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  • While both genera are similar in their velvety fur and sharp demarcation between dark upperside and white underside, they differ in that Nilopegamys is larger, with broader feet that possess hairy margins, and with proportionally smaller ear pinnae.

    Archive 2006-03-01 Darren Naish 2006

  • When the underside is crispy and the upperside is looking a little dry, flip and continue cooking.

    Corn Fritters Haalo 2007

  • When the underside is crispy and the upperside is looking a little dry, flip and continue cooking.

    Archive 2007-07-01 Haalo 2007

  • The hedgerow is planted directly above the canal while the rockwall is built along the upperside of the hedgerow.

    1. Establishing Contour Lines 1992

  • It was high noon when Hubert Stane directed the nose of the canoe towards a landing-place in the lee of a sand-bar, on the upperside of which was a pile of dry driftwood suitable for firing.

    A Mating in the Wilds Ottwell Binns

  • Its leaves are full four inches long, near three inches broad, and very thick, of a beautiful sea-green on the upperside, and resembling white velvet on the under-side: its bark is smooth and of a grey colour; its wood is white, soft and flexible, and {219} the grain interwoven.

    History of Louisisana Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing -1775 Le Page du Pratz

  • I shot both male and female and took the eggs; the nest was placed on the upperside of a sloping bough, was covered outside with cobweb, and lined with thin dry grass.

    The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Allan Octavian Hume 1870

  • Description The upperside of the Harpy Eagle is covered with slate black feathers, and the underside is with white.

    WN.com - Articles related to French holiday firm debuts 'Eco-Nature' resorts 2010

  • Description The upperside of the Harpy Eagle is covered with slate black feathers, and the underside is with white.

    WN.com - Articles related to French holiday firm debuts 'Eco-Nature' resorts 2010

  • Color distribution maps show ranges of all subspecies, and field identification is further aided by relevant upperside and underside flight images.

    The Guardian World News 2010

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