A History of the earth and animated nature v.1, Volume 1A. Fullarton, 1852 |
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... CHAP . I. Of Birds in general , CHAP . II . Of the Generation , Nestling , and Incubation of Birds , 8 CHAP . III . Of the Division of Birds , 13 BOOK II . Of the Ostrich , Emu , Cassowary and Dodo , 15 26 BOOK III . Rapacious Birds ...
... CHAP . I. Of Birds in general , CHAP . II . Of the Generation , Nestling , and Incubation of Birds , 8 CHAP . III . Of the Division of Birds , 13 BOOK II . Of the Ostrich , Emu , Cassowary and Dodo , 15 26 BOOK III . Rapacious Birds ...
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Oliver Goldsmith. HISTORY OF OF ANIMATED NATURE PART THIRD . - OF BIRDS . CHAP . I. OF BIRDS IN GENERAL . BOOK I. INTRODUCTORY . We are now come to a beautiful and loquacious race of animals , that embellish our forests , amuse our walks ...
Oliver Goldsmith. HISTORY OF OF ANIMATED NATURE PART THIRD . - OF BIRDS . CHAP . I. OF BIRDS IN GENERAL . BOOK I. INTRODUCTORY . We are now come to a beautiful and loquacious race of animals , that embellish our forests , amuse our walks ...
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... CHAP . II . OF THE GENERATION , NESTLING , AND INCUBATION OF BIRDS . THE return of spring is the beginning of pleasure . Those vital spirits , which seem locked up during the winter , then begin to expand ; vegetables and insects supply ...
... CHAP . II . OF THE GENERATION , NESTLING , AND INCUBATION OF BIRDS . THE return of spring is the beginning of pleasure . Those vital spirits , which seem locked up during the winter , then begin to expand ; vegetables and insects supply ...
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... CHAP . III . OF THE DIVISION OF BIRDS . THOUGH birds are fitted for sporting in the air , yet as they find their food upon the surface of the earth , there seems a variety equal to the dif- ferent aliments with which it tends to supply ...
... CHAP . III . OF THE DIVISION OF BIRDS . THOUGH birds are fitted for sporting in the air , yet as they find their food upon the surface of the earth , there seems a variety equal to the dif- ferent aliments with which it tends to supply ...
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... chap hangs over the lower ; their bodies are fat and muscular , and their flesh white and pure . They live upon grain , which is moist- ened in the crop . They make their nest on the ground without art ; they lay many eggs , and use ...
... chap hangs over the lower ; their bodies are fat and muscular , and their flesh white and pure . They live upon grain , which is moist- ened in the crop . They make their nest on the ground without art ; they lay many eggs , and use ...
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animal appear beak beautiful belly bill birds birds of prey bittern body bones bottom breed brown called CHAP chiefly claws coast colour common continue covered crocodile devour distance duck eagle eggs eyes feathers feed feet female fins fish flesh flight flocks frequently frog furnished gannet gills habits hatched head heron hole inches inhabitants insects islands kind larvæ legs length less live male mandible manner motion mouth native nature neck nest never observed ostrich oysters pectoral fins pigeon plumage prey quadrupeds red grouse resembling rivers rocks round Scotland season seems seen seize seldom serpents shell shore side skin sometimes soon spawn species spot spring Supplementary Note surface swallow tail taken Temminck thick thrush tion toad toes trees tribe upper usually venom viviparous whale whole wild wings winter woods young