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... feet above the sea . The declivities of these mountains , with the exception of the crests of the most elevated portion , are covered with fine trees and pasture - grounds , and thus the island , when seen from the sea , presents a very ...
... feet above the sea . The declivities of these mountains , with the exception of the crests of the most elevated portion , are covered with fine trees and pasture - grounds , and thus the island , when seen from the sea , presents a very ...
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... feet of the two birds are formed nearly on the same principle ; but , then , so are those of Orthonyx , a little scansonal bird not much bigger than a robin . All three genera , in short , are remarkable for their large disproportionable ...
... feet of the two birds are formed nearly on the same principle ; but , then , so are those of Orthonyx , a little scansonal bird not much bigger than a robin . All three genera , in short , are remarkable for their large disproportionable ...
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... feet and a half high , and ten feet over . On placing my arm in it , I found the heat to be about 90 ° or 95 ° Fahr . The bird itself was strutting about with a proud and majestic air , sometimes parading round the heap , at others ...
... feet and a half high , and ten feet over . On placing my arm in it , I found the heat to be about 90 ° or 95 ° Fahr . The bird itself was strutting about with a proud and majestic air , sometimes parading round the heap , at others ...
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... feet bright orange , the scales. source . Leipoa . ( Gould . ) Generic Character . - Bili nearly as long as the head , slender , tumescent it the base , the edges undulated and incurved at the ba . e , the nostrils ample , oblong ...
... feet bright orange , the scales. source . Leipoa . ( Gould . ) Generic Character . - Bili nearly as long as the head , slender , tumescent it the base , the edges undulated and incurved at the ba . e , the nostrils ample , oblong ...
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... feet , turn off abruptly at right angles , its direct course being obstructed by a clump of wood or some other Habits , Food , Nidification , & c . - On Mr. Gilbert's arrival impediment . Their patience is however often put to at Port ...
... feet , turn off abruptly at right angles , its direct course being obstructed by a clump of wood or some other Habits , Food , Nidification , & c . - On Mr. Gilbert's arrival impediment . Their patience is however often put to at Port ...
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