A History of the earth and animated nature v.1, Volume 1A. Fullarton, 1852 |
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... called upon next to admire in of nature , and are less imitative of human en- the external formation of birds is the neat posi- dowments ; yet they hold the next rank , and far tion of the feathers , lying all one way , answering ...
... called upon next to admire in of nature , and are less imitative of human en- the external formation of birds is the neat posi- dowments ; yet they hold the next rank , and far tion of the feathers , lying all one way , answering ...
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... called the labyrinth ; but of what use these convolutions are , or why the windpipe should make so many turnings within the body of some birds , is a difficulty for which no naturalist has been able to account . The sense of smelling ...
... called the labyrinth ; but of what use these convolutions are , or why the windpipe should make so many turnings within the body of some birds , is a difficulty for which no naturalist has been able to account . The sense of smelling ...
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... called birds of passage , every year forsake us for some time , and make their regular and expected returns . Nothing has more employed the curiosity of mankind than these annual emigrations ; and It is no difficult matter to ...
... called birds of passage , every year forsake us for some time , and make their regular and expected returns . Nothing has more employed the curiosity of mankind than these annual emigrations ; and It is no difficult matter to ...
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... called it , in their language , the nauseous bird , as well from its disgusting figure as from the bad taste of its flesh . However , succeeding observers con- tradict the first report , and assert that its flesh is good and wholesome ...
... called it , in their language , the nauseous bird , as well from its disgusting figure as from the bad taste of its flesh . However , succeeding observers con- tradict the first report , and assert that its flesh is good and wholesome ...
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... called in question by some writers . The following is a statement of all that is known regarding it . The Hollanders , who , in 1598 , fitted out a fleet com- manded by Admiral Cornelisz Van Neck , landed at the Isle of France , then ...
... called in question by some writers . The following is a statement of all that is known regarding it . The Hollanders , who , in 1598 , fitted out a fleet com- manded by Admiral Cornelisz Van Neck , landed at the Isle of France , then ...
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