A History of the earth and animated nature v.1, Volume 1A. Fullarton, 1852 |
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Page 7
... frequently put their se- cret in practice . They enclose the bird in a dark cage , where they keep it excessively warm , and throw the poor little animal into an artificial fever ; this produces the moult ; his old feathers fall before ...
... frequently put their se- cret in practice . They enclose the bird in a dark cage , where they keep it excessively warm , and throw the poor little animal into an artificial fever ; this produces the moult ; his old feathers fall before ...
Page 17
... frequently leaves her eggs which are in no fear was found among the rest that weighed more of being chilled by the weather : but though she than a pound . He saw one of these animals that sometimes forsakes them by day , she always was ...
... frequently leaves her eggs which are in no fear was found among the rest that weighed more of being chilled by the weather : but though she than a pound . He saw one of these animals that sometimes forsakes them by day , she always was ...
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... frequently , even of this small number of eggs , a part is addled ; and it is extremely rare to find three eaglets in the same nest . It is asserted , that as soon as the young ones are somewhat grown , the mother kills the most feeble ...
... frequently , even of this small number of eggs , a part is addled ; and it is extremely rare to find three eaglets in the same nest . It is asserted , that as soon as the young ones are somewhat grown , the mother kills the most feeble ...
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... frequent inhabited places , hunt only for some bours in the middle of the day , and rest in the morn- ing , evening ... frequently but one young one is hatched . These birds feed their young by throwing pieces of flesh into the nest ...
... frequent inhabited places , hunt only for some bours in the middle of the day , and rest in the morn- ing , evening ... frequently but one young one is hatched . These birds feed their young by throwing pieces of flesh into the nest ...
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... frequently come under our observation both | of which the rays are blunted ; but they forget that in the wild and captive states , we are enabled to present to our readers a somewhat detailed account of its habits . All eagles when at ...
... frequently come under our observation both | of which the rays are blunted ; but they forget that in the wild and captive states , we are enabled to present to our readers a somewhat detailed account of its habits . All eagles when at ...
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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