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Page 56
... birds , whilst another observer says that the bird is grasped by the wing near the shoulder . Certain it is that the little guillemots may be seen diving and sporting in the sea when quite unable to fly , and this in places where , if ...
... birds , whilst another observer says that the bird is grasped by the wing near the shoulder . Certain it is that the little guillemots may be seen diving and sporting in the sea when quite unable to fly , and this in places where , if ...
Page 57
... bird , how- ever , and , upon taking it for preservation , found that it was a golden - crested wren . The broad back of the owl had afforded it a safe platform across the wild North Sea , where thousands of these little birds cross ...
... bird , how- ever , and , upon taking it for preservation , found that it was a golden - crested wren . The broad back of the owl had afforded it a safe platform across the wild North Sea , where thousands of these little birds cross ...
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... birds get out of the nests and begin to associate , generally on the leeward trees of the rookery . All the young rooks caw for food when any old bird approaches ; but the old birds know their own young , and pick them out from the rest ...
... birds get out of the nests and begin to associate , generally on the leeward trees of the rookery . All the young rooks caw for food when any old bird approaches ; but the old birds know their own young , and pick them out from the rest ...
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THE LIVING AGE VOLUME CLXXVIII | 3 |
American Cities The Characteristics of 367 | 9 |
THE EAVESDROPPER | 16 |
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