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" One day, whilst lying down, a mocking-thrush alighted on the edge of a pitcher, made of the shell of a tortoise, which I held in my hand, and began very quietly to sip the water; it allowed me to lift it from the ground whilst seated on the vessel: I... "
The Wonders of the World, in Nature, Art, and Mind ... - Page 101
by Robert Sears - 1856
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The Natural History of Selborne

Gilbert White - 1843 - 424 pages
...a year ago at Frinsmuzzle of one, I pushed a hawk off the branch of a tree. One day a mocking-bird alighted on the edge of a pitcher (made of the shell of a tortoise), which I held in my hand whilst lying down. It began very quietly to sip the water, and allowed me to lift...
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Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of ..., Volumes 1-2

Charles Darwin - 1846 - 716 pages
...with the muzzle I pushed a hawk off the branch of a tree. One day, whilst lying down, a mocking-thrush alighted on the edge of a pitcher, made of the shell of a tortoise, which I held in my hand, and began very quietly to sip the water; it allowed me to lift it from the ground...
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The Gallery of Nature: A Pictorial and Descriptive Tour Through Creation

Thomas Milner - 1848 - 892 pages
...districts of South America, for with its muzzle he pushed a hawk off the branch of a tree. Once, while lying down, a mocking thrush alighted on the edge...leisurely to sip the water, even allowing him to handle it whila [\ seated on the vessel. In Charles Island, which had been colonised about six years, lie saw...
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The Principles of Physiology Applied to the Preservation of Health, and to ...

Andrew Combe - 1852 - 380 pages
...I pushed a hawk off the branch of a tree. One day, whilst lying down, a mocking-thrush alighted oи the edge of a pitcher, made of the shell of a tortoise, which I held in my hand, and began very quietly to sip the water ; it allowed me to lift it from the ground...
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The reason why? A careful collection of hundreds of reasons for things [by R ...

Robert Kemp Philp - 1857 - 362 pages
...districts of South America, for with its muzzle he pushed a hawk off the branch of a tree. Once, while lying down, a mocking thrush alighted on the edge...seated on the vessel. In Charles Island, which had been colonised about six years, he saw a boy sitting by a well with a switch in his hand, with which he...
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The Reason why: A Careful Collection of Many Hundreds of Reasons for Things ...

Robert Kemp Philp - 1857 - 360 pages
...districts of South America, for with it« muzzle he pushed a hawk off the branch of a tree. Once, while lying down, a mocking thrush alighted on the edge...seated on the vessel. In Charles Island, which had been colonised about six years, he saw a boy sitting by a well with a switch in his hand, with which he...
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The gallery of nature: a tour through creation, Volume 28

Thomas Milner - 1860 - 896 pages
...districts of South America, for with its muzzle he pushed a hawk off the branch of a tree. Once, while lying down, a mocking thrush alighted on the edge...seated on the vessel. In Charles Island, which had been colonised about six years, he saw a boy sitting by a well with a switch in his hand, with which he...
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The Reason why: A Careful Collection of Many Hundreds of Reasons for Things ...

Robert Kemp Philp - 1860 - 376 pages
...muzzle he pushed a hawk off the branch of a tree. Once, while lying down, a mocking thrush alighted ou the edge of a pitcher, made of the shell of a tortoise,...seated on the vessel. In Charles Island, which had been colonised aoout six years, lie saw a boy sitting by a well with a switch in his hand, with which he...
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The Reason Why: General Science: A Careful Collection of Many Hundreds of ...

Robert Kemp Philp - 1860 - 388 pages
...districts of South America, Cor with its muzzle he pushed a hawk off the branch of a tree. Once, while lying down, a mocking thrush alighted on the edge of a pitcher, made of the •hell of a tortoise, which he was holding in his hand, and began very leisurely to Rip the water,...
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Transactions of the Ethnological Society of London, Volume 1

1861 - 394 pages
...J. CRAWFURD, ESQ., on the Civilization of Man. hawk off the branch of a tree. One day a mocking-bird alighted on the edge of a pitcher, made of the shell of a tortoise, which I held in my hand whilst lying down. He began very quietly to sip the water, and allowed me to lift...
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