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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... body , and some of its branches were above my head as I sat on my horse . Its general form was that of a wine - glass . While peer- ing about and poking the stalks with my gun , I discovered in the very heart of the great cactus a nest ...
... body , and some of its branches were above my head as I sat on my horse . Its general form was that of a wine - glass . While peer- ing about and poking the stalks with my gun , I discovered in the very heart of the great cactus a nest ...
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... body is composed of thorny twigs interwoven with wood - moss , grass , and bark . The lining is of the softest down and feathers , not loosely thrown in , but woven into a sort of matting , covering not only the whole of the in- terior body ...
... body is composed of thorny twigs interwoven with wood - moss , grass , and bark . The lining is of the softest down and feathers , not loosely thrown in , but woven into a sort of matting , covering not only the whole of the in- terior body ...
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... body of the nest was composed of Spanish moss and small pliant twigs woven about the living branches . The lining was made entirely of soft , bleached grasses , and is plainly seen through the moss from below . Outside diameter was 5 ...
... body of the nest was composed of Spanish moss and small pliant twigs woven about the living branches . The lining was made entirely of soft , bleached grasses , and is plainly seen through the moss from below . Outside diameter was 5 ...
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... body and head uniform black , splendidly lustrous with bronzy reflections , the tint very much like that of the back of Quiscalus purpureus var . æneus . This rich brassy - black is perfectly uniform over the whole bird , there being no ...
... body and head uniform black , splendidly lustrous with bronzy reflections , the tint very much like that of the back of Quiscalus purpureus var . æneus . This rich brassy - black is perfectly uniform over the whole bird , there being no ...
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... body - coloration is almost exactly as in cinerascens , from which it is at once distinguished by the different shape of the bill and different pattern of the tail - feath- ers . Agreeing very closely in colors with var . cooperi of ...
... body - coloration is almost exactly as in cinerascens , from which it is at once distinguished by the different shape of the bill and different pattern of the tail - feath- ers . Agreeing very closely in colors with var . cooperi of ...
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