Annals of some remarkable aërial and alpine voyages, including those of the author : to which are added, observations on the partial deafness to which aerial and mountain travellers are liable, and an essay on the flight and migration of birds, the whole being intended as supplementary to "Researches about atmospheric phenomena" (1832)
Forster, T.(Thomas),1789-1860 · London : Keating and Brown · leaf 125
the several species. The same observation applies to Wood-cocks, Quails, Cranes, Storks, and other migratory fowls. By mul-tiplying such observations we shall acquire a more accurate knowledgeof the space traversed by birds in a given time, and shall be able thebetter to estimate their mechanical… … HIRUNDO RUSTICA. H. Domestica.—H. Caminicola.Latin. Hirundo domestica—French. LHirondelle domestique, or See mv Tract On the Brumal Retreat of the Swallow.—London. 1807 107 IHirondelle de Cheminee—Italian. La Rondine Caniino—Portuguese. A Andorinha de Chammine—Spanish. La Golondrina dc Chimenea…
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