A Natural History of the Most Remarkable Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, Serpents, Reptiles, and Insects, Volume 2C. and C. Whittingham, 1825 |
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... lour marks its forehead : its belly is whitish , and the legs and feet of a dusky black . It is near six inches in length from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail , the former being about half an inch , and the latter two inches ...
... lour marks its forehead : its belly is whitish , and the legs and feet of a dusky black . It is near six inches in length from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail , the former being about half an inch , and the latter two inches ...
Page 36
... lour . The Blackcap visits us about the middle . of April , and retires in September : it is common in Italy , but in England it is rather a rare bird . It frequents gar- dens , and builds its nest near the ground ; it is com- posed of ...
... lour . The Blackcap visits us about the middle . of April , and retires in September : it is common in Italy , but in England it is rather a rare bird . It frequents gar- dens , and builds its nest near the ground ; it is com- posed of ...
Page 89
... lour . The plumage is wholly white ; except the orbits of the eyes , which are bare and blackish : some of the feathers on the side of the back and on the wings are black . The skin , the legs , and the bare parts of the thighs , are ...
... lour . The plumage is wholly white ; except the orbits of the eyes , which are bare and blackish : some of the feathers on the side of the back and on the wings are black . The skin , the legs , and the bare parts of the thighs , are ...
Page 94
... lour , which she hatches in twenty - five days . The Bit- terns defend their young with such courage , that even the hawk will seldom venture to attack the nest . When wounded by the sportsman , this bird often makes a severe resistance ...
... lour , which she hatches in twenty - five days . The Bit- terns defend their young with such courage , that even the hawk will seldom venture to attack the nest . When wounded by the sportsman , this bird often makes a severe resistance ...
Page 100
... lour with the head , only interspersed with transversed black lines , edged with a pale yellow . The tail fea- thers are alternately crossed with black and white lines . The legs are of a dusky greenish colour , some- times black , and ...
... lour with the head , only interspersed with transversed black lines , edged with a pale yellow . The tail fea- thers are alternately crossed with black and white lines . The legs are of a dusky greenish colour , some- times black , and ...
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anal fins animal appears ash colour bait beautiful bill bird black spots blue body breast and belly breed brown caught chiefly claws coasts common covered crest CRESTED GREBE dark dorsal fin duck dusky edges England eyes feed female lays fish flesh flocks frequently Gannet gills goose gray green half hatched head holes inches in length inches long inhabits insects islands JACK SNIPE kind Lapwing lateral line lays four legs Lincolnshire lour male mandible membrane middle mouth native neck nest nostrils orange colour ounces pale pectoral fins placed plumage pounds prey quill feathers rays reddish resembles rivers round season seen seize seldom shell shores sides silvery skin slender sometimes species surface Surinam swallow Sword Fish tail teeth thick throat TITMOUSE tongue transverse trees tribe upper ventral fins weighs White Stork wings winter worms yellow young