Siberia in Asia: a visit to the valley of the Yenesay1882 |
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... shot in the neighbourhood of Omsk must be accepted with hesitation . In museums , which profess to be local museums only , birds from distant localities con- tinually creep in by accident , and many errors in geogra- phical distribution ...
... shot in the neighbourhood of Omsk must be accepted with hesitation . In museums , which profess to be local museums only , birds from distant localities con- tinually creep in by accident , and many errors in geogra- phical distribution ...
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... shot- maker , spoke German , and further , that there is an anti- quary of the name of Goulaieff . Tomsk is a very business- * See Siberia in Europe , ' page 80 . like place , apparently about the same size as Omsk CHAP . II1 . 25 TOMSK .
... shot- maker , spoke German , and further , that there is an anti- quary of the name of Goulaieff . Tomsk is a very business- * See Siberia in Europe , ' page 80 . like place , apparently about the same size as Omsk CHAP . II1 . 25 TOMSK .
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... shot . I secured eight of them without difficulty . In the summer this river must be a paradise for House - Martins . At every station the eves of the houses were crowded with their nests , sometimes in rows of three or four deep . Two ...
... shot . I secured eight of them without difficulty . In the summer this river must be a paradise for House - Martins . At every station the eves of the houses were crowded with their nests , sometimes in rows of three or four deep . Two ...
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... shot at him . Some Willow - Grouse flew over my head out of shot , and I saw many Pine Grosbeaks . I thought I heard a Jay scream , but could not get a sight of the bird . The following day I had a long round on snow shoes through the ...
... shot at him . Some Willow - Grouse flew over my head out of shot , and I saw many Pine Grosbeaks . I thought I heard a Jay scream , but could not get a sight of the bird . The following day I had a long round on snow shoes through the ...
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... shot males both in the red and yellow plumage . I was also fortunate enough to get a shot at one of the pair of birds which the sailors called Ravens , and which they assured me had wintered at the Koo - ray ' - i - ka . I was sur ...
... shot males both in the red and yellow plumage . I was also fortunate enough to get a shot at one of the pair of birds which the sailors called Ravens , and which they assured me had wintered at the Koo - ray ' - i - ka . I was sur ...
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