A History of the earth and animated nature v.1, Том 1A. Fullarton, 1852 |
Результаты поиска по книге
Результаты 1 – 5 из 100
Стр. 14
... trees , and the male feeds the female during the time of incubation . Birds of the poultry kind have the bill a little convex , for the purposes of gathering their food . The upper chap hangs over the lower ; their bodies are fat and ...
... trees , and the male feeds the female during the time of incubation . Birds of the poultry kind have the bill a little convex , for the purposes of gathering their food . The upper chap hangs over the lower ; their bodies are fat and ...
Стр. 31
... trees , whose foliage constitutes its only shelter above . The female lays two whitish eggs of the form and size of goose eggs . Incubation takes place in April , and frequently but one young one is hatched . These birds feed their ...
... trees , whose foliage constitutes its only shelter above . The female lays two whitish eggs of the form and size of goose eggs . Incubation takes place in April , and frequently but one young one is hatched . These birds feed their ...
Стр. 33
... tree , or hovering at a considerable elevation in the air , it watches the fish from afar , descends upon it with the ... trees of thick forests , or in the crevices of rocks . Ac- cording to Lewin , it is also constructed on the ground ...
... tree , or hovering at a considerable elevation in the air , it watches the fish from afar , descends upon it with the ... trees of thick forests , or in the crevices of rocks . Ac- cording to Lewin , it is also constructed on the ground ...
Стр. 36
... tree , and dragged the legs with great force for many minutes : but scarcely was the noose removed , than the condor ... trees , like the Vul- tur aura . The talons of the condor are very straight ; and it is a remark of Aristotle , that ...
... tree , and dragged the legs with great force for many minutes : but scarcely was the noose removed , than the condor ... trees , like the Vul- tur aura . The talons of the condor are very straight ; and it is a remark of Aristotle , that ...
Стр. 45
... trees , and lays from two to four eggs , of a skim - milk white , marked with streaks and spots of reddish - brown . By falconers , it was considered to be the best and most courageous of the short - winged hawks , and was accordingly ...
... trees , and lays from two to four eggs , of a skim - milk white , marked with streaks and spots of reddish - brown . By falconers , it was considered to be the best and most courageous of the short - winged hawks , and was accordingly ...
Другие издания - Просмотреть все
Часто встречающиеся слова и выражения
animal appear beak beautiful belly bill birds birds of prey bittern body bones bottom breed brown called CHAP chiefly claws coast colour common continue covered crocodile devour distance duck eagle eggs eyes feathers feed feet female fins fish flesh flight flocks frequently frog furnished gannet gills habits hatched head heron hole inches inhabitants insects islands kind larvæ legs length less live male mandible manner motion mouth native nature neck nest never observed ostrich oysters pectoral fins pigeon plumage prey quadrupeds red grouse resembling rivers rocks round Scotland season seems seen seize seldom serpents shell shore side skin sometimes soon spawn species spot spring Supplementary Note surface swallow tail taken Temminck thick thrush tion toad toes trees tribe upper usually venom viviparous whale whole wild wings winter woods young