A familiar history of birds |
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... confined to itself , and recommending it to the attention of a large class of readers ; namely , that of its being within the reach of all who take an interest in the proceedings of the natural world . Quadrupeds , generally speaking ...
... confined to itself , and recommending it to the attention of a large class of readers ; namely , that of its being within the reach of all who take an interest in the proceedings of the natural world . Quadrupeds , generally speaking ...
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... confine themselves to fruits , their beaks being equally calculated by their mus cular strength for crushing the bones of small birds ; and in their native forests they are seen perched on high trees , watch- ing the moment when old ...
... confine themselves to fruits , their beaks being equally calculated by their mus cular strength for crushing the bones of small birds ; and in their native forests they are seen perched on high trees , watch- ing the moment when old ...
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... confined they will thrive very well on a diet with which they must be perfectly unacquainted by the sea side . We may form , too , some idea of their voracity , from the quantity consumed by a Gull kept and fed in a garden , which ...
... confined they will thrive very well on a diet with which they must be perfectly unacquainted by the sea side . We may form , too , some idea of their voracity , from the quantity consumed by a Gull kept and fed in a garden , which ...
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... confined to the fishing tribe , for some that live upon fruits can dispose of an equally surprising quantity . For instance , the Cedar - bird of America will devour every fruit or berry that comes in its way ; and will gorge itself to ...
... confined to the fishing tribe , for some that live upon fruits can dispose of an equally surprising quantity . For instance , the Cedar - bird of America will devour every fruit or berry that comes in its way ; and will gorge itself to ...
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... confined to Russia , we may learn from the follow- ing instance corroborating the fact just mentioned . A gentle- man walking near Aberdeen , in Scotland , one morning , during a heavy gale which blew from the north - west , was ...
... confined to Russia , we may learn from the follow- ing instance corroborating the fact just mentioned . A gentle- man walking near Aberdeen , in Scotland , one morning , during a heavy gale which blew from the north - west , was ...
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Albatross amongst animals appearance approach attack beak bill birds of prey body breed brood cage called catch caught claws close colour confined Cormorant Crow Cuckoo dart distance Ducks Eagle eggs Falcon favourite feathers feed feet fish flew flight flocks frequently Gannet genus Goose ground Gull habits hatched Hawk head Heron hole hour insects instance island Jacana Jackdaw killed known legs length live mandible miles mode naturalists nearly nest never night observed occasionally Ostrich Owls pair particular Passerine peculiar perch Pheasant Pigeons plumage prey Raven reared remain resembling rocks Rooks scarcely Scotland season seemed seen seize short Shrike singular Sir Edward Parry small birds soon sort South Stack Sparrow species spot supposed Swallows Table taken Thrush Titmouse trees tribe usually Vulture watch wild wings Woodcocks yards young birds
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Стр. 405 - Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Стр. 411 - Come on, sir; here's the place: stand still. How fearful And dizzy 'tis, to cast one's eyes so low! The crows and choughs that wing the midway air Show scarce so gross as beetles: halfway down Hangs one that gathers samphire, dreadful trade! Methinks he seems no bigger than his head...
Стр. 288 - And there went forth a wind from the LORD, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, as it were a day's journey on this side, and as it were a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits high upon the face of the earth.
Стр. 412 - Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head: The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yon...
Стр. 289 - And the people stood up all that day, and all that night, and all the next day, and they gathered the quails; he that gathered least, gathered ten homers; and they spread them all abroad for themselves round about the camp.
Стр. 181 - Many were the attempts of the neighbouring youths to get at this eyry: the difficulty whetted their inclinations, and each was ambitious of surmounting the arduous task. But when they arrived at the swelling, it jutted out so in their way, and was so far beyond their grasp, that the most daring lads were awed, and acknowledged the undertaking to be too hazardous. So the ravens built on, nest upon nest, in perfect security, till the fatal day arrived in which the wood was to be levelled.
Стр. 309 - Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the Lord.
Стр. 347 - Muskles are -. the other end is made fast unto the belly of a rude masse or lumpe, which in time commeth to the shape and form of a bird : when it is perfectly formed, the shell gapeth open, and the first thing that appeareth is the...
Стр. 348 - Lancashire call by no other name than a tree-goose, which place aforesaid, and all those parts adjoining, do so much abound therewith, that one of the best is bought for three pence. For the truth hereof, if any doubt, may it please them to repair unto me, and I shall satisfie them by the testimonie of good witnesses.
Стр. 347 - There is a small island in Lancashire, called the Pile of Foulders, wherein are found the broken pieces of old and bruised ships, some whereof have been cast thither by...