The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1809 |
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... birds , & c . The prices for embalming were different ; the highest was a talent , the next 20 minæ , and so decreasing to a very small matter ; but those who had not wherewithal to answer this expence , contented themselves with ...
... birds , & c . The prices for embalming were different ; the highest was a talent , the next 20 minæ , and so decreasing to a very small matter ; but those who had not wherewithal to answer this expence , contented themselves with ...
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... birds of the order Pas- seres . Generic character : bill conic ; man- dibles receding from each other , from the base downwards ; the lower with the sides narrowed in ; the upper containing a large knob of use to break hard seeds ...
... birds of the order Pas- seres . Generic character : bill conic ; man- dibles receding from each other , from the base downwards ; the lower with the sides narrowed in ; the upper containing a large knob of use to break hard seeds ...
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... birds are also particularly common in England , and appear frequently in vast flocks , especially in the winter , during which they are caught in nets , or shot in vast numbers , and sold to many under the successful pretence of their ...
... birds are also particularly common in England , and appear frequently in vast flocks , especially in the winter , during which they are caught in nets , or shot in vast numbers , and sold to many under the successful pretence of their ...
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... birds . It conceals itself in its hole during the day , and by night wanders in search of food . It builds its nest of moss , and produces four or five . young ones at a birth . These animals pos- sess the curious , though not ...
... birds . It conceals itself in its hole during the day , and by night wanders in search of food . It builds its nest of moss , and produces four or five . young ones at a birth . These animals pos- sess the curious , though not ...
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... bird ; but being unable to separate these from the body , it became , in this instance , the victim of its voracity . It will engage with the otter in the most ferocious and persevering contests for any article of food , and after long ...
... bird ; but being unable to separate these from the body , it became , in this instance , the victim of its voracity . It will engage with the otter in the most ferocious and persevering contests for any article of food , and after long ...
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