The North British Review, Том 19W.P. Kennedy, 1853 |
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... kind attentions of Mr. James Campbell Tait , of Edinburgh , and Mr. C. Shaw , Sheriff - Substituto , Loch Maddy , North Uist , we have recently Ilis Attributes as an Artist . 5 Essays in Natural 4 Macgillivray's British Birds .
... kind attentions of Mr. James Campbell Tait , of Edinburgh , and Mr. C. Shaw , Sheriff - Substituto , Loch Maddy , North Uist , we have recently Ilis Attributes as an Artist . 5 Essays in Natural 4 Macgillivray's British Birds .
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... kind , which , by their hovering near the surface , their varied evolutions , and mingling cries , indicate a shoal , probably of atherines or sprata . On that little pyramidal rock , projecting from the water , repose two dusky ...
... kind , which , by their hovering near the surface , their varied evolutions , and mingling cries , indicate a shoal , probably of atherines or sprata . On that little pyramidal rock , projecting from the water , repose two dusky ...
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... kind in its natural or normal state - the fact being , that species alone are clearly established by nature , all other and greater groups being merely arbitrary or conventional ( we shall not say artificial ) associa- tions , more or ...
... kind in its natural or normal state - the fact being , that species alone are clearly established by nature , all other and greater groups being merely arbitrary or conventional ( we shall not say artificial ) associa- tions , more or ...
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... otherwise near each other , there seems to be a kind of compro- mise or truce established , and it is only the unknown and suspected stranger that is persecuted . affinity . Why should not animals use stratagem in defence.
... otherwise near each other , there seems to be a kind of compro- mise or truce established , and it is only the unknown and suspected stranger that is persecuted . affinity . Why should not animals use stratagem in defence.
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... kind at that period in Britain . It fed on grains , grated meat , and gravel , and had been about a year in confinement when we first made its acquaintance . It was perfectly tame , gliding familiarly about the room , and would sit ...
... kind at that period in Britain . It fed on grains , grated meat , and gravel , and had been about a year in confinement when we first made its acquaintance . It was perfectly tame , gliding familiarly about the room , and would sit ...
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