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... millimetres ( slightly over five ( H.S. ) inches ) in length and 87 millimetres ( 3.4 inches ) in width and weigh 450 to 800 grams ( 16 to 28 ounces ) . They are laid at intervals of about four days , and the male starts incubation when ...
... millimetres ( slightly over five ( H.S. ) inches ) in length and 87 millimetres ( 3.4 inches ) in width and weigh 450 to 800 grams ( 16 to 28 ounces ) . They are laid at intervals of about four days , and the male starts incubation when ...
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... millimetres ) , and snowfall averages about 114 inches ( 2,900 millimetres ) ; annual precipitation amounts to about 43 inches ( 1,100 millimetres ) . E Otto / Miller Comstock Inc Forested hills rising behind a small farm near Waterford ...
... millimetres ) , and snowfall averages about 114 inches ( 2,900 millimetres ) ; annual precipitation amounts to about 43 inches ( 1,100 millimetres ) . E Otto / Miller Comstock Inc Forested hills rising behind a small farm near Waterford ...
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... millimetres ) in the north to 22 inches ( 560 millimetres ) in the southeast , with about two - thirds of it falling between May and September . Snow typically covers the ground from November to April in the south , longer in the north ...
... millimetres ) in the north to 22 inches ( 560 millimetres ) in the southeast , with about two - thirds of it falling between May and September . Snow typically covers the ground from November to April in the south , longer in the north ...
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