The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 9. köideThomas Spencer Baynes C. Scribner's Sons, 1879 |
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... known as the " great northern " Falcons ( Hierofalco ) . Of these the most re- markable is the Gyrfalcon ( F. gyrfalco ) , whose home is in the Scandinavian mountains , though the young are yearly visi tants to the plains of Holland and ...
... known as the " great northern " Falcons ( Hierofalco ) . Of these the most re- markable is the Gyrfalcon ( F. gyrfalco ) , whose home is in the Scandinavian mountains , though the young are yearly visi tants to the plains of Holland and ...
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... known there some 1700 years B.C. In all the above - mentioned countries of Asia it is practised at the present day . Little is known of the early history of falconry in Africa , but from very ancient Egyptian carvings and draw- ings it ...
... known there some 1700 years B.C. In all the above - mentioned countries of Asia it is practised at the present day . Little is known of the early history of falconry in Africa , but from very ancient Egyptian carvings and draw- ings it ...
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... known peregrines , shaheens , and goshawks to reach ages between 15 and 20 years . Goshawks , however , never fly well after 4 or 5 seasons , when they will no longer take difficult quarry ; they may be used at rabbits as long as they ...
... known peregrines , shaheens , and goshawks to reach ages between 15 and 20 years . Goshawks , however , never fly well after 4 or 5 seasons , when they will no longer take difficult quarry ; they may be used at rabbits as long as they ...
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... known in England , passed as Percy's servant , and took the name of Johnson . Barrels of gunpowder which had been stored in a house at Lambeth were brought over in the night , large stones and bars of iron were placed upon them , and ...
... known in England , passed as Percy's servant , and took the name of Johnson . Barrels of gunpowder which had been stored in a house at Lambeth were brought over in the night , large stones and bars of iron were placed upon them , and ...
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... known as Quietism had been set afloat towards the end of the 17th century by a Spanish priest of the name of Molinos . The system was espoused in France amongst others especially by Madame Guyon , a remarkable woman devoted to the cause ...
... known as Quietism had been set afloat towards the end of the 17th century by a Spanish priest of the name of Molinos . The system was espoused in France amongst others especially by Madame Guyon , a remarkable woman devoted to the cause ...
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