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Page 106
... bird itself is much the same size as the domestic hen . The egg is an attractive buff colour . After wondering what I could do with the eggs , I decided I would make a Gnow's nest of my own and try my luck at hatching out the eggs , but ...
... bird itself is much the same size as the domestic hen . The egg is an attractive buff colour . After wondering what I could do with the eggs , I decided I would make a Gnow's nest of my own and try my luck at hatching out the eggs , but ...
Page 151
... bird which he described as " black all over mit white " . It was not until some days later when he pointed to a bird and said " That is the one who is black all over mit white " that I was able to tell him it was a Willy Wagtail . Many ...
... bird which he described as " black all over mit white " . It was not until some days later when he pointed to a bird and said " That is the one who is black all over mit white " that I was able to tell him it was a Willy Wagtail . Many ...
Page 175
... bird , her mate sang to her most of the day . When the young birds had been sitting on the beam for a short while , the hen bird flew straight at one of the chicks and deliberately knocked it off the beam it was on and with a great ...
... bird , her mate sang to her most of the day . When the young birds had been sitting on the beam for a short while , the hen bird flew straight at one of the chicks and deliberately knocked it off the beam it was on and with a great ...
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