The Natural History of SelborneW. Scott, 1887 - 366 стор. |
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... wings expanded and motionless ; and it is from their gliding manner that the former are still called in the north of England gleads , from the Saxon verb glidan , to glide . The kestrel , or wind - hover , has a peculiar mode of hanging ...
... wings expanded and motionless ; and it is from their gliding manner that the former are still called in the north of England gleads , from the Saxon verb glidan , to glide . The kestrel , or wind - hover , has a peculiar mode of hanging ...
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... wings , and make no dispatch ; herons seem encumbered with too much sail for their light bodies , but these vast hollow wings are necessary in carrying burdens , such as large fishes and the like ; pigeons , and particularly the sort ...
... wings , and make no dispatch ; herons seem encumbered with too much sail for their light bodies , but these vast hollow wings are necessary in carrying burdens , such as large fishes and the like ; pigeons , and particularly the sort ...
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... wings but when they have a mind to shift their quarters and settle new colonies . When in the air they move " volatu undoso , " in waves or curves , like woodpeckers , opening and shutting their wings at every stroke , and so are always ...
... wings but when they have a mind to shift their quarters and settle new colonies . When in the air they move " volatu undoso , " in waves or curves , like woodpeckers , opening and shutting their wings at every stroke , and so are always ...
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