Harmonia ruralis; or, An essay towards a natural history of British song birds, Volume 1491830 |
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Pagina xvi
... feather , when carefully ex- amined ? " That easy and elegant sweep in the outline which cir- cumscribes a bird , and the beautiful arrangement of the feathers in every part , enforce our admiration . And there is an idea of de- licacy ...
... feather , when carefully ex- amined ? " That easy and elegant sweep in the outline which cir- cumscribes a bird , and the beautiful arrangement of the feathers in every part , enforce our admiration . And there is an idea of de- licacy ...
Pagina xix
... feathers . Wrens and most of the summer warblers hide their nests under brakes or bushes near the ground , in walls , or hollow trees , and make use of fern , moss , grass , hair , and feathers . But be the matter of which the nests are ...
... feathers . Wrens and most of the summer warblers hide their nests under brakes or bushes near the ground , in walls , or hollow trees , and make use of fern , moss , grass , hair , and feathers . But be the matter of which the nests are ...
Pagina xxvii
... feathers of the wing are of a dusky black , with narrow borders of a pale brown . The second quills are of the same colour , with a shade of a darker hue near the tip . The covert feathers glisten with green , and those next the ...
... feathers of the wing are of a dusky black , with narrow borders of a pale brown . The second quills are of the same colour , with a shade of a darker hue near the tip . The covert feathers glisten with green , and those next the ...
Pagina xxviii
... feathers , he loses that mark , and may then be easily distinguished from the hen by his colours , in the brightness of which he much excels her . The Starling is a very familiar bird , and in a state of captivity easily trained . Its ...
... feathers , he loses that mark , and may then be easily distinguished from the hen by his colours , in the brightness of which he much excels her . The Starling is a very familiar bird , and in a state of captivity easily trained . Its ...
Pagina xxx
... feathers . The whole is a rude and loosely - compacted fabric , neither firm nor handsome . They lay twice , and sometimes thrice , in the season ; the first time , the hen is said to deposit five eggs , the second four , and the last ...
... feathers . The whole is a rude and loosely - compacted fabric , neither firm nor handsome . They lay twice , and sometimes thrice , in the season ; the first time , the hen is said to deposit five eggs , the second four , and the last ...
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Harmonia ruralis; or, An essay towards a natural history of ..., Volume 149 James Bolton Volledige weergave - 1830 |
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