A Dictionary of Birds, 1–2. osaA. and C. Black, 1896 - 1212 pages |
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... plumage ; and there are very few that are not remarkable for the grace of their form . Some Birds again enchant us with their voice , and others administer to our luxuries and wants , while there is scarcely a species which has not ...
... plumage ; and there are very few that are not remarkable for the grace of their form . Some Birds again enchant us with their voice , and others administer to our luxuries and wants , while there is scarcely a species which has not ...
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... plumage of Birds to be the means of furnishing characters for the discrimination of the various natural groups as significant and important as they were new and un- expected . There was no need for us here to quote this essay in its ...
... plumage of Birds to be the means of furnishing characters for the discrimination of the various natural groups as significant and important as they were new and un- expected . There was no need for us here to quote this essay in its ...
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... plumage and outward form , might come into this group , but that idea has now been fully dispelled by M. A. Milne - Edwards in M. Grandidier's magnificent Oiseaux de Madagascar ( i . pp . 50-66 ) . 2 The great resemblance in coloration ...
... plumage and outward form , might come into this group , but that idea has now been fully dispelled by M. A. Milne - Edwards in M. Grandidier's magnificent Oiseaux de Madagascar ( i . pp . 50-66 ) . 2 The great resemblance in coloration ...
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... plumage more or less spotted ; and , except in some three or four species at most , 2 both sexes , if they agree in plumage , do not differ greatly from their fellow - species . Therefore as regards capacity of brain and coloration of ...
... plumage more or less spotted ; and , except in some three or four species at most , 2 both sexes , if they agree in plumage , do not differ greatly from their fellow - species . Therefore as regards capacity of brain and coloration of ...
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... plumage which is essentially that of the adult . This plumage may lack the lustrous reflexions that are only assumed when it is necessary for the welfare of the race that the wearer should don the best apparel , but then they are ...
... plumage which is essentially that of the adult . This plumage may lack the lustrous reflexions that are only assumed when it is necessary for the welfare of the race that the wearer should don the best apparel , but then they are ...
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