The Natural History of SelborneW. Scott, 1887 - 366 стор. |
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... turn up edgewise . 66 The particular formation of the foot discriminates the swift from all the British hirundines ; and indeed from all other known birds , the Hirundo melba , or great white - bellied swift of Gibraltar , excepted ...
... turn up edgewise . 66 The particular formation of the foot discriminates the swift from all the British hirundines ; and indeed from all other known birds , the Hirundo melba , or great white - bellied swift of Gibraltar , excepted ...
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... turn on their backs with a loud croak , and seem to be falling to the ground . When this odd gesture betides them , they are scratching themselves with one foot , and thus lose the centre of gravity . Rooks sometimes dive and tumble in ...
... turn on their backs with a loud croak , and seem to be falling to the ground . When this odd gesture betides them , they are scratching themselves with one foot , and thus lose the centre of gravity . Rooks sometimes dive and tumble in ...
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... turns over , and at last it floats on the surface of the water with its belly uppermost . The reason why fishes , when dead , swim in that manner is very obvious ; because , when the body is no longer balanced by the fins of the belly ...
... turns over , and at last it floats on the surface of the water with its belly uppermost . The reason why fishes , when dead , swim in that manner is very obvious ; because , when the body is no longer balanced by the fins of the belly ...
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Letters to Thomas Pennant | 3 |
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