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... eggs , should be given , as far as practica- ble , drawn and coloured from Nature , or carefully selected from the most accurate authors , such as Edwards , Gould , Selby , Audubon , & c . - See the Supplement . Synopsis of British ...
... eggs , should be given , as far as practica- ble , drawn and coloured from Nature , or carefully selected from the most accurate authors , such as Edwards , Gould , Selby , Audubon , & c . - See the Supplement . Synopsis of British ...
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... egg of each species is also figured , but these are often inexact and badly coloured.- The system is the Linnæan , and the descriptions , which are short and accurate , are written on one side of the page in French , and on the other in ...
... egg of each species is also figured , but these are often inexact and badly coloured.- The system is the Linnæan , and the descriptions , which are short and accurate , are written on one side of the page in French , and on the other in ...
Page 65
... eggs adorned with a fine blush of red . The nest is constructed in a curious manner , of hay and fibres of roots , and lined with dead oak leaves , having a portico , or grand entrance made with green moss . It feeds on insects and ...
... eggs adorned with a fine blush of red . The nest is constructed in a curious manner , of hay and fibres of roots , and lined with dead oak leaves , having a portico , or grand entrance made with green moss . It feeds on insects and ...
Page 66
... eggs are five in number ; for which see the plate . " - Birds of Great Britain , Vol . II , p . 56 . " The DIPPER ( Cinclus ) . " There is only one British species of Dipper ; but it has so many peculiar characters , that it can- not be ...
... eggs are five in number ; for which see the plate . " - Birds of Great Britain , Vol . II , p . 56 . " The DIPPER ( Cinclus ) . " There is only one British species of Dipper ; but it has so many peculiar characters , that it can- not be ...
Page 72
... eggs are not more than five , and of a beautiful white . [ There are , no doubt , exceptions ; but the eggs of many birds partake of the colour which the breast of the male has in the breeding season . ] The young Dippers grow fast ...
... eggs are not more than five , and of a beautiful white . [ There are , no doubt , exceptions ; but the eggs of many birds partake of the colour which the breast of the male has in the breeding season . ] The young Dippers grow fast ...
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