A Natural History of the Most Remarkable Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, Serpents, Reptiles, and Insects, Volume 2C. and C. Whittingham, 1825 |
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... tongue is its most distinguished characteristic , as it serves both for its support and defence . This is round , ending in a sharp bony tip , dentated on both VOL . II . B sides , like the beard of an arrow , and. BIRDS.
... tongue is its most distinguished characteristic , as it serves both for its support and defence . This is round , ending in a sharp bony tip , dentated on both VOL . II . B sides , like the beard of an arrow , and. BIRDS.
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... tongue , and devouring the whole brood . Sometimes , also , this bird alights upon the ground to try its for- tune at an ant hill , and seldom fails of procuring a rich repast . The Woodpecker , generally chooses for its habita- tion ...
... tongue , and devouring the whole brood . Sometimes , also , this bird alights upon the ground to try its for- tune at an ant hill , and seldom fails of procuring a rich repast . The Woodpecker , generally chooses for its habita- tion ...
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... tongue is cloven at the end . The song of these birds is also louder than that of other warblers , but , unless heard in their wild state , is not so pleasing . Indeed the music of every bird in cap- tivity is but the mirth of a little ...
... tongue is cloven at the end . The song of these birds is also louder than that of other warblers , but , unless heard in their wild state , is not so pleasing . Indeed the music of every bird in cap- tivity is but the mirth of a little ...
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... tongue is short , and the eyes of a hazel colour ; the head and neck in proportion to the body are larger than in the generality of small birds , from which , most probably , they derived their name . In some places they are called ...
... tongue is short , and the eyes of a hazel colour ; the head and neck in proportion to the body are larger than in the generality of small birds , from which , most probably , they derived their name . In some places they are called ...
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... tongue is short , broad , and cloven , the nostrils are open , and the mouth is wide . Except in one species , the wings are long , and the tail is forked . They have short slender legs , and the toes are placed three before and one ...
... tongue is short , broad , and cloven , the nostrils are open , and the mouth is wide . Except in one species , the wings are long , and the tail is forked . They have short slender legs , and the toes are placed three before and one ...
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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