Sea-birds, and the Lessons of Their LivesT. Nelson, 1876 - Всего страниц: 192 |
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... body is dark brown , and his breast is of silvery whiteness . He belongs to the Grebes , and might be called the baby of that family . He is a very active little bird on the sea , plunging deep in the waves , and swimming so long and ...
... body is dark brown , and his breast is of silvery whiteness . He belongs to the Grebes , and might be called the baby of that family . He is a very active little bird on the sea , plunging deep in the waves , and swimming so long and ...
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... body , it can only stand in a perfectly up- right position . Its wings are too short to allow it to fly without making a very great effort to rise from the ground ; but when once up in the air , it is quite surprising how long a flight ...
... body , it can only stand in a perfectly up- right position . Its wings are too short to allow it to fly without making a very great effort to rise from the ground ; but when once up in the air , it is quite surprising how long a flight ...
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... body is scarcely larger than that of the common fowl ; its tail is very long , and forked like that of the swallow ; its length of wing is sometimes over twelve feet from tip to tip , and its feet are short , and partly webbed . The ...
... body is scarcely larger than that of the common fowl ; its tail is very long , and forked like that of the swallow ; its length of wing is sometimes over twelve feet from tip to tip , and its feet are short , and partly webbed . The ...
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... body is perfectly black . The wings are varied with brown and white , and the tail feathers are of a grayish brown . The legs of the eider - duck are short and yellow , and its bill is of a dirty greenish colour . At the season of nest ...
... body is perfectly black . The wings are varied with brown and white , and the tail feathers are of a grayish brown . The legs of the eider - duck are short and yellow , and its bill is of a dirty greenish colour . At the season of nest ...
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... body , and again commences laying . For the second time she is robbed ; and once more she endeavours to find down enough to make her nest com- fortable . Failing in this , the male bird comes to her assistance , and helps her out of his ...
... body , and again commences laying . For the second time she is robbed ; and once more she endeavours to find down enough to make her nest com- fortable . Failing in this , the male bird comes to her assistance , and helps her out of his ...
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Стр. 190 - As who pursued with yell and blow Still treads the shadow of his foe, And forward bends his head, The ship drove fast, loud roared the blast, And southward aye we fled. And now there came both mist and snow, And it grew wondrous cold; And ice, mast-high, came floating by, As green as emerald...
Стр. 158 - Atlantic surge Pours in among the stormy Hebrides; Who can recount what transmigrations there Are annual made? what nations come and go? And how the living clouds on clouds arise? Infinite wings ! till all the plume-dark air And rude resounding shore are one wild cry.
Стр. 16 - Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses. He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
Стр. 17 - Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high? She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place. From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off. Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.
Стр. 9 - They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters ; These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.
Стр. 152 - Behold how good and pleasant a thing it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.
Стр. 125 - Behold the fowls of the air ; they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns ; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them.
Стр. 92 - As with his wings aslant, Sails the fierce cormorant, Seeking some rocky haunt, With his prey laden, So toward the open main, Beating to sea again, Through the wild hurricane Bore I the maiden.
Стр. 181 - THE twilight is sad and cloudy, The wind blows wild and free, And like the wings of sea-birds Flash the white caps of the sea. But in the fisherman's cottage There shines a ruddier light, And a little face at the window, Peers out into the night. Close, close it is pressed to the window As if those childish eyes Were looking into the darkness, To see some form arise. And a woman's waving shadow Is passing to and fro...
Стр. 147 - 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.