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 psl. |
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... of the feather , at length dries up , and the blood - vessels become obliterated , and in this state it is the well known pith , which we remove from a quill before shaping it into a pen . Young feathers INTRODUCTION . 5.
... of the feather , at length dries up , and the blood - vessels become obliterated , and in this state it is the well known pith , which we remove from a quill before shaping it into a pen . Young feathers INTRODUCTION . 5.
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... length of wing gives it the greatest facility , and it sweeps along , in alternate rises and falls , on motionless pinions . The general colour of the plumage of the Turkey- vulture is a glossy brownish black , with green reflexions ...
... length of wing gives it the greatest facility , and it sweeps along , in alternate rises and falls , on motionless pinions . The general colour of the plumage of the Turkey- vulture is a glossy brownish black , with green reflexions ...
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... length fairly seated herself within the ring which they had formed . The affrighted natives started and ran for their lances and shields ; and the bird , after an ineffec- tual attempt to extract a portion of their meal from the boiling ...
... length fairly seated herself within the ring which they had formed . The affrighted natives started and ran for their lances and shields ; and the bird , after an ineffec- tual attempt to extract a portion of their meal from the boiling ...
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... length , is of a pure white , whence the older writers on ornithology supposed it to be a distinct species , and described it as such under the name of the Ringtail Eagle , a mistake which accurate observa- tions have now corrected ...
... length , is of a pure white , whence the older writers on ornithology supposed it to be a distinct species , and described it as such under the name of the Ringtail Eagle , a mistake which accurate observa- tions have now corrected ...
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... Length , three feet , or three feet six inches ; expanse of wings , eight to nine feet . After the true or typical Eagles of the genus Aquila , we may notice a group allied to them in powers and daring , but differing from them in ...
... Length , three feet , or three feet six inches ; expanse of wings , eight to nine feet . After the true or typical Eagles of the genus Aquila , we may notice a group allied to them in powers and daring , but differing from them in ...
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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
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