Animal biography, or, Popular zoology, Том 31829 |
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... tail is broad , and the birds have the power of ex- panding it . THE AMERICAN OR COMMON TURKEY † . The hunting of these birds forms one of the prin- cipal diversions of the natives of Canada . When they have discovered the retreat of a ...
... tail is broad , and the birds have the power of ex- panding it . THE AMERICAN OR COMMON TURKEY † . The hunting of these birds forms one of the prin- cipal diversions of the natives of Canada . When they have discovered the retreat of a ...
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... tail ; and of four tails joined together , the French used formerly to construct a parasol . OF THE PEACOCK TRIBE IN GENERAL * . There are only four known species of Peacocks . • The bill is strong and convex . The head is covered with ...
... tail ; and of four tails joined together , the French used formerly to construct a parasol . OF THE PEACOCK TRIBE IN GENERAL * . There are only four known species of Peacocks . • The bill is strong and convex . The head is covered with ...
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... tail : the long feathers that form it do not grow from the rump , but upon the back . A range of short , brown , stiff feathers , fixed upon the rump , is the real tail , and serves as a support to the train . When the train is elevated ...
... tail : the long feathers that form it do not grow from the rump , but upon the back . A range of short , brown , stiff feathers , fixed upon the rump , is the real tail , and serves as a support to the train . When the train is elevated ...
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... tail , and plumage of much less brilliant colour . In many instances , however , when old , they have been known , like the pea - hen , and the female European Pheasant , to assume a plumage similar to that of the male . The eggs of the ...
... tail , and plumage of much less brilliant colour . In many instances , however , when old , they have been known , like the pea - hen , and the female European Pheasant , to assume a plumage similar to that of the male . The eggs of the ...
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... tail generally long . Partridges and Quails in- habit the warmer and more cultivated parts of the country . Their tail is short , and their nostrils are co- vered with a hard prominent margin . THE RUFFED GROUS The Ruffed Grous has ...
... tail generally long . Partridges and Quails in- habit the warmer and more cultivated parts of the country . Their tail is short , and their nostrils are co- vered with a hard prominent margin . THE RUFFED GROUS The Ruffed Grous has ...
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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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