The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 9. köideHenry G. Allen Company, 1890 |
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... present century extended to a great number of birds comprised in the genus Falco of Linnæus and writers of his day , 2 while , on the other hand , by falconers , it was , and still is , techni- cally limited to the female of the birds ...
... present century extended to a great number of birds comprised in the genus Falco of Linnæus and writers of his day , 2 while , on the other hand , by falconers , it was , and still is , techni- cally limited to the female of the birds ...
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... present day . Little is known of the early history of falconry in Africa , but from very ancient Egyptian carvings and draw- ings it seems to have been known there many ages ago . It was probably also in vogue in the countries of ...
... present day . Little is known of the early history of falconry in Africa , but from very ancient Egyptian carvings and draw- ings it seems to have been known there many ages ago . It was probably also in vogue in the countries of ...
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... present about 1250 , by far the greater number being English and Scottish , with a few Buenos - Ayrean Gauchos . The number of children on the school - roll in 1876 was 127. The exports now consist almost entirely of wool and tallow ...
... present about 1250 , by far the greater number being English and Scottish , with a few Buenos - Ayrean Gauchos . The number of children on the school - roll in 1876 was 127. The exports now consist almost entirely of wool and tallow ...
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... present a very striking phenomenon . See Pernetz , Journal historique d'une voyage faite aux les Ma- louines en 1763 et 1764 , Berlin , 1767 ; S. Johnson , Thoughts on the late Transactions respecting Falkland's Islands , 1771 ; T ...
... present a very striking phenomenon . See Pernetz , Journal historique d'une voyage faite aux les Ma- louines en 1763 et 1764 , Berlin , 1767 ; S. Johnson , Thoughts on the late Transactions respecting Falkland's Islands , 1771 ; T ...
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... present state of knowledge , when science has only for a few years been busily occupied in this investigation . ( A. L. ) FAMINES . War , pestilence , and famine are regarded by many as the natural enemies of the human race ; but in ...
... present state of knowledge , when science has only for a few years been busily occupied in this investigation . ( A. L. ) FAMINES . War , pestilence , and famine are regarded by many as the natural enemies of the human race ; but in ...
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