The Natural History of SelborneW. Scott, 1887 - 366 стор. |
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... walk awkwardly , and make use of their bill as a third foot , climbing and descending with ridiculous caution . All the gallinæ parade and walk gracefully , and run nimbly ; but fly with difficulty , with an impetuous whirring , and in ...
... walk awkwardly , and make use of their bill as a third foot , climbing and descending with ridiculous caution . All the gallinæ parade and walk gracefully , and run nimbly ; but fly with difficulty , with an impetuous whirring , and in ...
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... walk , moving their legs alternately . Skylarks rise and fall perpendicularly as they sing ; woodlarks hang poised in the air ; and titlarks rise and fall in large curves , singing in their descent . The white - throat uses odd jerks ...
... walk , moving their legs alternately . Skylarks rise and fall perpendicularly as they sing ; woodlarks hang poised in the air ; and titlarks rise and fall in large curves , singing in their descent . The white - throat uses odd jerks ...
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... walk . When the spider made any resistance , the ichneumon applied her tail to him and stung him with great vehemence , so that he soon became dead and motionless . The ichneumon then running back- ward , drew her prey very nimbly over ...
... walk . When the spider made any resistance , the ichneumon applied her tail to him and stung him with great vehemence , so that he soon became dead and motionless . The ichneumon then running back- ward , drew her prey very nimbly over ...
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Letters to Thomas Pennant | 3 |
Letters to the Hon Daines Barrington | 110 |
From the year 1768 to the year 1793 | 291 |
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