A Dictionary of Birds, 1. osaA. and C. Black, 1899 - 1212 pages |
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... less book - learning than his contemporary , was evidently no mean scholar , and undoubtedly had more practical knowledge of Birds — their internal as well as external structure . Hence his work contains a far greater amount of original ...
... less book - learning than his contemporary , was evidently no mean scholar , and undoubtedly had more practical knowledge of Birds — their internal as well as external structure . Hence his work contains a far greater amount of original ...
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... less fully propounded , while special works , whether relating to the ornithic portion of the Fauna of any particular country , or limited to certain groups of Birds - works to which of late years the name of Monograph " has become ...
... less fully propounded , while special works , whether relating to the ornithic portion of the Fauna of any particular country , or limited to certain groups of Birds - works to which of late years the name of Monograph " has become ...
Page 26
... less pretentious size but of greater ornithological utility than the books last mentioned , which are fitter for the drawing - room than the study , we next have to consider some in which the text is not wholly subordinated to the ...
... less pretentious size but of greater ornithological utility than the books last mentioned , which are fitter for the drawing - room than the study , we next have to consider some in which the text is not wholly subordinated to the ...
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... less under the designation of " Fauna " ; but these are so numerous that it will be necessary to limit this survey , as before indicated , to those countries alone which form the homes of English people , or are commonly visited by them ...
... less under the designation of " Fauna " ; but these are so numerous that it will be necessary to limit this survey , as before indicated , to those countries alone which form the homes of English people , or are commonly visited by them ...
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... less indicated by sutures , and that , though these sutures had been generally regarded as ridges for the attachment of the sternal muscles , they indeed mark the extreme points of the five primary bony pieces of the sternum . In 1810 ...
... less indicated by sutures , and that , though these sutures had been generally regarded as ridges for the attachment of the sternal muscles , they indeed mark the extreme points of the five primary bony pieces of the sternum . In 1810 ...
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Accipitres affinity Africa allied animals appearance Asia Australia authors belonging bill Birds-of-Prey bones breed British cæca called characters chiefly colour common commonly Coraciida Corvida Cotingida Cuckow described distinct dorsal doubt eggs embryo England English Europe exist Family Fauna feathers flight former genera genus given group of birds habits hallux Hesperornis Hist Ibis Ichthyornis India inhabits Islands known Larida latter less Linnæus Madagascar male mentioned muscles Museum naturalists Nearctic nearly Neotropical nest NIGHTJAR North America northern observed occur original ornithologists Owls Palearctic Parrots Passeres peculiar perhaps Pigeons Plovers plumage portion possess posterior present Proc Prof published Ratitæ Ratite rectrices regarded Region remarkable remiges resemblance seems shew shewn South species specimens sternum structure Swainson systematists tail Temminck tendon tion TITMOUSE toes Trans ventral vertebral whole wholly wings word writers young Zool Zoological