The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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... species of brightly coloured birds of the family Meropidea ( or- der Coraciiformes ) . Found throughout tropical and subtropical Eurasia , Africa , and Austral- Bee - eater ( Merops apiaster ) S.C. Porter - Bruce Coleman Ltd. asia ( one ...
... species of brightly coloured birds of the family Meropidea ( or- der Coraciiformes ) . Found throughout tropical and subtropical Eurasia , Africa , and Austral- Bee - eater ( Merops apiaster ) S.C. Porter - Bruce Coleman Ltd. asia ( one ...
Page 687
... species . * For emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire ( at. up the insect order Lepidoptera . Butterflies are nearly worldwide in distribution . Like those of moths , the wings , bodies , and legs of butterflies are covered with dustlike ...
... species . * For emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire ( at. up the insect order Lepidoptera . Butterflies are nearly worldwide in distribution . Like those of moths , the wings , bodies , and legs of butterflies are covered with dustlike ...
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... species belong to the family Len- tibulariaceae ( order Scrophulariales ) , marked by bilaterally symmetrical flowers with fused petals . The remainder of the species belong to several families characterized by radially symmetrical ...
... species belong to the family Len- tibulariaceae ( order Scrophulariales ) , marked by bilaterally symmetrical flowers with fused petals . The remainder of the species belong to several families characterized by radially symmetrical ...
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Beckford detail from an oil painting | 107 |
John Hoppner c 1800 in the Salford | 234 |
To make the best use of the Britannica | 260 |
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