The Natural History of Ireland, Том 3Reeve, Benham and Reeve, 1851 |
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... June 1834 , I observed a swan of this species , in mature plumage , but could not learn any particulars of its capture . On January the 4th , 1836 , two ' strings ' — as they are called when flying in single file — of wild swans ...
... June 1834 , I observed a swan of this species , in mature plumage , but could not learn any particulars of its capture . On January the 4th , 1836 , two ' strings ' — as they are called when flying in single file — of wild swans ...
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... June ; moulting of the old birds commencing early in July . ' " · Late in September , I was once amused at the occupation of a pair of old swans at the Falls . They were seated in the furrow of a potato - field , busily engaged delving ...
... June ; moulting of the old birds commencing early in July . ' " · Late in September , I was once amused at the occupation of a pair of old swans at the Falls . They were seated in the furrow of a potato - field , busily engaged delving ...
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... June 12 , 1844. A pair were shot at Dundrum , on the coast of Down . The male bird weighed 13 , the female 10 , lbs . A fowler saw a pair , and perhaps the same , in Belfast bay , a few days before the birds were killed at Dundrum . The ...
... June 12 , 1844. A pair were shot at Dundrum , on the coast of Down . The male bird weighed 13 , the female 10 , lbs . A fowler saw a pair , and perhaps the same , in Belfast bay , a few days before the birds were killed at Dundrum . The ...
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... June 1832 , I was told that " scale - drakes " bred annually on some of them , and imagined that this species might be meant ; but on cross - examination of my informants , I ascertained that the red - breasted merganser must be the ...
... June 1832 , I was told that " scale - drakes " bred annually on some of them , and imagined that this species might be meant ; but on cross - examination of my informants , I ascertained that the red - breasted merganser must be the ...
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... June , 1845 , saw about a dozen broods of young , the fe- male parents of which exhibited various stratagems to induce him and the gamekeeper to follow her instead of the duck- lings ; if on the ground , dragging herself along it ...
... June , 1845 , saw about a dozen broods of young , the fe- male parents of which exhibited various stratagems to induce him and the gamekeeper to follow her instead of the duck- lings ; if on the ground , dragging herself along it ...
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Стр. 344 - Moor, moor the barge, ye gallant crew ! And, gentle ladye, deign to stay ! Rest thee in Castle Ravensheuch, Nor tempt the stormy firth to-day. " The blackening wave is edged with white : To inch* and rock the sea-mews fly; The fishers have heard the Water-Sprite, Whose screams forebode that wreck is nigh.
Стр. 345 - In regions mild of calm and serene air, Above the smoke and stir of this dim spot Which men call Earth, and, with low-thoughted care.
Стр. 191 - ... inches from the tip of the beak to the end of the tail when spread as far as possible flat.
Стр. 344 - ... driven out of the ground by severe floods; and the fish on which they prey in fine weather in the sea, leave the surface, and go deeper in storms. The search after food, as we have agreed on a former occasion, is the principal cause why animals change their places.
Стр. 4 - Thou hast a home, Beautiful bird ! thou voyagest to thine home, Where thy sweet mate will twine her downy neck With thine, and welcome thy return with eyes Bright in the lustre of their own fond joy. And what am I that I should linger here...
Стр. 214 - They are so numerous that we have frequently seen an uninterrupted line of them extending full half way over the bay, or to a distance of more than three miles, and so close together that thirty have fallen at one shot. This living column, on an average, might have been about six yards broad, and as many deep ; so that, allowing sixteen birds to a cubic yard, there must have been nearly four millions of birds on the wing at one time.
Стр. 213 - Hill, from the myriads of small birds of that name which frequent its base, and appear to prefer its environs to every other part of the harbour. " They are so numerous that we have frequently seen an uninterrupted line of them extending full half way over the bay, or to a distance of more than three miles, and so close together that thirty have fallen at one shot.
Стр. 405 - At the south end of the Isle of Man lies a little islet, divided from Man by a narrow channel, called the Calf of Man, on which are no habitations but only a cottage or two lately built. This islet is full of rabbits, which the Puffins coming yearly dislodge, and build in their burroughs.
Стр. 227 - July, the old ones show vast affection towards them, and seem totally insensible of danger in the breeding season. If a parent is taken at that time, and suspended by the wings, it will, in a sort of despair, treat itself most cruelly, by biting every part it can reach ; and the moment it is loosed, will never offer to escape, but instantly resort to its unfledged young...
Стр. 254 - Here the ganet soares high into the sky to espy his prey in the sea under him, at which he casts himself headlong into the sea, and swallows up whole herrings in a morsell. This bird flys through the ship's sailes, piercing them with his beak.