| Thomas Shaw - 1757 - Страниц: 590
...fhape of body. Tbt boo-onk. The boo-onk, or long-neck, is of the bittern kind, fomewhat lefs than the lapwing. The neck, the breaft, and the belly are of a light yellow ; but the back and the upper part of the wings are of a jett black. The tail is Ihort ; the feathers of the neck long,... | |
| Thomas Smith - 1803 - Страниц: 298
...is likewise green, three inches long, and in shape resembling tUat of a stork. The neck, breast, and belly are of a light yellow, but the back and upper...part of the wings are of a jet black. The tail is short and the feathers of the neck are long and sometimes streaked with white, The emsees'y, or ox-bird,... | |
| Thomas Shaw - 1808 - Страниц: 520
...boo-onk, or long neck, is of the bittern kind, somewhat less than the lapwing. The neck, the hreast, and the belly are of a light yellow; but the back and the upper part of the wings are of a jett black. The tail is short, the feathers of the neck long,... | |
| Augustin Calmet - 1814 - Страниц: 636
...boo-onk, or long neck, is of the bittern kind, somewhat less than the lapwing. The neck, the breast, and the belly are of a light yellow ; but the back...part of the wings are of a jet black. The tail is short ; the feathers of the neck long, and streaked with white, or a light yellow. The bill, which... | |
| John Pinkerton - 1814 - Страниц: 886
...habit and ihape of body. The boo-onk, or long neck, is of the bittern kind, fomewhat lefs than the lapwing.. The neck, the breaft, and the belly are of a light yellow ; but the back and the upper part of the wings are of a jet black. The tail is ihort, the feathers of the neck long, and... | |
| Augustin Calmet - 1832 - Страниц: 1060
...Boo-onk, or long-neck, is of the bittern kind, somewhat less than the lapwing. The neck, the breast, and the belly are of a light yellow ; but the back...part of the wings are of a jet black. The tail is short ; the feathers of the neck are long, and streaked with white, or a light yellow. The bill, which... | |
| 1749 - Страниц: 694
...Boa-oak, or Long- neck, is of the bittern kind, fomewhat left thin the lapwing ; the neck, bread, ant! are of a light yellow, but the back, and upper part of the wings, of a jet bUck ; the tail is fhort, the feathers of the ntck long, and ftreaked with white, or alight... | |
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