The Natural History of SelborneW. Scott, 1887 - 366 стор. |
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... till the ensuing spring . " As colours seem to be the chief external sexual distinction in many birds , these colours do not take place till sexual attachments begin to obtain . And the case is the same in quadrupeds ; among whom , in ...
... till the ensuing spring . " As colours seem to be the chief external sexual distinction in many birds , these colours do not take place till sexual attachments begin to obtain . And the case is the same in quadrupeds ; among whom , in ...
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... till a quarter before nine in the evening , being the latest of all day - birds . Just before they retire whole groups of them assemble high in the air , and squeak , and shoot about with wonderful rapidity . But this bird is never so ...
... till a quarter before nine in the evening , being the latest of all day - birds . Just before they retire whole groups of them assemble high in the air , and squeak , and shoot about with wonderful rapidity . But this bird is never so ...
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... till the end of November : young beeches never cast their leaves till spring , till the new leaves sprout and push them off ; in the autumn the beechen - leaves turn of a deep chestnut colour . Tall beeches cast their leaves about the ...
... till the end of November : young beeches never cast their leaves till spring , till the new leaves sprout and push them off ; in the autumn the beechen - leaves turn of a deep chestnut colour . Tall beeches cast their leaves about the ...
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