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This is a male tree , which in the spring sheds clouds of dust , and fills the
atmosphere around with farina . We may mention , while speaking of the
Selborne churchyard , that on the fifth grave from the north wall of the chancel ,
the following ...
This is a male tree , which in the spring sheds clouds of dust , and fills the
atmosphere around with farina . We may mention , while speaking of the
Selborne churchyard , that on the fifth grave from the north wall of the chancel ,
the following ...
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... and for which he indicated the specific name altivolans , commenced on the
16th of May , 1834. I obtained on that day from Hertfordshire five specimens , four
of which were pregnant females . The fifth individual , a male , was exceedingly ...
... and for which he indicated the specific name altivolans , commenced on the
16th of May , 1834. I obtained on that day from Hertfordshire five specimens , four
of which were pregnant females . The fifth individual , a male , was exceedingly ...
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I called to see it this summer , not knowing what to expect : but the moment I took
it in hand , I pronounced it the male garrulus bohemicus , or German silk - tail ,
from the five peculiar crimson tags , or points which it carries at the ends of five of
...
I called to see it this summer , not knowing what to expect : but the moment I took
it in hand , I pronounced it the male garrulus bohemicus , or German silk - tail ,
from the five peculiar crimson tags , or points which it carries at the ends of five of
...
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A fully grown male , the moment you approach him , throws back his head , and
thrusts himself rapidly forwards , as though about to make an attack ; but the
backward direction of his long spirally twisted horns , and the freedom with which
he ...
A fully grown male , the moment you approach him , throws back his head , and
thrusts himself rapidly forwards , as though about to make an attack ; but the
backward direction of his long spirally twisted horns , and the freedom with which
he ...
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The second male , whose horns have about three - fourths of their full growth ,
and whose rich colours are only less deep than those of his more aged
neighbour , acts in a similar manner . His suborbital sinus , though strongly
developed , is ...
The second male , whose horns have about three - fourths of their full growth ,
and whose rich colours are only less deep than those of his more aged
neighbour , acts in a similar manner . His suborbital sinus , though strongly
developed , is ...
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