A History of the earth and animated nature v.1, Volume 1A. Fullarton, 1852 |
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... nearly vertical , have the wings so disposed as to strike almost directly downwards . It has been estimated that a swallow , when simply sustaining itself in the air , is obliged to use as much force to prevent its fall as would raise ...
... nearly vertical , have the wings so disposed as to strike almost directly downwards . It has been estimated that a swallow , when simply sustaining itself in the air , is obliged to use as much force to prevent its fall as would raise ...
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... nearly an inch in thickness , lining it with such a pro- fusion of feathers , that , sinking deep into this downy accumulation , it seems almost lost itself when sit- ting , and the young , when hatched , appear stifled with the warmth ...
... nearly an inch in thickness , lining it with such a pro- fusion of feathers , that , sinking deep into this downy accumulation , it seems almost lost itself when sit- ting , and the young , when hatched , appear stifled with the warmth ...
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... nearly allied to have screaming voices , or are totally silent . The the insect . frigid zone , on the other hand , where the seas abound with fish , are stocked with birds of the aquatic kind , in much greater plenty than in Europe ...
... nearly allied to have screaming voices , or are totally silent . The the insect . frigid zone , on the other hand , where the seas abound with fish , are stocked with birds of the aquatic kind , in much greater plenty than in Europe ...
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... nearly than feathers , and its internal parts bear as near a similitude to those of the quadruped as of the bird creation . It may be considered , therefore , as an animal made to fill up that chasm in na- ture which separates one class ...
... nearly than feathers , and its internal parts bear as near a similitude to those of the quadruped as of the bird creation . It may be considered , therefore , as an animal made to fill up that chasm in na- ture which separates one class ...
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... nearly fifty eggs . M. Le Vail- lant informs us , that he started an ostrich from its nest , in Africa , where he found eleven eggs quite warm , and four others at a short distance . Those in the nest had young ones in them ; but his ...
... nearly fifty eggs . M. Le Vail- lant informs us , that he started an ostrich from its nest , in Africa , where he found eleven eggs quite warm , and four others at a short distance . Those in the nest had young ones in them ; but his ...
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