Homes Without Hands: Being a Description of the Habitations of Animals, Classed According to Their Principle of ConstructionLongmans, Green and Company, 1866 - 632 páginas |
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... feathers instead of hair . One of the best examples of Bird Burrowers is the well - known SAND MARTIN ( Cotile riparia ) , so plentiful in this country . The powers of this pretty little bird seem to be quite inadequate to the arduous ...
... feathers instead of hair . One of the best examples of Bird Burrowers is the well - known SAND MARTIN ( Cotile riparia ) , so plentiful in this country . The powers of this pretty little bird seem to be quite inadequate to the arduous ...
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... feathers , pressed together by the weight of the bird's body . Upon this primitive nest are laid the eggs , which are very small , and of a delicate pinky whiteness . Few foes can work harm to the Sand Martin during the task of ...
... feathers , pressed together by the weight of the bird's body . Upon this primitive nest are laid the eggs , which are very small , and of a delicate pinky whiteness . Few foes can work harm to the Sand Martin during the task of ...
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... feathers of the King- fisher are most lovely to the eye , but the proximity of the bird is by no means agreeable to the nostrils , the " ancient and fish- like smell " being extremely penetrating . I have now before me a stuffed and ...
... feathers of the King- fisher are most lovely to the eye , but the proximity of the bird is by no means agreeable to the nostrils , the " ancient and fish- like smell " being extremely penetrating . I have now before me a stuffed and ...
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... feathers are coloured in the most exquisite manner , green , azure , yellow , orange , and chocolate - brown , being mixed in a singularly harmonious manner , and relieved by a little white on the forehead , and a narrow band of deep ...
... feathers are coloured in the most exquisite manner , green , azure , yellow , orange , and chocolate - brown , being mixed in a singularly harmonious manner , and relieved by a little white on the forehead , and a narrow band of deep ...
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... feathers . I could never bring myself to believe in the petrel - lamp until I had opened the sand - piper when in full condition . The Petrel only feeds its young by night , remaining on the wing during the day , and flying to vast ...
... feathers . I could never bring myself to believe in the petrel - lamp until I had opened the sand - piper when in full condition . The Petrel only feeds its young by night , remaining on the wing during the day , and flying to vast ...
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Homes Without Hands: Being a Description of the Habitations of Animals ... John George Wood Visualização integral - 1866 |
Homes Without Hands: Being a Description of the Habitations of Animals ... John George Wood Visualização integral - 1866 |
Homes Without Hands: Being a Description of the Habitations of Animals ... John George Wood Visualização integral - 1866 |
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