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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... FOWL - Shape , size , and position of its nests - How the eggs are discovered - LEIPOA or NATIVE PHEASANT - Its mound - nest , and general habits 310 CHAPTER XVII . BUILDING BIRDS ( CONTINUED ) . Nesting X CONTENTS .
... FOWL - Shape , size , and position of its nests - How the eggs are discovered - LEIPOA or NATIVE PHEASANT - Its mound - nest , and general habits 310 CHAPTER XVII . BUILDING BIRDS ( CONTINUED ) . Nesting X CONTENTS .
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... Native legend of the python - Their mode of march - Fatal effects of the sunbeams - An extem- porised arch - Method of escaping from floods - Site of their habitation - Modes of destroying them - Living ladders and their structure ...
... Native legend of the python - Their mode of march - Fatal effects of the sunbeams - An extem- porised arch - Method of escaping from floods - Site of their habitation - Modes of destroying them - Living ladders and their structure ...
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... native of our own country , and to be found in every field , there are but few who care to examine a creature so common , or who experience any feelings save those of con- tempt or disgust , when they see a Mole making its way over the ...
... native of our own country , and to be found in every field , there are but few who care to examine a creature so common , or who experience any feelings save those of con- tempt or disgust , when they see a Mole making its way over the ...
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... fur . It is a native of Chili , and seems to be of rare occurrence , though it may probably be more plentiful than is generally imagined , its subterranean habits and timid nature seldom per- 40 HOMES WITHOUT HANDS .
... fur . It is a native of Chili , and seems to be of rare occurrence , though it may probably be more plentiful than is generally imagined , its subterranean habits and timid nature seldom per- 40 HOMES WITHOUT HANDS .
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... native country of the animal , but those specimens which have been brought to England in a living state would certainly ... natives of the tropical and temperate regions of Southern America . The various species of Armadillo , all mailed ...
... native country of the animal , but those specimens which have been brought to England in a living state would certainly ... natives of the tropical and temperate regions of Southern America . The various species of Armadillo , all mailed ...
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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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