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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... resemblance of its nest to those of the Honey - eater - The SWALLOW DICEUM - Its song and beauty of its plumage- The nest , its materials , form , and position - The MALURUS and its nest - The HAMMOCK BIRD - Singular method of ...
... resemblance of its nest to those of the Honey - eater - The SWALLOW DICEUM - Its song and beauty of its plumage- The nest , its materials , form , and position - The MALURUS and its nest - The HAMMOCK BIRD - Singular method of ...
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... resemblance to the bark of a young puppy . Even in captivity it utters this short , impatient yelp , which may generally be extorted from the little animal by placing the hand near the cage . Though so gentle and affectionate to its ...
... resemblance to the bark of a young puppy . Even in captivity it utters this short , impatient yelp , which may generally be extorted from the little animal by placing the hand near the cage . Though so gentle and affectionate to its ...
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... the Aard Vark tears to pieces the enormous ant - hills which stud the plains of Southern Africa- edifices so strongly made as to resemble stone rather than mud , and capable of bearing the weight of many men on 44 HOMES WITHOUT HANDS .
... the Aard Vark tears to pieces the enormous ant - hills which stud the plains of Southern Africa- edifices so strongly made as to resemble stone rather than mud , and capable of bearing the weight of many men on 44 HOMES WITHOUT HANDS .
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... resemblance to the loose bundles of weeds that float vaguely in the water . Though decidedly aquatic in its habits , the Duck- bill cannot withstand a very long immersion in the water ; and Dr. Bennett found that few of them could ...
... resemblance to the loose bundles of weeds that float vaguely in the water . Though decidedly aquatic in its habits , the Duck- bill cannot withstand a very long immersion in the water ; and Dr. Bennett found that few of them could ...
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... resemblance be- tween the Bee - eater and the kingfisher is patent to all , in spite of the short , clumsy - looking body , and stunted tail of the one , and the slight , elegant form , and lengthened tail of the other ; and it is ...
... resemblance be- tween the Bee - eater and the kingfisher is patent to all , in spite of the short , clumsy - looking body , and stunted tail of the one , and the slight , elegant form , and lengthened tail of the other ; and it is ...
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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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