Hardwicke's Science-gossip: An Illustrated Medium of Interchange and Gossip for Students and Lovers of Nature, 2. köideMordecai Cubitt Cooke, John Ellor Taylor Robert Hardwicke, 1867 |
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... piece of meat in the same way when he has it . He once endeavoured , after plucking off the head and larger feathers , to swallow a greenfinch whole ; he took two or three minutes , and apparently succeeded , for he closed his mouth ...
... piece of meat in the same way when he has it . He once endeavoured , after plucking off the head and larger feathers , to swallow a greenfinch whole ; he took two or three minutes , and apparently succeeded , for he closed his mouth ...
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... piece of newly broken - up ground I gathered , a few years ago , some leaves of Dande- lion ( Fig . 4 ) , which , owing to luxuriant growth , had become enormously large and much more deeply cut than usual , being , in fact , bi ...
... piece of newly broken - up ground I gathered , a few years ago , some leaves of Dande- lion ( Fig . 4 ) , which , owing to luxuriant growth , had become enormously large and much more deeply cut than usual , being , in fact , bi ...
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... piece of indian - rubber tubing ) a long tube , E , which is bent up and drawn to a point at its other extremity . The cork and tubes should fit perfectly . To set the fountain in action , fill the bottle , and when it is full ...
... piece of indian - rubber tubing ) a long tube , E , which is bent up and drawn to a point at its other extremity . The cork and tubes should fit perfectly . To set the fountain in action , fill the bottle , and when it is full ...
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... piece of flint . J. S. , St. Mary Bourne , Hants . ZOOLOGY . RED - BREASTED FLY - CATCHER ( Muscicapa parca ) . -Mr . E. H. Rodd has addressed the following letter to Dr. Gray , on the occurrence of this bird at Scilly : - " It may be ...
... piece of flint . J. S. , St. Mary Bourne , Hants . ZOOLOGY . RED - BREASTED FLY - CATCHER ( Muscicapa parca ) . -Mr . E. H. Rodd has addressed the following letter to Dr. Gray , on the occurrence of this bird at Scilly : - " It may be ...
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... piece of glass , fix it in the expanded position , and maintain the pressure until the water has evaporated , when I supply tur- pentine , which gives it a permanent set . If the tongue does not expand properly , or I fail to fix it ...
... piece of glass , fix it in the expanded position , and maintain the pressure until the water has evaporated , when I supply tur- pentine , which gives it a permanent set . If the tongue does not expand properly , or I fail to fix it ...
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