A History of the earth and animated nature v.1, Volume 1A. Fullarton, 1852 |
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... brown and gray ; its throat is nakedish , and of a bluish lead colour ; the feathers of the body are a little incurved at the tip ; its wings are hardly visible ; its legs are of a brown colour , and its feet with three toes.-ED. CHAP ...
... brown and gray ; its throat is nakedish , and of a bluish lead colour ; the feathers of the body are a little incurved at the tip ; its wings are hardly visible ; its legs are of a brown colour , and its feet with three toes.-ED. CHAP ...
Page 23
... brown plumage , the feet of the turkey - cock , as also the beak , but a little more hooked . They have hardly any tail , and their posterior , covered with feathers , is rounded like the croup of a horse . They stand higher than the ...
... brown plumage , the feet of the turkey - cock , as also the beak , but a little more hooked . They have hardly any tail , and their posterior , covered with feathers , is rounded like the croup of a horse . They stand higher than the ...
Page 28
... brown colour , bordered with tawny ; but those on the crown of the head , in very old birds turn gray . The whole body , above as well as be- neath , is of a dark brown ; and the feathers of the back are finely clouded with a deeper ...
... brown colour , bordered with tawny ; but those on the crown of the head , in very old birds turn gray . The whole body , above as well as be- neath , is of a dark brown ; and the feathers of the back are finely clouded with a deeper ...
Page 29
... brown . Age , hunger , long cap- tivity , and diseases , make them whiter . It is said they live above a hundred years ; and that they at last die , not of old age , but from the beaks turning inward upon the under mandible , and thus ...
... brown . Age , hunger , long cap- tivity , and diseases , make them whiter . It is said they live above a hundred years ; and that they at last die , not of old age , but from the beaks turning inward upon the under mandible , and thus ...
Page 30
... brown ; the head , neck , and tail feathers , white ; the feathers of the upper part of the leg brown . The white eagle : the whole white . The kough - footed eagle : of a dirty brown ; spotted under the wings , and on the legs , with ...
... brown ; the head , neck , and tail feathers , white ; the feathers of the upper part of the leg brown . The white eagle : the whole white . The kough - footed eagle : of a dirty brown ; spotted under the wings , and on the legs , with ...
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animal appear beak beautiful belly bill birds birds of prey bittern body bones bottom breed brown called CHAP chiefly claws coast colour common continue covered crocodile devour distance duck eagle eggs eyes feathers feed feet female fins fish flesh flight flocks frequently frog furnished gannet gills habits hatched head heron hole inches inhabitants insects islands kind larvæ legs length less live male mandible manner motion mouth native nature neck nest never observed ostrich oysters pectoral fins pigeon plumage prey quadrupeds red grouse resembling rivers rocks round Scotland season seems seen seize seldom serpents shell shore side skin sometimes soon spawn species spot spring Supplementary Note surface swallow tail taken Temminck thick thrush tion toad toes trees tribe upper usually venom viviparous whale whole wild wings winter woods young