Zoological RecreationsHenry Colburn, 1847 - Всего страниц: 380 |
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... males which , especially in the pairing season , sing with so much strength and ardour , that they burst the delicate vessels of the lungs and die suddenly . The Hon . Daines Barrington , who paid much attention to this subject ...
... males which , especially in the pairing season , sing with so much strength and ardour , that they burst the delicate vessels of the lungs and die suddenly . The Hon . Daines Barrington , who paid much attention to this subject ...
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... male had regularly assisted in feeding the young ones as long as they remained outside the window ; and , though he attended the female afterwards to that barrier , he never once entered the room , nor brought any food while the young ...
... male had regularly assisted in feeding the young ones as long as they remained outside the window ; and , though he attended the female afterwards to that barrier , he never once entered the room , nor brought any food while the young ...
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... male is most assiduous in feeding the female while she sits ; and that as late as nine o'clock at night . ‡ One word in favour of these poor little birds , which are too often mercilessly shot as fruit - eaters . That they may be seen ...
... male is most assiduous in feeding the female while she sits ; and that as late as nine o'clock at night . ‡ One word in favour of these poor little birds , which are too often mercilessly shot as fruit - eaters . That they may be seen ...
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... male swift appears to have been guilty of desertion , but the more affectionate mother staid by her little ones till they were able to accompany her to more sunny climes . " Our swifts , in general , " says that delightful writer ...
... male swift appears to have been guilty of desertion , but the more affectionate mother staid by her little ones till they were able to accompany her to more sunny climes . " Our swifts , in general , " says that delightful writer ...
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... male immediately joins her in mimic wretchedness , uttering a note so soft and plaintive that it requires a strong stimulus to force the naturalist to rob the poor birds of their treasure . 66 The nest around is imbedded in the moss to ...
... male immediately joins her in mimic wretchedness , uttering a note so soft and plaintive that it requires a strong stimulus to force the naturalist to rob the poor birds of their treasure . 66 The nest around is imbedded in the moss to ...
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Стр. 303 - Lo, the poor Indian! whose untutored mind Sees God in clouds, or hears him in the wind: His soul, proud science never taught to stray Far as the solar walk or Milky Way: Yet simple Nature to his hope has given.
Стр. 303 - Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To Be, contents his natural desire, He asks no Angel's wing, no Seraph's fire; But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company.
Стр. 69 - The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; 13 The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell.
Стр. 89 - Fountain heads and pathless groves, Places which pale passion loves ! Moonlight walks, when all the fowls Are warmly housed save bats and owls ! A midnight bell, a parting groan, These are the sounds we feed upon ; Then stretch our bones in a still gloomy valley : Nothing's so dainty sweet as lovely melancholy.
Стр. 305 - 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. 138 - Through swords, through seas, whither she would ride. Do but look on her eyes, they do light All that Love's world compriseth ! Do but look on her hair, it is bright As Love's...
Стр. 83 - There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow : there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate.
Стр. 143 - The great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is about four feet in length from the point of the bill to the end of the tail, and nearly six feet across the wings.
Стр. 84 - Alitis in parvae subitam collecta figuram, Quae quondam in bustis aut culminibus desertis Nocte sedens, serum canit importuna per umbras ; Hanc versa in faciem, Turni se pestis ob ora 865 Fertque refertque sonans, clipeumque everberat alis.
Стр. 88 - Dame. Yes, I have brought, to help our vows, Horned poppy, cypress boughs, The fig-tree wild that grows on tombs, And juice that from the larch-tree comes, The basilisk's blood, and the viper's skin : And now our orgies let us begin.