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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... equal proportion , with no lining . The eggs are white , speckled with reddish - brown quite thickly on larger end , but sparsely over the other parts . The measurements are 0.96 by 0.60 , 0.91 by 0.61 , 0.90 by 0.60 , and 0.90 by 0.60 ...
... equal proportion , with no lining . The eggs are white , speckled with reddish - brown quite thickly on larger end , but sparsely over the other parts . The measurements are 0.96 by 0.60 , 0.91 by 0.61 , 0.90 by 0.60 , and 0.90 by 0.60 ...
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... equal pains and accuracy by Mr. Ridgway , who adopted the same name for it . In choosing this name , I relied upon Bonaparte's reference of Vieillot's Tyrannus irritabilis to the Paraguayan bird described by Azara ; but it appears from ...
... equal pains and accuracy by Mr. Ridgway , who adopted the same name for it . In choosing this name , I relied upon Bonaparte's reference of Vieillot's Tyrannus irritabilis to the Paraguayan bird described by Azara ; but it appears from ...
Page 36
... equal chance of getting out of sight by running . I saw two fly into a mezquite - tree , and shot one of them when it was at least ten feet from the ground . They invariably breed in trees or bushes . That they are good runners there is ...
... equal chance of getting out of sight by running . I saw two fly into a mezquite - tree , and shot one of them when it was at least ten feet from the ground . They invariably breed in trees or bushes . That they are good runners there is ...
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... equal- ling or rather exceeding the middle toe and claw . Lateral toes nearly equal , the ends of their claws reaching about opposite the base of the middle claw . Hind too shortest of ali , but perfectly incumbent . Bill small and ...
... equal- ling or rather exceeding the middle toe and claw . Lateral toes nearly equal , the ends of their claws reaching about opposite the base of the middle claw . Hind too shortest of ali , but perfectly incumbent . Bill small and ...
Page 52
... equal in size or strength that of a Mockingbird . This small size is by far the most frequent ; but I have a nest built upon a fork of two small branches , composed entirely of Spau- ish moss . It is bulky and flat , being a foot in ...
... equal in size or strength that of a Mockingbird . This small size is by far the most frequent ; but I have a nest built upon a fork of two small branches , composed entirely of Spau- ish moss . It is bulky and flat , being a foot in ...
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