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... eggs in the hedge spar- row's nest . A Nuthatch Κοκκυξ , ύγος . Μ . Σιττη , ης . f . sings by night . A Hoop 4 Εποψ , πος . m . ORDER III . * A Swan Κύκνος , ου . Μ . when alarmed carries its young on its back . Order II . Picæ , from ...
... eggs in the hedge spar- row's nest . A Nuthatch Κοκκυξ , ύγος . Μ . Σιττη , ης . f . sings by night . A Hoop 4 Εποψ , πος . m . ORDER III . * A Swan Κύκνος , ου . Μ . when alarmed carries its young on its back . Order II . Picæ , from ...
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... considered the heron an omen of success . * You may call a snipe , σκολοπαξ ελασσων . + Order V. Gallina , from gallina a hen . Bill convex , more than 12 tail feathers . An Ostrich lays forty or fifty eggs . A Peacock c 3 BIRDS . 17.
... considered the heron an omen of success . * You may call a snipe , σκολοπαξ ελασσων . + Order V. Gallina , from gallina a hen . Bill convex , more than 12 tail feathers . An Ostrich lays forty or fifty eggs . A Peacock c 3 BIRDS . 17.
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Nathaniel Howard. An Ostrich lays forty or fifty eggs . A Peacock A Turkey * Στρουθιοκάμηλος , ου . 1 . 3/5 + Taws , w . m . † Μελεαγρις , ιδος . f . Φασιᾶνος , ου . m . Athen . Περδιξ , ικος . C. A PHEASANT A Partridge A Cock Αλεκτωρ ...
Nathaniel Howard. An Ostrich lays forty or fifty eggs . A Peacock A Turkey * Στρουθιοκάμηλος , ου . 1 . 3/5 + Taws , w . m . † Μελεαγρις , ιδος . f . Φασιᾶνος , ου . m . Athen . Περδιξ , ικος . C. A PHEASANT A Partridge A Cock Αλεκτωρ ...
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... eggs at one hatch ; fond of the brains of other birds . A Swallow 3 Χελίδων , ονος , f . builds under roofs or in chimneys . * This word also signifies an Ostrich . See Order V. πυγής it is also called σεισουρα • From σειω and from σw ...
... eggs at one hatch ; fond of the brains of other birds . A Swallow 3 Χελίδων , ονος , f . builds under roofs or in chimneys . * This word also signifies an Ostrich . See Order V. πυγής it is also called σεισουρα • From σειω and from σw ...
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... egg * It has been observed that small birds are provided with a black down next their bodies : black being the warmest colour . I Opus signifies a bird , chicken , a fowl . 2 From VεOσσos , a chicken . 3 This word properly signifies the ...
... egg * It has been observed that small birds are provided with a black down next their bodies : black being the warmest colour . I Opus signifies a bird , chicken , a fowl . 2 From VεOσσos , a chicken . 3 This word properly signifies the ...
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Page 34 - The stamina or chives are composed of two parts, one long and thin, by which they are fastened to the bottom of the corolla, called the filament ; the other thicker, placed at the top of the filament, called anthera or anther, a kind of box which opens when ripe, and throws out a small yellow dust, called pollen or farina.