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 páginas |
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... contain the embryo , requiring a certain degree of warmth for its * That is , a circulation of blood through the general system , conducted by one set of vessels arising from the left ventricle , and a circulation through the lungs ...
... contain the embryo , requiring a certain degree of warmth for its * That is , a circulation of blood through the general system , conducted by one set of vessels arising from the left ventricle , and a circulation through the lungs ...
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... contains the domestic fowl , the peacock , turkey , and many more . V. THE WADING ORDER . Grallatores . Vig . Beak generally long , but variable ; tarsi long , limbs bare above the tarsal joint ; toes , three before and one behind ...
... contains the domestic fowl , the peacock , turkey , and many more . V. THE WADING ORDER . Grallatores . Vig . Beak generally long , but variable ; tarsi long , limbs bare above the tarsal joint ; toes , three before and one behind ...
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... contains the tigers and hyenas of the fea- thered race , the birds of carnivorous appetite , and rapacious habits . They possess powers and weapons adapted for their station . Their sight is powerful , in many the smell is acute , in ...
... contains the tigers and hyenas of the fea- thered race , the birds of carnivorous appetite , and rapacious habits . They possess powers and weapons adapted for their station . Their sight is powerful , in many the smell is acute , in ...
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... contains not only the present , but the King of the Vultures , and several others . Though the researches of modern travellers have fairly laid open the history of this bird , yet twenty years ago one or two imperfect specimens were all ...
... contains not only the present , but the King of the Vultures , and several others . Though the researches of modern travellers have fairly laid open the history of this bird , yet twenty years ago one or two imperfect specimens were all ...
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... containing the most sanguinary birds of prey . FAMILY FALCONIDE . THE family designated Falconidae , comprehends several subordinate groups , agreeing in general outlines , yet sepa- rated from each other by marked and essential ...
... containing the most sanguinary birds of prey . FAMILY FALCONIDE . THE family designated Falconidae , comprehends several subordinate groups , agreeing in general outlines , yet sepa- rated from each other by marked and essential ...
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Términos y frases comunes
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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Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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...
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.