The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volumes 1-10Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974 - Reference [1] Propaedia: outline of knowledge and guide to the Britannica.--[2]-[11] Micropaedia: ready reference and index.--[12]-[30] Macropaedia: knowledge in depth. |
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Page 1056
... birds is caused by pigments or structure . Buffs , red browns , dark browns , and blacks are caused by melanins , pigments synthesized by the bird and laid down in granules . Yellows , oranges , and reds come from carot- enoid or ...
... birds is caused by pigments or structure . Buffs , red browns , dark browns , and blacks are caused by melanins , pigments synthesized by the bird and laid down in granules . Yellows , oranges , and reds come from carot- enoid or ...
Page 1058
... birds , and a few others ) , the supracoracoideus is rela- tively large . Avian striated muscles contain a respiratory pigment , myoglobin . There are relatively few myoglobin- containing cells in " white meat , " whereas " dark meat ...
... birds , and a few others ) , the supracoracoideus is rela- tively large . Avian striated muscles contain a respiratory pigment , myoglobin . There are relatively few myoglobin- containing cells in " white meat , " whereas " dark meat ...
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... birds ) . Upper Eocene to present ; worldwide . The large complex assemblage of perch- ing birds , containing more than half of the known species of birds . Bill , plumage , and habits highly varied . Length 7.5 to 102 cm . See ...
... birds ) . Upper Eocene to present ; worldwide . The large complex assemblage of perch- ing birds , containing more than half of the known species of birds . Bill , plumage , and habits highly varied . Length 7.5 to 102 cm . See ...
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