Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, 4. köide,1–4. numberU.S. Government Printing Office, 1878 |
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... birds , mammals , and reptiles ; and quite a collection of insects , prin- cipally Lepidoptera . The birds and mammals you have inspected ; the rarer eggs have been exchanged with Dr. T. M. Brewer , Capt . C. Ben- dire , Dr. J. C. ...
... birds , mammals , and reptiles ; and quite a collection of insects , prin- cipally Lepidoptera . The birds and mammals you have inspected ; the rarer eggs have been exchanged with Dr. T. M. Brewer , Capt . C. Ben- dire , Dr. J. C. ...
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... bird - note he cannot imitate . While at work at our birds in the court - house at Hidalgo , we were several times greeted with the screeching " cha - cha - la - ca " from the low bushes on the river - bank but a few rods distant ...
... bird - note he cannot imitate . While at work at our birds in the court - house at Hidalgo , we were several times greeted with the screeching " cha - cha - la - ca " from the low bushes on the river - bank but a few rods distant ...
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... Birds " , by Baird , Brewer and Ridgway , that I will quote from these authors before giving my experience . " Their ... birds and nests of only three Thrushes , viz : M. polyglottus , Mocking- bird ; H. curvirostris , Curve - billed ...
... Birds " , by Baird , Brewer and Ridgway , that I will quote from these authors before giving my experience . " Their ... birds and nests of only three Thrushes , viz : M. polyglottus , Mocking- bird ; H. curvirostris , Curve - billed ...
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... birds seen on the Rio Grande . I first shot the male , and , while picking it up , its mate , with dry grasses in ... bird more than once or twice , and no specimens were obtained . A handsome nest and clutch of eggs were taken by Dr ...
... birds seen on the Rio Grande . I first shot the male , and , while picking it up , its mate , with dry grasses in ... bird more than once or twice , and no specimens were obtained . A handsome nest and clutch of eggs were taken by Dr ...
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... birds as well as the eggs , and decided to leave them until another day , when I would secure all . Fatal mistake ! for when it was next visited the female flew out of the nest before we reached it , was fired at , and missed . I ...
... birds as well as the eggs , and decided to leave them until another day , when I would secure all . Fatal mistake ! for when it was next visited the female flew out of the nest before we reached it , was fired at , and missed . I ...
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