Essays on Natural History, Chiefly OrnithologyLongman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1844 - 204 sider |
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... plumage with more assiduity than the house- maid in Holland removes every particle of dust and dirt from the façade of her neat and pretty dwelling . It seemed to me that she was at work with her water - pail and broom from the ...
... plumage with more assiduity than the house- maid in Holland removes every particle of dust and dirt from the façade of her neat and pretty dwelling . It seemed to me that she was at work with her water - pail and broom from the ...
Side lxi
... plumage of the bird and the fur of the mouse were wrong at all points , so that I left the room with disappointment in my looks . Probably corrosive sublimate had been the chief agent in causing these substances to become so very hard ...
... plumage of the bird and the fur of the mouse were wrong at all points , so that I left the room with disappointment in my looks . Probably corrosive sublimate had been the chief agent in causing these substances to become so very hard ...
Side lxxvi
... plumage . Thus did time glide on , every day producing something new to engage the attention of my indefatigable sisters - in - law , and to give me suf- ficient occupation in ornithology , so that we felt somewhat low in spirits when ...
... plumage . Thus did time glide on , every day producing something new to engage the attention of my indefatigable sisters - in - law , and to give me suf- ficient occupation in ornithology , so that we felt somewhat low in spirits when ...
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... plumage of the bird puts on at that time of the year . It is caused by the growth of the adult feathers amongst the chicken feathers . I pity the poor squirrels from my heart . Our country squires will now consign them over to the ...
... plumage of the bird puts on at that time of the year . It is caused by the growth of the adult feathers amongst the chicken feathers . I pity the poor squirrels from my heart . Our country squires will now consign them over to the ...
Side 20
... plumage of the little owls ; and I deemed it necessary , that they , as well as their master , should have the benefit of a warm bath . Five of them died of cold the same night . A sixth got its thigh broke , I don't know how ; and a ...
... plumage of the little owls ; and I deemed it necessary , that they , as well as their master , should have the benefit of a warm bath . Five of them died of cold the same night . A sixth got its thigh broke , I don't know how ; and a ...
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