That which they make when disturbed mimics a nest of young snakes or young birds under similar circumstances — a sort of scream. They can also produce a chirp somewhat like that of a cricket, and a very loud shrill screech, prolonged for fifteen or... Proceedings - Page 326by American Association for the Advancement of Science - 1886Full view - About this book
| Missouri. State Board of Agriculture - Agriculture - 1869 - 786 pages
...on the drums under the wings, shown in Figure 6, at^#,by alternately tightening and loosening them. The general noise, on approaching the infested woods,...They can also produce a chirp somewhat like that of a cricket's, and a very loud shrill screech, prolonged for fifteen or twenty seconds, and gradually increasing... | |
| 1885 - 420 pages
...described in detail; nor would I pretend to put them to musical scale. Writing seventeen yeaft ago I described the notes in a general way as follows:...young birds under similar circumstances — a sort ot scream. They can also produce a chiip somewhat like that of a cricket, and a very loud shrill screech,... | |
| United States. Department of Agriculture - Agriculture - 1885 - 762 pages
...described in detail, nor would I pretend to put them to musical scale. Writing seventeen years ago, I described the notes in a general way, as follows...that of a distant threshing machine and a distant frogpond. That which they make when disturbed mimics a nest of young snakes or young birds under similar... | |
| Washintong Government Printing Office - 1885 - 746 pages
...described in detail, nor would I pretend to put them to musical scale. Writing seventeen years ago, I described the notes in a general way, as follows...that of a distant threshing machine and a distant frogpond. That which they make when disturbed mimics a nest of young snakes or young birds under similar... | |
| Commissioner of Agriculture - 1885 - 734 pages
...described in 'letail, nor would I pretend to put them to musical scale. Writing seventeen years ago, I described the notes in a general way, as follows:...between that of a distant threshing machine and a distatlt frogpond. That which they make when disturbed mimics a nest of young snakes or young birds... | |
| United States. Congress. House - United States - 1885 - 778 pages
...described fh detail, nor would 1 pretend to put them to musical scale. Writing seventeen years ago, 1 described the notes in a general way? as follows:...that of a distant threshing machine and a distant frogpond. That which they make when disturbed mimics a nest of young snakes or young birds under similar... | |
| John Michels (Journalist) - Science - 1885 - 624 pages
...described in detail, nor would I pretend to put them to musical scale. Writing seventeen years ago, I described the notes in a general way, as follows...infested woods, is a compromise between that of a distant threshing-machine and a distant frogpond. That which the}1 make when disturbed mimics a nest of young... | |
| John Michels (Journalist) - Science - 1885 - 616 pages
...described in detail, nor would I pretend to put them to musical scale. Writing seventeen years ago, I described the notes in a general way, as follows...infested woods, is a compromise between that of a distant threshing-machine and a distant frogpond. That which they make when disturbed mimics a nest of young... | |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science - 1886 - 684 pages
...described in detail ; nor would I pretend to put them to musical scale. Writing seventeen years ago I described the notes in a general way as follows...That which they make when disturbed mimics a nest of yonng snakes or young birds under similar circumstances — a sort of scream. They can also produce... | |
| Sir Arthur Everett Shipley - Zoology - 1899 - 646 pages
...the infested woods, is a combination of that of a distant threshingmachine and n distant frog-pond. That which they make when disturbed, mimics a nest...circumstances — a sort of scream. They can also produce 1 Some entomologists consider that this "railway-whistle" note is the result of the combined efforts... | |
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