Time's TelescopeSherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1833 - Almanacs, English |
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They might , perhaps , refer this in the case of owls to the general principle ,
though owls never prey upon birds , if they can ... The name which this bird has
received , in all languages , of Goat - sucker , ( most absurdly continued by most
recent ...
They might , perhaps , refer this in the case of owls to the general principle ,
though owls never prey upon birds , if they can ... The name which this bird has
received , in all languages , of Goat - sucker , ( most absurdly continued by most
recent ...
Page 83
5 THE BULLFINCH AND THE GREEN BIRD . - The following remarkable
instance of attachment is related by Mr. Syme , of Edinburgh , between a bullfinch
and a green bird ( Fringillos Chloris ) , wbich he possessed . The two birds hung
in ...
5 THE BULLFINCH AND THE GREEN BIRD . - The following remarkable
instance of attachment is related by Mr. Syme , of Edinburgh , between a bullfinch
and a green bird ( Fringillos Chloris ) , wbich he possessed . The two birds hung
in ...
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AIR - VESSELS IN BIRDS.Girard carried to much perfection the labours of Hunter
, entertained a very similar opinion to his respecting the use attributed to the air in
the cells , and bones of birds ; principally because the quantity of the air would ...
AIR - VESSELS IN BIRDS.Girard carried to much perfection the labours of Hunter
, entertained a very similar opinion to his respecting the use attributed to the air in
the cells , and bones of birds ; principally because the quantity of the air would ...
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