Advanced Reading Book, Literary and ScientificT. Laurie, 1859 - 424 pages |
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... birds so long - winded , that they can go at so great a rate and for so long a time ? " These several points of inquiry can only be answered by the actual examination of the body . It will then be found that the bones do combine the two ...
... birds so long - winded , that they can go at so great a rate and for so long a time ? " These several points of inquiry can only be answered by the actual examination of the body . It will then be found that the bones do combine the two ...
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... bird is furnished with a gland , which secretes an oily material fit for the preservation of the feathers . You have seen birds arranging their tost plumage , cleansing off all impurities , smearing the feathers with this oil , and , as ...
... bird is furnished with a gland , which secretes an oily material fit for the preservation of the feathers . You have seen birds arranging their tost plumage , cleansing off all impurities , smearing the feathers with this oil , and , as ...
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... birds with their respective food for a single week ? I much doubt if you could ; and I am quite sure you would not have all the birds alive at the end of a month . Some would , perhaps , have died from being over - fed , and others of ...
... birds with their respective food for a single week ? I much doubt if you could ; and I am quite sure you would not have all the birds alive at the end of a month . Some would , perhaps , have died from being over - fed , and others of ...
Contents
LESSONS IN NATURAL HISTORY | 1 |
THE MATERIALS USED FOR PERFUMERY | 7 |
THOMSON | 10 |
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