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Quails, and young berry cream, &c. Bustards, and bustard quails.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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Quails, and young berry cream, &c. Bustards, and bustard quails.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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In autumn Bustards are gregarious, when they leave the open downs for more sheltered situations.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 576, November 17, 1832 Various
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Among the other species of Bustards are the Little, or Field, and the thick-kneed, Stone-curlew, or Norfolk Plover.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 576, November 17, 1832 Various
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Bustards, or wild turkeys, are found at certain periods all over
Life and sport in China Second Edition Oliver George Ready
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Whitear, it appears that Bustards now breed in the open parts of
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 576, November 17, 1832 Various
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Bustards, plover and many other migratory birds appear only in winter, while for hunters of big game, tigers, leopards, horned deer and wild boar are found in certain localities.
Life and sport in China Second Edition Oliver George Ready
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Bustards and moles were the only living creatures.
Explorations in Australia, Illustrated, John Forrest 1882
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First, there are the Ostriches, which are the envy of all people cursed with weak digestive powers; then there is the Dodo, with its mysterious and half-told history; also the Bustards, the Coursers, the Plovers, the
How to See the British Museum in Four Visits W. Blanchard Jerrold 1855
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The Bustards occupy the two next cases (110, 111) to which the visitor should direct his attention.
How to See the British Museum in Four Visits W. Blanchard Jerrold 1855
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