Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 8Americana Corporation, 1965 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 129
... side to side . The spiral tips of the long " tail- wires " are bright green , and the swaying motion tosses them from one side to the other . The finale comes when he turns suddenly around and shows the fluffy white under tail coverts ...
... side to side . The spiral tips of the long " tail- wires " are bright green , and the swaying motion tosses them from one side to the other . The finale comes when he turns suddenly around and shows the fluffy white under tail coverts ...
Page 190
... side aim to make the highest number of runs . Wickets , consisting of three stumps , are pitched in the ground 22 yards apart . ( F.B. ) Origin . - Cricket , like other bat and ball games , was not " invented , " but slowly evolved from ...
... side aim to make the highest number of runs . Wickets , consisting of three stumps , are pitched in the ground 22 yards apart . ( F.B. ) Origin . - Cricket , like other bat and ball games , was not " invented , " but slowly evolved from ...
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... side of the river , while the Delaware , Lackawanna and Western Railroad traverses it on the Pennsylvania side . DE LA WARR , děl'à - wâr , 3D ( or 12TH ) BARON ( THOMAS WEST ; known as LORD DE LA WARR , sometimes LORD DELAWARE ) ...
... side of the river , while the Delaware , Lackawanna and Western Railroad traverses it on the Pennsylvania side . DE LA WARR , děl'à - wâr , 3D ( or 12TH ) BARON ( THOMAS WEST ; known as LORD DE LA WARR , sometimes LORD DELAWARE ) ...
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