The Natural History of Selborne: With a Naturalist's Calendar and Additional ObservationsWalter Scott, 1887 - 366 стор. |
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... , 11 , 16 , 18 , Motacilla . 13. Rallus . 3 , 4 , 5 , 15 , 8 . 12 . 1241 Hirundo . 19. Caprimulgus . Cuculus . 14. Alauda . Charadrius . 20. Muscicapa . Most soft - billed birds live on insects , and NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE . 111.
... , 11 , 16 , 18 , Motacilla . 13. Rallus . 3 , 4 , 5 , 15 , 8 . 12 . 1241 Hirundo . 19. Caprimulgus . Cuculus . 14. Alauda . Charadrius . 20. Muscicapa . Most soft - billed birds live on insects , and NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE . 111.
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With a Naturalist's Calendar and Additional Observations Gilbert White. Most soft - billed birds live on insects , and not on grain and seeds ; and therefore at the end of summer they retire : but the following soft - billed birds ...
With a Naturalist's Calendar and Additional Observations Gilbert White. Most soft - billed birds live on insects , and not on grain and seeds ; and therefore at the end of summer they retire : but the following soft - billed birds ...
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... live a full year without any water . Perhaps the case may be the same with all birds of prey . When owls fly they stretch out their legs behind them as a balance to their large hea heads , for as most nocturnal birds have large eyes and ...
... live a full year without any water . Perhaps the case may be the same with all birds of prey . When owls fly they stretch out their legs behind them as a balance to their large hea heads , for as most nocturnal birds have large eyes and ...
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... live a sequestered life among some abrupt sand - hills , and in the banks of some few rivers . These birds have a peculiar manner of flying ; flitting about with odd jerks and vacillations , not unlike the motions of a butterfly ...
... live a sequestered life among some abrupt sand - hills , and in the banks of some few rivers . These birds have a peculiar manner of flying ; flitting about with odd jerks and vacillations , not unlike the motions of a butterfly ...
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... live more in the air than any other bird , and to perform all functions there save those of sleeping and incubation . This hirundo differs widely from its congeners in laying invariably but two eggs at a time , which are milk - white ...
... live more in the air than any other bird , and to perform all functions there save those of sleeping and incubation . This hirundo differs widely from its congeners in laying invariably but two eggs at a time , which are milk - white ...
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