Hardwicke's Science-gossip: An Illustrated Medium of Interchange and Gossip for Students and Lovers of Nature, 13. köideMordecai Cubitt Cooke, John Eller Taylor Robert Hardwicke, 1877 |
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... says is quite distinct from it . It is called the Black - cheeked Falcon ( Falco melanogenys ) . This is quite as bold as our Peregrine , carrying off and attacking birds twice its own size , and it is said to be quite a favourite with ...
... says is quite distinct from it . It is called the Black - cheeked Falcon ( Falco melanogenys ) . This is quite as bold as our Peregrine , carrying off and attacking birds twice its own size , and it is said to be quite a favourite with ...
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... says " the Peregrine seldom nestles in low countries and never in marshy ones . " Again , Wilson says it constructs its nest on tall trees . The Peregrine has never been known to construct its nest on a tree of any sort , -always on the ...
... says " the Peregrine seldom nestles in low countries and never in marshy ones . " Again , Wilson says it constructs its nest on tall trees . The Peregrine has never been known to construct its nest on a tree of any sort , -always on the ...
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... says that in this said article ( p . 53 ) I speak of the so - called Falco anatum as identical with F. peregrinus ; saying at the same time that I give reasons to support this opinion . I believe , however , if Mr. Southwell would again ...
... says that in this said article ( p . 53 ) I speak of the so - called Falco anatum as identical with F. peregrinus ; saying at the same time that I give reasons to support this opinion . I believe , however , if Mr. Southwell would again ...
Contents
HALFHOURS AT THE SEASIDE or Recreations with Marine Objects | 45 |
THE AQUARIUM its Inhabitants Structure and Management Illustrated | 186 |
NOTES ON COLLECTING AND PRESERVING NATURAL HISTORY OBJECTS | 211 |
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