A Dictionary of Birds, 1–2. osaA. and C. Black, 1896 - 1212 pages |
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... present , an additional and perhaps a stronger reason for paying attention to the ways of Birds existed , or exists , in their association with the cherished beliefs handed down from generation to generation among many races of men ...
... present , an additional and perhaps a stronger reason for paying attention to the ways of Birds existed , or exists , in their association with the cherished beliefs handed down from generation to generation among many races of men ...
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... present day it may be shrewdly suspected that not a few orni- thologists would gladly follow Gesner's plan in their despair of seeing , in their own time , a classification which would really deserve the epithet scientific . 4 For ...
... present day it may be shrewdly suspected that not a few orni- thologists would gladly follow Gesner's plan in their despair of seeing , in their own time , a classification which would really deserve the epithet scientific . 4 For ...
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... present century , together with their immediate sequels , those which follow will require a very different , mode of treatment , for their number is so great that it would be impossible for want of space to deal with them in the same ...
... present century , together with their immediate sequels , those which follow will require a very different , mode of treatment , for their number is so great that it would be impossible for want of space to deal with them in the same ...
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... present volume may be supposed to take the most lively interest - namely , the British Islands and those parts of the European continent which lie nearest to them or are most commonly sought by travellers , the Dominion of Canada and ...
... present volume may be supposed to take the most lively interest - namely , the British Islands and those parts of the European continent which lie nearest to them or are most commonly sought by travellers , the Dominion of Canada and ...
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... present century , and for some years seemed likely to carry all before it . The success it gained was doubtless due in some degree to the difficulty which most men had in comprehending it , for it was enwrapped in alluring mystery , but ...
... present century , and for some years seemed likely to carry all before it . The success it gained was doubtless due in some degree to the difficulty which most men had in comprehending it , for it was enwrapped in alluring mystery , but ...
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Accipitres affinity Africa allantois allied animals appearance Australia authors belonging bill Birds-of-Prey bones breed British cæca called characters chiefly classification coast colour common commonly Coraciida Corvida Cotingida Cuckow Cuculida described distinct doubt eggs embryo England English Europe examples exist Family Fauna feathers flight former genera genus given groups of Birds habits Hist Ibis India inhabits Islands Journ known Larida latter less Limicolæ Linnæus Madagascar male membrane mentioned muscles Museum natural naturalists Nearctic nearly Neotropical nest North America northern observed Oiseaux original ornithologists Palearctic Passeres Passerine peculiar perhaps plumage portion possess present Proc Prof published Ratitæ Ratite Red Grouse regarded Region remarkable remiges resemblance seems shew shewn South species specimens sternum structure Subregion Swainson systematists tail Temminck tion TITMOUSE Trans vertebral whole wholly wings writers young Zool Zoological zoologists