A History of the earth and animated nature v.1, Том 1A. Fullarton, 1852 |
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... winter ; and nature has kindly provided , that when there are the fewest provisions , that then the animal's appetite should be least crav- ing . At the beginning of spring , when food be- gins again to be plentiful , the animal's ...
... winter ; and nature has kindly provided , that when there are the fewest provisions , that then the animal's appetite should be least crav- ing . At the beginning of spring , when food be- gins again to be plentiful , the animal's ...
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... winter , and which hatches its young in June , the warmer portion of our year , yet builds its most beautiful nest with the utmost attention to warmth ; and inweaving small branches of moss with the web of the spider , forms a closely ...
... winter , and which hatches its young in June , the warmer portion of our year , yet builds its most beautiful nest with the utmost attention to warmth ; and inweaving small branches of moss with the web of the spider , forms a closely ...
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... winter . Birds themselves seem sensible of this difference , and endeavour to produce early in the spring . If , however , their efforts are obstructed by hav- ing their nests robbed , or some similar accident , they still persevere in ...
... winter . Birds themselves seem sensible of this difference , and endeavour to produce early in the spring . If , however , their efforts are obstructed by hav- ing their nests robbed , or some similar accident , they still persevere in ...
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... winter , finding subsistence no of incubation and nutrition in full security . longer in that kingdom , descends every year into There are few of this kind that may not be Germany ; and the hen - chaffinches of the same traced to the ...
... winter , finding subsistence no of incubation and nutrition in full security . longer in that kingdom , descends every year into There are few of this kind that may not be Germany ; and the hen - chaffinches of the same traced to the ...
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... winter ; it cannot be supposed that they see the country to which they travel , from their height in the air ; since ... winter . Their return into Europe is also as well attested about the beginning of summer ; but we have another ...
... winter ; it cannot be supposed that they see the country to which they travel , from their height in the air ; since ... winter . Their return into Europe is also as well attested about the beginning of summer ; but we have another ...
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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