An Introduction to the Study of Birds: Or, the Elements of Ornithology, on Scientific Principles with a Particular Notice of the Birds Mentioned in Scripture |
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... Leg of Sketch of the various Order Passerine , or In- sessores . . 11 parts of a Bird 14 Order Raptores . Head of the Horned Podargus Common Goatsucker 103 Claw of Middle Toe 103 Reed Wren and Nest 167 Golden - crested Wren 168 Nest of ...
... Leg of Sketch of the various Order Passerine , or In- sessores . . 11 parts of a Bird 14 Order Raptores . Head of the Horned Podargus Common Goatsucker 103 Claw of Middle Toe 103 Reed Wren and Nest 167 Golden - crested Wren 168 Nest of ...
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... Leg and Foot of Ptar- Heads of Swans . . 517 migan . 380 Trachea of Swan . 518 264 Head of ditto • • 381 • 264 Willow Ptarmigan Californian Quail Ostrich's Foot and • 382 . 390 . 265 Stoke's Hamming Nandu . Bird • 266 Emen Cassowary ...
... Leg and Foot of Ptar- Heads of Swans . . 517 migan . 380 Trachea of Swan . 518 264 Head of ditto • • 381 • 264 Willow Ptarmigan Californian Quail Ostrich's Foot and • 382 . 390 . 265 Stoke's Hamming Nandu . Bird • 266 Emen Cassowary ...
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... leg ) , which consists of a single elongated bone , covered with scaly skin alone ; to its extremity are articulated the toes , upon as many pulley - like processes . The toes , in most birds , are three before and one behind , but in ...
... leg ) , which consists of a single elongated bone , covered with scaly skin alone ; to its extremity are articulated the toes , upon as many pulley - like processes . The toes , in most birds , are three before and one behind , but in ...
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... legs are moderately strong , but the feet are unarmed with talons formidable as in the eagle , and are incapable of lacerating a living victim , or of carrying it into the air . Indeed they seldom attempt to remove their carrion food ...
... legs are moderately strong , but the feet are unarmed with talons formidable as in the eagle , and are incapable of lacerating a living victim , or of carrying it into the air . Indeed they seldom attempt to remove their carrion food ...
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... legs ; another ball struck its thigh , and it fell to the ground , " nor did it " die of its wounds until after an interval of half an hour . " The feathers of the Condor are so close , firm , and thick , and overlap each other so ...
... legs ; another ball struck its thigh , and it fell to the ground , " nor did it " die of its wounds until after an interval of half an hour . " The feathers of the Condor are so close , firm , and thick , and overlap each other so ...
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Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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...
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.