The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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Page 230
... wing skeleton modifica- tions include feathers , the restricted motion of elbow and wrist joints to one plane , loss of functional claws , and hollow wing bones . In large flying birds the pneumatic bones are strengthened by struts at ...
... wing skeleton modifica- tions include feathers , the restricted motion of elbow and wrist joints to one plane , loss of functional claws , and hollow wing bones . In large flying birds the pneumatic bones are strengthened by struts at ...
Page 832
... wing was finished first , and Congress convened there in November 1800 . Benjamin Latrobe was appointed Surveyor of ... wings : the House of Representatives extension was completed by 1857 and two years later the Senate extension was ...
... wing was finished first , and Congress convened there in November 1800 . Benjamin Latrobe was appointed Surveyor of ... wings : the House of Representatives extension was completed by 1857 and two years later the Senate extension was ...
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... wings of most species are long and rounded , al- though they are pointed in some nighthawks ( Chordeilinae ) . During the breeding season some nightjars ( Caprimulgidae ) grow long tail feathers or white patches on the inner wing , both ...
... wings of most species are long and rounded , al- though they are pointed in some nighthawks ( Chordeilinae ) . During the breeding season some nightjars ( Caprimulgidae ) grow long tail feathers or white patches on the inner wing , both ...
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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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