An History of the Earth, and Animated Nature, Volume 5F. Wingrave, successor to Mr. Nourse, in the Strand, 1791 |
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... is dif- tinguished from the reft by its white or filver " colour . This part is found not only in the " whole inteftinal canal , but is feen alfo in the " whole « whole channel of the ureters , which may be 16 AN HISTORY OF.
... is dif- tinguished from the reft by its white or filver " colour . This part is found not only in the " whole inteftinal canal , but is feen alfo in the " whole « whole channel of the ureters , which may be 16 AN HISTORY OF.
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... feen to fhare the fame fate foon after . We must not take our idea of the conjugal fidelity of birds from obferving the poultry in our yards , whofe freedom is abridged , and whofe manners are totally corrupted by flavery . We must look ...
... feen to fhare the fame fate foon after . We must not take our idea of the conjugal fidelity of birds from obferving the poultry in our yards , whofe freedom is abridged , and whofe manners are totally corrupted by flavery . We must look ...
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... feen great quantities of this animal's eggs on the defart fhores , north of the river Plata ; where they were buried in the fand , in order to be hatched by the heat of the climate . Both this , as well as the preceding account , may be ...
... feen great quantities of this animal's eggs on the defart fhores , north of the river Plata ; where they were buried in the fand , in order to be hatched by the heat of the climate . Both this , as well as the preceding account , may be ...
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... up these doubts ; and the testimony of a fingle witnefs , who fhall have feen both , will throw more light on the subject than the reasonings of an hundred philosophers . CHAP . CHAP . VIII . Of Rapacious Birds in general . THE 71 DODO .
... up these doubts ; and the testimony of a fingle witnefs , who fhall have feen both , will throw more light on the subject than the reasonings of an hundred philosophers . CHAP . CHAP . VIII . Of Rapacious Birds in general . THE 71 DODO .
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... feen to live . upon the vegetable productions of the earth , and another part upon the flesh of each other , fo among birds , fome live upon vegetable food , and others by rapine , destroying all fuch as want force or swiftness to ...
... feen to live . upon the vegetable productions of the earth , and another part upon the flesh of each other , fo among birds , fome live upon vegetable food , and others by rapine , destroying all fuch as want force or swiftness to ...
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afferts affiduity againſt alfo almoſt alſo animal beak beautiful bill birds of prey breed caffowary CHAP clafs claſs climate cock colour defcribed diſtance diſtinguiſhed domeftic eagle eaſily eggs encreaſe faid falcon fame feafon feathers fecurity feed feems feen feize feldom female ferves feven fhort fide firft firſt fize fkin fleſh flight fome fometimes foon forefts fpecies ftill ftomach ftrong fubftances fuch fufficient fummer fupply furniſhed fwallowed greateſt hatched hawk head herſelf hiſtory horned owl inches infects itſelf largeſt lefs legs leſs live male moft moſt muſt nature neck neft nouriſhment obferved occafions oftrich pleaſure plumage poultry kind prey purfuit purpoſes purſue quadrupedes rapacious reft reſembles ſeaſon ſee ſeems ſeen ſhe ſhort ſhould ſkin ſmall ſmaller ſome ſpecies ſtate ſtill ſuch tail thefe birds themſelves theſe birds thofe thoſe toes tribe ufually uſe uſually vulture wings young