The Living Age, Volume 281Living Age Company, 1914 |
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Page 123
... birds with no nice , dry house to go to . " It surprises us often that we do not see them looking more bedraggled ... birds can be . Of course , we can well understand that , coated like a penguin , you are as im- pervious to water as if ...
... birds with no nice , dry house to go to . " It surprises us often that we do not see them looking more bedraggled ... birds can be . Of course , we can well understand that , coated like a penguin , you are as im- pervious to water as if ...
Page 143
... birds are crowded together in one locality , the wonder is that they can find food at all , not that they turn to robbery in order to procure it . The common terns muster in their thousands at Ravenglass . They nest on a grassy flat in ...
... birds are crowded together in one locality , the wonder is that they can find food at all , not that they turn to robbery in order to procure it . The common terns muster in their thousands at Ravenglass . They nest on a grassy flat in ...
Page 145
... bird music ever heard . Even after his mate was settled on her eggs once more , the male bird lingered near the place as if loath to leave it . I have seldom seen birds that I liked so well - so beautiful , so innocent , and so occu ...
... bird music ever heard . Even after his mate was settled on her eggs once more , the male bird lingered near the place as if loath to leave it . I have seldom seen birds that I liked so well - so beautiful , so innocent , and so occu ...
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