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. Zoological Recreations - Стр. 143авторы: William John Broderip - 1847 - Страниц: 380Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
| James Campbell (teacher of English.) - 1832 - Страниц: 274
...bold, and very voracious and fierce in devouring his prey. He is of a great size, nearly four feet long from the point of the bill to the end of the tail; and between the points of each wing, when extended, nearly six feet: his beak is very strong, crooked and... | |
| William Hone - 1832 - Страниц: 874
...to them, and learn words. A full-grown bullfinch weighs about thirteen drams. Jt is six inches long from the point of the bill to the end of the tail ; the length of which is two inches. February 20. Day breaks Sun rises — sets . Twilight ends h.... | |
| Alexander Wilson - 1832 - Страниц: 472
...dimensions, colours, and markings, of a very beautiful specimen, newly shot, were as follows : — Length, from the point of the bill to the end of the tail, fourteen inches, to the tips of the wings, sixteen; extent, twenty-eight inches ; bill, three inches... | |
| Daniel Tyerman, George Bennet - 1832 - Страниц: 316
...differs considerably from those of this species that we had seen, and have mentioned before. It measured, from the point of the bill to the end of the tail, two feet eight inches; across the wings, from tip to tip, five feet eight inches. The bill was four... | |
| William Pinnock - 1833 - Страниц: 738
...at ease on the water, or in the air ; she is much larger than the swan, measuring five or six feet from the point of the bill to the end of the tail, and ten to twelve feet from tip to tip of the wings. With these proportions, and her melancholy aspect... | |
| 1834 - Страниц: 700
...grosbeak. THE BULFINCHi Is one of the most common of European birds. When at its full growth it measures, from the point of the bill to the end of the tail, six inches, of which the tail is two. It has a short black bill, very strong and crooked, the upper... | |
| Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia - 1834 - Страниц: 494
...Comparative marks of the three species. Picus villosus. | Picus Jluduboni. \ Picus pubescens. Length from the point of the bill to the end of the tail. Nine inches. (Seven inches and ahalf.l Six inches and a half. ExtentFifteen inches. (Thirteen & a half... | |
| 1834 - Страниц: 532
...longer, and indeed there is no other bird in which they are so disproportionately long. 2 a Its length, from the point of the bill to the end of the tail is usually about four feet and two or three inches ; but', to the end of the claws, it measures sometimes... | |
| Andrew Thomson - 1835 - Страниц: 302
...bold, and very voracious and fierce in devouring his prey. He is of a great size, nearly four feet long from the point of the bill to the end of the tail, and between the points of each wing, when extended, nearly six feet. His beak is very strong, crooked,... | |
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