An Introduction to the Study of Birds: Or, the Elements of Ornithology, on Scientific Principles with a Particular Notice of the Birds Mentioned in ScriptureReligious Tract Society, 1835 - 584 Seiten |
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... resemble those of a horse for strength and muscle . But let us look at a bird expressly formed for rapid flight : we see its feathers close and rigid , often with a burnished metal - like surface ; the wings long and pointed , the quill ...
... resemble those of a horse for strength and muscle . But let us look at a bird expressly formed for rapid flight : we see its feathers close and rigid , often with a burnished metal - like surface ; the wings long and pointed , the quill ...
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... resemblance of structure among them , and they pass from one group into another by insensible gradations . Every one has felt the difficulty of giving this order a characteristic name . Cuvier has called it " Passereaux , " or Passeres ...
... resemblance of structure among them , and they pass from one group into another by insensible gradations . Every one has felt the difficulty of giving this order a characteristic name . Cuvier has called it " Passereaux , " or Passeres ...
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... resembles the disgusting voracity of the vultures . For hours , and some- times for days together , they remain stationary upon the putrid carrion , and quit it only when it no longer affords the means of satiating the cravings of their ...
... resembles the disgusting voracity of the vultures . For hours , and some- times for days together , they remain stationary upon the putrid carrion , and quit it only when it no longer affords the means of satiating the cravings of their ...
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... , its place being supplied by the WHITE - HEADED EAGLE , ( Haliaëtus leucocephalus , ) a bird which , in its youthful plumage , closely resembles its relative , but which , after the third year 40 ORDER 1. - RAPTORES .
... , its place being supplied by the WHITE - HEADED EAGLE , ( Haliaëtus leucocephalus , ) a bird which , in its youthful plumage , closely resembles its relative , but which , after the third year 40 ORDER 1. - RAPTORES .
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... resemblance to pens stuck behind the ear , has arisen its common name : these feathers can be raised up at the will of the bird , so as to form a beautiful crest ; the two middle tail - feathers are double the length of the others . The ...
... resemblance to pens stuck behind the ear , has arisen its common name : these feathers can be raised up at the will of the bird , so as to form a beautiful crest ; the two middle tail - feathers are double the length of the others . The ...
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
abundant Africa America appears Avocet Barn Owl beak beautiful Bee-eater bill bird body breast breeding brown Bustard chest claws close coast colour common COMMON CRANE compressed crest deep diving Duck dull dusky edges eggs elongated Europe favourite feathers feet female fish flight flocks food consists Fowl frequently Gallinule genus glossy grass gray green greenish ground habits head hence inches incubation insects island lakes larvæ legs length male mandible manners marshes moult native neck nest northern Northern Diver nostrils notice observed ostrich pass peculiar Petrel picul plumage plumes pointed Pratincole prey quadrupeds quill-feathers rapid reddish remarkable resemble rivers Sacred Ibis season seen shores short sides singular sketch slender species spot spring summer swallow swimming tail tail-coverts tarsi Temminck throat toes trachea trees tribe upper mandible upper surface Whip-poor-will whole wild wings winter woods yellow yellowish young
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 388 - And there went forth a wind from the Lord, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, as it were a day's journey on this side, and as it were a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits high upon the face of the earth.
Seite 121 - Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the Lord.
Seite 335 - Thy sun shall no more go down, neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
Seite 333 - But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark; for the waters were on the face of the whole earth.
Seite 275 - O Cuckoo ! shall I call thee Bird, Or but a wandering Voice ? While I am lying on the grass Thy twofold shout I hear, From hill to hill it seems to pass, At once far off, and near. Though babbling only to the Vale, Of sunshine and of flowers, Thou bringest unto me a tale Of visionary hours. Thrice welcome, darling of the Spring ! Even yet thou art to me No bird, but an invisible thing, A voice, a mystery...
Seite 275 - To seek thee did I often rove Through woods and on the green ; And thou wert still a hope, a love ; Still longed for, never seen. And I can listen to thee yet ; Can lie upon the plain And listen, till I do beget That golden time again.
Seite 544 - Thou'rt gone, the abyss of heaven Hath swallowed up thy form ; yet, on my heart, Deeply hath sunk the lesson thou hast given, And shall not soon depart. He who, from zone to zone, Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight, In the long way that I must tread alone Will lead my steps aright.
Seite 544 - Lone wandering, but not lost. All day thy wings have fanned, At that far height, the cold, thin atmosphere; Yet stoop not, weary, to the welcome land, Though the dark night is near.
Seite 2 - Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high? She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place. From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off. Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.
Seite 2 - Wisely regardful of the embroiling sky, In joyless fields and thorny thickets leaves His shivering mates, and pays to trusted man His annual visit. Half afraid, he first Against the window beats ; then, brisk, alights On the warm hearth ; then, hopping o'er the floor, Eyes all the smiling family askance, And pecks, and starts, and wonders where he is ; Till more familiar grown, the table-crumbs Attract his slender feet.