net , whose meshes will admit ...
... bottom . In others it is but half an inch , being a little forked at the end . The thighs are very fleshy and large , being covered with a white skin , inclining to redness , and wrinkled in the manner of a net , whose meshes will admit ...
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... bottom ; the back and crossed with fine irregular black lines ; the under wings are rust - colour , mottled with brown , and parts of the body , and outer edges of the wings , are white . The tail consists of eighteen feathers ; the ...
... bottom ; the back and crossed with fine irregular black lines ; the under wings are rust - colour , mottled with brown , and parts of the body , and outer edges of the wings , are white . The tail consists of eighteen feathers ; the ...
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... bottom . At the bottom the bird enters , and goes up through a funnel like a chim- ney , till it comes to the real door of the nest , 4 This bird constructs a curious nest with the long fibres of plants and grass , and suspends it by a ...
... bottom . At the bottom the bird enters , and goes up through a funnel like a chim- ney , till it comes to the real door of the nest , 4 This bird constructs a curious nest with the long fibres of plants and grass , and suspends it by a ...
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... bottom of hedges , where the bushes are thickest and best covered . While the female continues sitting , the male at a good distance , but always within hearing , cheers the patient hour with his voice , and , by the short interruption ...
... bottom of hedges , where the bushes are thickest and best covered . While the female continues sitting , the male at a good distance , but always within hearing , cheers the patient hour with his voice , and , by the short interruption ...
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animal appear beak beautiful belly bill birds birds of prey bittern body bones bottom breed brown called CHAP chiefly claws coast colour common continue covered crocodile devour distance duck eagle eggs eyes feathers feed feet female fins fish flesh flight flocks frequently frog furnished gannet gills habits hatched head heron hole inches inhabitants insects islands kind larvæ legs length less live male mandible manner motion mouth native nature neck nest never observed ostrich oysters pectoral fins pigeon plumage prey quadrupeds red grouse resembling rivers rocks round Scotland season seems seen seize seldom serpents shell shore side skin sometimes soon spawn species spot spring Supplementary Note surface swallow tail taken Temminck thick thrush tion toad toes trees tribe upper usually venom viviparous whale whole wild wings winter woods young