Animal biography, or, Popular zoology, Том 31829 |
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... middle feathers of the tail are very long , and are spotted through their whole length . SYNONYMS . Phasianus argus . Linnæus . - L'Argus ou Le Luen . Buff state of the atmosphere , than from the cold weather 14 THE CHINESE PHEASANT ...
... middle feathers of the tail are very long , and are spotted through their whole length . SYNONYMS . Phasianus argus . Linnæus . - L'Argus ou Le Luen . Buff state of the atmosphere , than from the cold weather 14 THE CHINESE PHEASANT ...
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... middle , in order that each may receive an equal portion . After the eggs are hatched , the offspring should be put into a kind of low boxes without bottoms , and lined with fur ; the warmth of which supplies the place of a hen , and in ...
... middle , in order that each may receive an equal portion . After the eggs are hatched , the offspring should be put into a kind of low boxes without bottoms , and lined with fur ; the warmth of which supplies the place of a hen , and in ...
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... middle of the day they bask in the sun . About the beginning of October the Ptarmigans assemble in flocks of a hundred and fifty or two hun- dred , and live much among the willows , the tops of which they eat . In December they retire ...
... middle of the day they bask in the sun . About the beginning of October the Ptarmigans assemble in flocks of a hundred and fifty or two hun- dred , and live much among the willows , the tops of which they eat . In December they retire ...
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... middle with a long , pale , yellow line ; and on their sides with ferruginous and black bars . The coverts of the wings are reddish brown , elegantly barred with paler lines , bounded on each side with black . The exte- rior side of the ...
... middle with a long , pale , yellow line ; and on their sides with ferruginous and black bars . The coverts of the wings are reddish brown , elegantly barred with paler lines , bounded on each side with black . The exte- rior side of the ...
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... middle - sized dog to flight . It avoids the bites of its antagonist by rising in the air ; and retaliates with violent blows of its bill and claws , aimed chiefly at the eyes . After it gains the superiority , it pursues its victory ...
... middle - sized dog to flight . It avoids the bites of its antagonist by rising in the air ; and retaliates with violent blows of its bill and claws , aimed chiefly at the eyes . After it gains the superiority , it pursues its victory ...
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afterwards anal fins animals appear bait belly bill birds Bittern body breed Brit brown Cassowary catch caught coasts colour common Common Pheasant covered Crocodile deposit DESCRIPTION devour distance dorsal fin Ducks Edible Frog eggs Electrical Eel eyes feathers feed feet female fins fish flesh flocks four frequently Frog goose Greek Tortoise ground hatched head hundred inches inhabitants insects islands jaws killed Lapwing legs length Linn.-Le Linnæus Lizard male mandible months mouth nearly neck nest Ostrich oviparous Partridge pectoral fins Pelecan Pheasant Plate plumage pond pounds prey rivers season seen seize seldom Shark shell shoals shore side skin slender snake sometimes soon spawn species spots spring surface swallow swim SYNONYMS tail taken thick Toad toes trees tribe Turtles upper usually voracious weight WHITE STORK whole wings winter worms young young-ones Zool
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