Harmonia ruralis; or, An essay towards a natural history of British song birds, Volume 1491830 |
Vanuit het boek
Resultaten 1-5 van 100
Pagina xxviii
... plate . The flesh of these birds is so bitter as to be scarcely eatable . There is a mark peculiar to the cock of this bird , by which he may be known from the hen while young . Under his tongue he has a black stroke , very plain to be ...
... plate . The flesh of these birds is so bitter as to be scarcely eatable . There is a mark peculiar to the cock of this bird , by which he may be known from the hen while young . Under his tongue he has a black stroke , very plain to be ...
Pagina xxix
... Journey , " has introduced an interesting episode on the horrors of captivity , by his reflections on a starling in a cage , whose constant cry was , " I can't get out , " " I can't get out ! " NEST AND EGGS OF THE STARLING . PLATE II . 3.
... Journey , " has introduced an interesting episode on the horrors of captivity , by his reflections on a starling in a cage , whose constant cry was , " I can't get out , " " I can't get out ! " NEST AND EGGS OF THE STARLING . PLATE II . 3.
Pagina 5
... PLATE III . THIS is the largest of the British song birds , being ten inches and an half long . The figure in plate the third is a little reduced to bring it within compass . The bill is short and strong , the upper chap pretty much ...
... PLATE III . THIS is the largest of the British song birds , being ten inches and an half long . The figure in plate the third is a little reduced to bring it within compass . The bill is short and strong , the upper chap pretty much ...
Pagina 7
... le Vaillant relates , that in the vicinity of Paris , he witnessed a combat between about ten of these birds and an eagle , in which the latter was completely beaten and put to flight . NEST AND EGGS OF THE MISSELBIRD . PLATE IV . 7.
... le Vaillant relates , that in the vicinity of Paris , he witnessed a combat between about ten of these birds and an eagle , in which the latter was completely beaten and put to flight . NEST AND EGGS OF THE MISSELBIRD . PLATE IV . 7.
Pagina 8
James Bolton. NEST AND EGGS OF THE MISSELBIRD . PLATE IV . THE Misselbird most commonly places her nest in an ash tree , at the projection of one of the branches , a good height from the ground . In the nest described the first lay ...
James Bolton. NEST AND EGGS OF THE MISSELBIRD . PLATE IV . THE Misselbird most commonly places her nest in an ash tree , at the projection of one of the branches , a good height from the ground . In the nest described the first lay ...
Overige edities - Alles bekijken
Harmonia ruralis; or, An essay towards a natural history of ..., Volume 149 James Bolton Volledige weergave - 1830 |
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
appears ash-colour beautiful belly bill blackbird Bolton breast breed buff colour Buffon bulfinch cage Canary Canary Islands canarybird chaffinch claws coat cock common covert feathers crested lark Daines Barrington dark dried dull dusky black dusky white edges England Europe eyes are brown feeds female flies flocks frequently FRINGILLA goldfinch grass green ground hair head horn colour inches inhabitants insects kind lark legs and feet lining Linnĉus Linnet lower male middle moss MOTACILLA Nest & Eggs NEST AND EGGS nightingale notes observes olive orange colour ornithologists pale brown Pennant PLATE plumage quill feathers redbreast reeds says season SEDGE WARBLER seeds side sing skylark small birds soft sometimes song birds SONG THRUSH sparrow species spots spring Sweden sweet SYLVIA Syst tail throat thrush tips titmouse trees twelve feathers Twite upper variety WARBLER WHINCHAT whole wings winter woodlark woods wren yellow young Zool