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... bird the blood is of a deep red ; but it is the deepest of all in the quadruped . In some species of quadrupeds it is deeper than in others ; in the hare , for example , it is much deeper than in the rabbit . It is deeper in some ...
... bird the blood is of a deep red ; but it is the deepest of all in the quadruped . In some species of quadrupeds it is deeper than in others ; in the hare , for example , it is much deeper than in the rabbit . It is deeper in some ...
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... bird , their figure is elliptical . The elliptical particles are larger than the circular , but proportionally thinner . They are larger in fishes than in any other ani- mals , and the largest of all in the skate . They are far more ...
... bird , their figure is elliptical . The elliptical particles are larger than the circular , but proportionally thinner . They are larger in fishes than in any other ani- mals , and the largest of all in the skate . They are far more ...
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... bird consists principally of insects , particularly large beetles and other coleoptera , frequently of spiders , and sometimes of fruits and seeds . The nest is built in holes in trees and similar situations . The bird is very prolific ...
... bird consists principally of insects , particularly large beetles and other coleoptera , frequently of spiders , and sometimes of fruits and seeds . The nest is built in holes in trees and similar situations . The bird is very prolific ...
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... bird . Bonaparte notes it as accidental and very rare in the neighbourhood of Rome , and as only appearing in severe winters . Bechstein says , I often hear it said that the blue breast is a rare bird ; that in some parts of Germany 11 ...
... bird . Bonaparte notes it as accidental and very rare in the neighbourhood of Rome , and as only appearing in severe winters . Bechstein says , I often hear it said that the blue breast is a rare bird ; that in some parts of Germany 11 ...
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... birds or qua- against , and soon after gradually upon , and over his prey . drupeds . They appear at first to take no ... bird , lubricated the parts , and at this time he looked cuite suffi- which , when let out of the keeper's hands ...
... birds or qua- against , and soon after gradually upon , and over his prey . drupeds . They appear at first to take no ... bird , lubricated the parts , and at this time he looked cuite suffi- which , when let out of the keeper's hands ...
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