School Nature Study, Volume 41, Issue 162 - Volume 49, Issue 197G. Philip and Son, 1946 - Natural history |
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... feathers and having a long tapering tail held out elegantly behind . The long neck , long legs and egg - shaped body are all present , and the small and little - used forelimbs indicate the possibility that in later eras they developed ...
... feathers and having a long tapering tail held out elegantly behind . The long neck , long legs and egg - shaped body are all present , and the small and little - used forelimbs indicate the possibility that in later eras they developed ...
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... feathers ; firstly the contour feathers , which cover the body as a whole and include the primaries , secondaries and tail feathers . Secondly the down feathers , found chiefly in nestlings , but also persisting throughout life in many ...
... feathers ; firstly the contour feathers , which cover the body as a whole and include the primaries , secondaries and tail feathers . Secondly the down feathers , found chiefly in nestlings , but also persisting throughout life in many ...
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... feathers . A feather reaches its period of greatest usefulness after it is dead , for when fully grown the opening at the base of the quill closes and the feather is no longer supplied with blood . Many feathers , especially tail and ...
... feathers . A feather reaches its period of greatest usefulness after it is dead , for when fully grown the opening at the base of the quill closes and the feather is no longer supplied with blood . Many feathers , especially tail and ...
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To see and admire not harm or destroy | 33 |
Supply of Specimens and Apparatus for Nature Study | 48 |
To see and admire not harm or destroy | 31 |
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