A Year with the BirdsEducational Publishing Company, 1889 - 317 pages |
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Page 181
... torpid in some place of retreat ; for he remarks , " We cannot suppose that , after a month's absence , house - martins can return from Southern regions , to appear for one morning in November ; or that house - swallows should leave the ...
... torpid in some place of retreat ; for he remarks , " We cannot suppose that , after a month's absence , house - martins can return from Southern regions , to appear for one morning in November ; or that house - swallows should leave the ...
Page 183
... torpid in some concealed resort . The functions of the animal economy would be unable to supply a new plumage while the system is in this state . I would suggest , if the theory of their torpidity were proved , that they may drop their ...
... torpid in some concealed resort . The functions of the animal economy would be unable to supply a new plumage while the system is in this state . I would suggest , if the theory of their torpidity were proved , that they may drop their ...
Page 184
... torpid in northern countries . Do these come out in the spring only to die , or do they perish in their winter retreats and never revive ? If they are destined to perish here , why has Nature provided them with an instinct which answers ...
... torpid in northern countries . Do these come out in the spring only to die , or do they perish in their winter retreats and never revive ? If they are destined to perish here , why has Nature provided them with an instinct which answers ...
Page 222
... torpid sleep . The butterflies also have perished with the flowers , and the whole tribe of sportive insects that enlivened the prospect with their motions have gone from our sight . Few sounds are heard on still days , save the ...
... torpid sleep . The butterflies also have perished with the flowers , and the whole tribe of sportive insects that enlivened the prospect with their motions have gone from our sight . Few sounds are heard on still days , save the ...
Page 265
... torpid as the thermometer sinks below a certain point . When the temperature is high they keep good time , sing- ing shrilly and rapidly . As it sinks they take a lower key and do not keep time together . When the thermom- eter is not ...
... torpid as the thermometer sinks below a certain point . When the temperature is high they keep good time , sing- ing shrilly and rapidly . As it sinks they take a lower key and do not keep time together . When the thermom- eter is not ...
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