Essays on Natural History, Chiefly OrnithologyLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1844 - 334 psl. |
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... incubation . Many writers on natural history , on account of their situ- ation in life , can only attempt to clear up doubts by means of theory . Others , again , who have had practice , have it in their power to adduce facts . Truth is ...
... incubation . Many writers on natural history , on account of their situ- ation in life , can only attempt to clear up doubts by means of theory . Others , again , who have had practice , have it in their power to adduce facts . Truth is ...
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... incubation . Should they not suffice , all I can do is , to recom- mend the bewildered ornithologist to go to that far eastern country where the vizier of Sultan Mahmoud understands the language of birds . Though , pos- sibly , the ...
... incubation . Should they not suffice , all I can do is , to recom- mend the bewildered ornithologist to go to that far eastern country where the vizier of Sultan Mahmoud understands the language of birds . Though , pos- sibly , the ...
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... incubation , I made a discovery in the blowing of eggs which I think will please you , and which can be applied with great facility to eggs not smaller than those of the thrush . I made one small hole in the side of the egg , and then ...
... incubation , I made a discovery in the blowing of eggs which I think will please you , and which can be applied with great facility to eggs not smaller than those of the thrush . I made one small hole in the side of the egg , and then ...
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... incubation of the green humming - bird tends to place the Professor's theory of domed nests amongst his " little errors . " THE VAMPIRE . " Non missura cutem , nisi plena F 3 THE GREEN HUMMING - BIRD . 69 The Green Humming-Bird.
... incubation of the green humming - bird tends to place the Professor's theory of domed nests amongst his " little errors . " THE VAMPIRE . " Non missura cutem , nisi plena F 3 THE GREEN HUMMING - BIRD . 69 The Green Humming-Bird.
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... incubation of the starling ; and he will always resort to them , provided he be unmo- lested . The same may be said of the jackdaw . Attentive observation led me to believe that the great bulk of starlings left our neighbourhood in the ...
... incubation of the starling ; and he will always resort to them , provided he be unmo- lested . The same may be said of the jackdaw . Attentive observation led me to believe that the great bulk of starlings left our neighbourhood in the ...
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