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... nearly divided foot of the one , and the par- tially curved bill of the other . Here come in the RUPICOLA , Briss . , and PHIBALURA , Vieill . And here , as I have already observed , when speaking of the Thrushes [ MERULIDE , vol . xv ...
... nearly divided foot of the one , and the par- tially curved bill of the other . Here come in the RUPICOLA , Briss . , and PHIBALURA , Vieill . And here , as I have already observed , when speaking of the Thrushes [ MERULIDE , vol . xv ...
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... nearly extirpated . Besides the Russians there Though Tobolsk has no manufactures , it has a very conare among the inhabitants Mongols , Bokharians , Tunguses , siderable_transit - trade between European Russia and Samoieds , Ostiaks ...
... nearly extirpated . Besides the Russians there Though Tobolsk has no manufactures , it has a very conare among the inhabitants Mongols , Bokharians , Tunguses , siderable_transit - trade between European Russia and Samoieds , Ostiaks ...
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... ( nearly solid within ) , about 60 feet in diameter , and 10 able idea of the gaiety and liveliness of an Etruscan dance . feet more in height ; therefore , owing to its size , it is rather The subjects of some of the paintings that have ...
... ( nearly solid within ) , about 60 feet in diameter , and 10 able idea of the gaiety and liveliness of an Etruscan dance . feet more in height ; therefore , owing to its size , it is rather The subjects of some of the paintings that have ...
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... nearly smooth . They form little elevations on the mem . at first declined , until the pope expressly commanded him brane with sharp points which are directed backwards , so to accept it . He died in the beginning of the following year ...
... nearly smooth . They form little elevations on the mem . at first declined , until the pope expressly commanded him brane with sharp points which are directed backwards , so to accept it . He died in the beginning of the following year ...
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... nearly enclosed by a long horn of sand sweeping round in a sickle shape , and leaving only a narrow entrance , which now forms the mouth of the harbour . The wharfs and piers however are narrow , in- convenient , and ill - lighted , and ...
... nearly enclosed by a long horn of sand sweeping round in a sickle shape , and leaving only a narrow entrance , which now forms the mouth of the harbour . The wharfs and piers however are narrow , in- convenient , and ill - lighted , and ...
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