An History of the Earth, and Animated Nature, Volume 5F. Wingrave, successor to Mr. Nourse, in the Strand, 1791 |
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Page 5
... live for the most part under cover , are not furnished with fo large a stock of this fluid as those birds that refide in the open air . The feathers of an hen , for inftance , are pervious to every fhower ; on the contrary , fwans ...
... live for the most part under cover , are not furnished with fo large a stock of this fluid as those birds that refide in the open air . The feathers of an hen , for inftance , are pervious to every fhower ; on the contrary , fwans ...
Page 14
... live upon animal food , as well as in fome of the fish - feeding tribe , the ftomach is peculiarly formed . The œfo- phagus , or gullet , in them is found replete with glandulous bodies , which ferve to dilate and macerate the food as ...
... live upon animal food , as well as in fome of the fish - feeding tribe , the ftomach is peculiarly formed . The œfo- phagus , or gullet , in them is found replete with glandulous bodies , which ferve to dilate and macerate the food as ...
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... live with inviolable fidelity together for a con- ftancy ; and when one dies , the other is always feen to fhare the fame fate foon after . We must not take our idea of the conjugal fidelity of birds from obferving the poultry in our ...
... live with inviolable fidelity together for a con- ftancy ; and when one dies , the other is always feen to fhare the fame fate foon after . We must not take our idea of the conjugal fidelity of birds from obferving the poultry in our ...
Page 23
... live upon fruits and corn , and that are too of- ten unwelcome intruders upon the fruits of hu- man induftry , in making their nefts ufe every precaution to conceal them from man . On the other hand , the great birds , remote from human ...
... live upon fruits and corn , and that are too of- ten unwelcome intruders upon the fruits of hu- man induftry , in making their nefts ufe every precaution to conceal them from man . On the other hand , the great birds , remote from human ...
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... live there in undisturbed fecurity . In those regions , from the thickness of the forefts , the ground remains moift and penetrable during the fum- mer season ; the woodcock , the fiipe , and other flender - billed birds , can there ...
... live there in undisturbed fecurity . In those regions , from the thickness of the forefts , the ground remains moift and penetrable during the fum- mer season ; the woodcock , the fiipe , and other flender - billed birds , can there ...
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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