The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal, Volume 5Archibald Constable, 1821 - Science Contains the proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the Wernerian Natural History Society (Edinburgh), etc. |
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Page 229 - The old birds soon afterwards made their appearance, approached the nest, and fed the family, without showing alarm. This being noticed, the nest was soon afterwards placed on a table in the middle of the apartment, and the window left open. The parent birds came boldly in, and fed their offspring as before. Still...
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Page 303 - J inch long, and of the same breadth as the others. These were seen to move in the same manner as a worm does in water. When taken up on the finger, they retained their shining faculty even when dry. When brought near to a candle, their light disappeared ; but, by minute attention, an extremely fine white filament could be observed, and lifted upon the point of a pin. It was of an uniform shining colour and form, and about the thickness of a spider's thread.