Harmonia ruralis; or, An essay towards a natural history of British song birds, Volumen1491830 |
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... young together . A linnet taken very young from the nest , and brought up in an apothecary's house at Kensington , learnt to articulate the words " pretty boy , " as well as some other short sentences , but had neither the note , nor ...
... young together . A linnet taken very young from the nest , and brought up in an apothecary's house at Kensington , learnt to articulate the words " pretty boy , " as well as some other short sentences , but had neither the note , nor ...
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James Bolton. construction of their nests , and from the conduct of young ducks brought up under a hen . Respecting the attachment of birds to each other , and to those who feed and fondle them , some instances are stated under differ ...
James Bolton. construction of their nests , and from the conduct of young ducks brought up under a hen . Respecting the attachment of birds to each other , and to those who feed and fondle them , some instances are stated under differ ...
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... young to feed , to destroy , on an average , upwards of three thousand three hundred caterpillars , besides many other insects , in a week . From late observations , it appears that bulfinches , in conjunction with various other spe ...
... young to feed , to destroy , on an average , upwards of three thousand three hundred caterpillars , besides many other insects , in a week . From late observations , it appears that bulfinches , in conjunction with various other spe ...
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... pint of that destructive insect , the wire worm . Shell snails have been found in the crop of a young pigeon ; and where gardens , or even large fields , are infested with slugs or other insects , a few ducks have PREFACE . XV .
... pint of that destructive insect , the wire worm . Shell snails have been found in the crop of a young pigeon ; and where gardens , or even large fields , are infested with slugs or other insects , a few ducks have PREFACE . XV .
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... young . The singing of the feathered race seems to be the expression of their happiness , and of their soft and agreeable emotions . With these it varies , and when they cease it is extinguished . The notes of emulation which they ...
... young . The singing of the feathered race seems to be the expression of their happiness , and of their soft and agreeable emotions . With these it varies , and when they cease it is extinguished . The notes of emulation which they ...
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