An History of the Earth, and Animated Nature, Volume 5F. Wingrave, successor to Mr. Nourse, in the Strand, 1791 |
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Page 11
... short legs , and these chiefly employed in fwimming . Thus every external part hitherto noticed ap- pears adapted to the life and fituation of the animal ; nor are the inward parts , though lefs immediately appropriated to flight , lefs ...
... short legs , and these chiefly employed in fwimming . Thus every external part hitherto noticed ap- pears adapted to the life and fituation of the animal ; nor are the inward parts , though lefs immediately appropriated to flight , lefs ...
Page 15
... short ones : water - fowl , and birds of the poultry kind , the longeft of all . There is ftill another appendix obfervable in the intestines of birds , resembling a little worm , which is nothing more than the remainder 4 remainder of ...
... short ones : water - fowl , and birds of the poultry kind , the longeft of all . There is ftill another appendix obfervable in the intestines of birds , resembling a little worm , which is nothing more than the remainder 4 remainder of ...
Page 40
... short way in illuftrating the different tribes of fo numerous a clafs . The number of birds already known , amounts to above eight hundred ; and every person who turns his mind to these kinds of purfuits , is every day adding to the ...
... short way in illuftrating the different tribes of fo numerous a clafs . The number of birds already known , amounts to above eight hundred ; and every person who turns his mind to these kinds of purfuits , is every day adding to the ...
Page 42
... short , and their feet formed for fwim- ' , ming , the toes being webbed together . Their body is fat , inclining to rancidity . They live in waters , and chiefly build their nefts upon land . With refpect to the order of birds that ...
... short , and their feet formed for fwim- ' , ming , the toes being webbed together . Their body is fat , inclining to rancidity . They live in waters , and chiefly build their nefts upon land . With refpect to the order of birds that ...
Page 43
... short , and their flesh favoury . They live in lakes upon animals , and they chiefly . build their nefts upon the ground . Such is the divifion of Linnæus , with respect to this class of animals ; and at first fight it appears natural ...
... short , and their flesh favoury . They live in lakes upon animals , and they chiefly . build their nefts upon the ground . Such is the divifion of Linnæus , with respect to this class of animals ; and at first fight it appears natural ...
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afferts affiduity againſt alfo almoſt alſo animal beak beautiful bill birds of prey breed caffowary CHAP clafs claſs climate cock colour defcribed diſtance diſtinguiſhed domeftic eagle eaſily eggs encreaſe faid falcon fame feafon feathers fecurity feed feems feen feize feldom female ferves feven fhort fide firft firſt fize fkin fleſh flight fome fometimes foon forefts fpecies ftill ftomach ftrong fubftances fuch fufficient fummer fupply furniſhed fwallowed greateſt hatched hawk head herſelf hiſtory horned owl inches infects itſelf largeſt lefs legs leſs live male moft moſt muſt nature neck neft nouriſhment obferved occafions oftrich pleaſure plumage poultry kind prey purfuit purpoſes purſue quadrupedes rapacious reft reſembles ſeaſon ſee ſeems ſeen ſhe ſhort ſhould ſkin ſmall ſmaller ſome ſpecies ſtate ſtill ſuch tail thefe birds themſelves theſe birds thofe thoſe toes tribe ufually uſe uſually vulture wings young