The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 9. köideHenry G. Allen Company, 1890 |
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... especially in F. pere- grinus ; but the experience of falconers , whose business it is to keep their birds in the very highest condition , shews that a Falcon of either of these groups if light - coloured in youth is light coloured when ...
... especially in F. pere- grinus ; but the experience of falconers , whose business it is to keep their birds in the very highest condition , shews that a Falcon of either of these groups if light - coloured in youth is light coloured when ...
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... especially , is to use a dog , and to let the hawk go when the dog points , and to flush the birds as soon as the hawk is at her pitch . It is not by any means necessary that the hawk should be near the birds when they rise , provided ...
... especially , is to use a dog , and to let the hawk go when the dog points , and to flush the birds as soon as the hawk is at her pitch . It is not by any means necessary that the hawk should be near the birds when they rise , provided ...
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... especially , require the bath . The end of a cask , sawn off to give a depth of about 6 inches , makes a very good bath . Peregrines which are used for waiting on require a bath at least twice a week . If this bo reglected , they will ...
... especially , require the bath . The end of a cask , sawn off to give a depth of about 6 inches , makes a very good bath . Peregrines which are used for waiting on require a bath at least twice a week . If this bo reglected , they will ...
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... especially print cloths , but there are also woollen factories , bleaching works , foundries , a shipbuild- ing yard , and planing mills . In the neighbourhood there are valuable granite quarries . Fall River is the terminus of the line ...
... especially print cloths , but there are also woollen factories , bleaching works , foundries , a shipbuild- ing yard , and planing mills . In the neighbourhood there are valuable granite quarries . Fall River is the terminus of the line ...
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... especially by Sir John Lubbock and Mr Herbert Spencer ( Origin of Civilization , third edition ; Principles of Sociology , vol . i . ) , on the scheme here too briefly sketched . Sir John Lubbock holds that exogamy springs from marriage ...
... especially by Sir John Lubbock and Mr Herbert Spencer ( Origin of Civilization , third edition ; Principles of Sociology , vol . i . ) , on the scheme here too briefly sketched . Sir John Lubbock holds that exogamy springs from marriage ...
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