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Page 23
On the other hand , others , like Moose , Musk Ox , Glutton , Reindeer , Rabbit
and Raven , do not become white during any part of the year even in the coldest
parts of their range . Among those which are subject to seasonal changes ,
closely ...
On the other hand , others , like Moose , Musk Ox , Glutton , Reindeer , Rabbit
and Raven , do not become white during any part of the year even in the coldest
parts of their range . Among those which are subject to seasonal changes ,
closely ...
Page 124
... its enemies and most vital to its own species - concealment which is effected ,
as we have seen , on the one hand adventitiously , by means of an invisible
nesting - site , or on the other hand cryptically , by means of inconspicuous
plumage .
... its enemies and most vital to its own species - concealment which is effected ,
as we have seen , on the one hand adventitiously , by means of an invisible
nesting - site , or on the other hand cryptically , by means of inconspicuous
plumage .
Page 132
Standing in the open and moving cautiously , but freely , I have photographed a
nesting Woodcock , which was so confident that she suffered me to place one leg
of the tripod within a few inches of her body , and to remove with my hand ...
Standing in the open and moving cautiously , but freely , I have photographed a
nesting Woodcock , which was so confident that she suffered me to place one leg
of the tripod within a few inches of her body , and to remove with my hand ...
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