American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 5Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819 - Natural history |
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... birds of the order Accipi- tres . Generic character : the bill hooked and covered at the base with a cere ; head and neck covered with closely - set feathers ; tongue bifid at the end ; nos- trils placed in the cere ; legs and feet ...
... birds of the order Accipi- tres . Generic character : the bill hooked and covered at the base with a cere ; head and neck covered with closely - set feathers ; tongue bifid at the end ; nos- trils placed in the cere ; legs and feet ...
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... birds , vermin , reptiles , and insects . If the female bird be destroyed by violence or disease dur- ing incubation , the male will , it is said , succeed to the charge , and perfectly ac- complish it . F. milvus , or the kite , is ...
... birds , vermin , reptiles , and insects . If the female bird be destroyed by violence or disease dur- ing incubation , the male will , it is said , succeed to the charge , and perfectly ac- complish it . F. milvus , or the kite , is ...
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... birds was extremely high , and is recorded , in one instance , to have been no less than the immense sum , in those days , of a thousand pounds . The ladies partook in this interesting sport with the keenest relish , notwithstanding its ...
... birds was extremely high , and is recorded , in one instance , to have been no less than the immense sum , in those days , of a thousand pounds . The ladies partook in this interesting sport with the keenest relish , notwithstanding its ...
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... birds , reptiles , fish , and worms ; among the first is F. hepatica , fluke or gourd - worm ; which is found in the liver of sheep , and is often vo- mited in brooks , and is generally found fixed by a pore at the extremity , and ...
... birds , reptiles , fish , and worms ; among the first is F. hepatica , fluke or gourd - worm ; which is found in the liver of sheep , and is often vo- mited in brooks , and is generally found fixed by a pore at the extremity , and ...
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... birds ; it being common to all the animals of this class to have their whole body , or at least the greatest part of it , covered with feathers or plumage . There are two sorts of feathers found on birds , FAT FEA.
... birds ; it being common to all the animals of this class to have their whole body , or at least the greatest part of it , covered with feathers or plumage . There are two sorts of feathers found on birds , FAT FEA.
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