Hardwicke's Science-gossip: An Illustrated Medium of Interchange and Gossip for Students and Lovers of Nature, 7. köideMordecai Cubitt Cooke, John Eller Taylor Robert Hardwicke, 1871 |
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Page 154
... birds must be kept clean , and will require a plentiful supply of water , as they are passionately fond of bathing . At this time of the year either of these beautiful mocking - birds can be purchased at less than two shillings each ...
... birds must be kept clean , and will require a plentiful supply of water , as they are passionately fond of bathing . At this time of the year either of these beautiful mocking - birds can be purchased at less than two shillings each ...
Page 206
... bird ; but when his Grace goes on to describe the wonderful power of windhovering possessed by some birds , although I do think his exposition good , I believe it is a power given to a much greater number of birds than he supposes . " No ...
... bird ; but when his Grace goes on to describe the wonderful power of windhovering possessed by some birds , although I do think his exposition good , I believe it is a power given to a much greater number of birds than he supposes . " No ...
Page 209
... birds have become a desideratum he e , through the rapid decrease of the feeble native birds by the depredations of the domestic cat , Norway rat , and kingfisher ( Halcyon vagans ) . The Bell - bird of Captain Cook ( Anthornis melanura ) ...
... birds have become a desideratum he e , through the rapid decrease of the feeble native birds by the depredations of the domestic cat , Norway rat , and kingfisher ( Halcyon vagans ) . The Bell - bird of Captain Cook ( Anthornis melanura ) ...
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