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Page 57
... Female jacanas are larger and more aggressive than males ; after laying , females of some species show no interest ... female of the Old World painted snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis ) is larger and more brightly coloured than the male ...
... Female jacanas are larger and more aggressive than males ; after laying , females of some species show no interest ... female of the Old World painted snipe ( Rostratula benghalensis ) is larger and more brightly coloured than the male ...
Page 86
... female enters the nest cavity before laying starts ; the male brings mud and debris , which the female takes and plasters around the entrance until only a slit is left . The male passes food to the female through the slit until after ...
... female enters the nest cavity before laying starts ; the male brings mud and debris , which the female takes and plasters around the entrance until only a slit is left . The male passes food to the female through the slit until after ...
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... female counterpart of the bodhisattva Aval- okitesvara . In China and Japan Avalokitesvara himself gradually assumed a female form . As Kuan - yin ( Japanese : Kannon ) he / she became probably the most popular figure in the entire ...
... female counterpart of the bodhisattva Aval- okitesvara . In China and Japan Avalokitesvara himself gradually assumed a female form . As Kuan - yin ( Japanese : Kannon ) he / she became probably the most popular figure in the entire ...
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