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... tail feathers , with a narrow band of black above , the remainder of the tail being bluish grey . There was a blue mark over the eye , as there is in several other American jays ; but this bird differed somewhat in colour and marking ...
... tail feathers , with a narrow band of black above , the remainder of the tail being bluish grey . There was a blue mark over the eye , as there is in several other American jays ; but this bird differed somewhat in colour and marking ...
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... tail was striped , longitudinally , with green and white . The beak was strong and sharp - pointed , and the toes arranged like those of climbing birds . It flew on board , and ran about , picking the insects from the interstices of the ...
... tail was striped , longitudinally , with green and white . The beak was strong and sharp - pointed , and the toes arranged like those of climbing birds . It flew on board , and ran about , picking the insects from the interstices of the ...
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... tails , and several of them are those tiny creatures known as marmosets . These monkeys probably perceived that I intended them no harm , though the report of the gun startled them for a time . It is the sole occasion in all my ...
... tails , and several of them are those tiny creatures known as marmosets . These monkeys probably perceived that I intended them no harm , though the report of the gun startled them for a time . It is the sole occasion in all my ...
Page 64
... tail , which is not prehensile . The colour of the fur is a dark grey , inclining to black in places , the face white , with a black muzzle , and the ears pointed and tipped with pencils of hair like those of the squirrel . It goes in ...
... tail , which is not prehensile . The colour of the fur is a dark grey , inclining to black in places , the face white , with a black muzzle , and the ears pointed and tipped with pencils of hair like those of the squirrel . It goes in ...
Page 74
... tail , is four feet ; that of the puma three feet . Fine specimens of these animals exceed these measurements by a foot in each case . The length of the tail varies so much that its proportions are certainly not dependent on the other ...
... tail , is four feet ; that of the puma three feet . Fine specimens of these animals exceed these measurements by a foot in each case . The length of the tail varies so much that its proportions are certainly not dependent on the other ...
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