Birds and bird-life, by F.T. Buckland and other naturalists |
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... beak . They always darted down and caught the nut from beneath . They were now so tame as generally to remain in the neighbourhood of the mulberry tree , and fly towards us when we tapped on one of the branches-- looking out sharp for a ...
... beak . They always darted down and caught the nut from beneath . They were now so tame as generally to remain in the neighbourhood of the mulberry tree , and fly towards us when we tapped on one of the branches-- looking out sharp for a ...
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... beak , which is throughout of an orange red , with the exception of the nail at the tip , the edges of the mandibles , the nostrils , and the naked cere at the base , which extends to the eye and rises in the form of a knob before the ...
... beak , which is throughout of an orange red , with the exception of the nail at the tip , the edges of the mandibles , the nostrils , and the naked cere at the base , which extends to the eye and rises in the form of a knob before the ...
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... beak , which is about five inches long , is very powerful , the upper mandible being straight , the lower one grooved . The claws are three in number , and are sharp and narrow ; the centre one is serrated , which assists the bird in ...
... beak , which is about five inches long , is very powerful , the upper mandible being straight , the lower one grooved . The claws are three in number , and are sharp and narrow ; the centre one is serrated , which assists the bird in ...
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... beak and claws upon the nests of the herons , while their children were still in short dresses in the nursery . Deadly warfare was at once declared , and was carried on for some weeks ; but the rooks , being able to bring overpowering ...
... beak and claws upon the nests of the herons , while their children were still in short dresses in the nursery . Deadly warfare was at once declared , and was carried on for some weeks ; but the rooks , being able to bring overpowering ...
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... beaks which alone can reach them . In them you have living microscopes and tweezers , which hop about and manage themselves with inimitable accuracy and unwearied success . Do you think you could replace them with clumsy thumbs , hired ...
... beaks which alone can reach them . In them you have living microscopes and tweezers , which hop about and manage themselves with inimitable accuracy and unwearied success . Do you think you could replace them with clumsy thumbs , hired ...
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Términos y frases comunes
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Pasajes populares
Página 70 - Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, and my God.
Página 144 - Thy sun shall no more go down, neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
Página 202 - Sweet bird ! thy bower is ever green, Thy sky is ever clear ; Thou hast no sorrow in thy song, No winter in thy year...
Página 142 - But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark; for the waters were on the face of the whole earth.
Página 26 - Wild is thy lay and loud, Far in the downy cloud, Love gives it energy, love gave it birth. Where, on thy dewy wing, Where art thou journeying? Thy lay is in heaven, thy love is on earth. O'er fell and fountain sheen, O'er moor and mountain green, O'er the red streamer that heralds...
Página 22 - Ethereal minstrel! pilgrim of the sky! Dost thou despise the earth where cares abound ? Or, while the wings aspire, are heart and eye Both with thy nest upon the dewy ground? Thy nest which thou canst drop into at will, Those quivering wings composed, that music still!
Página 232 - I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of hosts.
Página 19 - To hear the lark begin his flight, And singing startle the dull night, From his watch-tower in the skies, Till the dappled dawn doth rise...
Página 25 - Hail to thee, blithe Spirit! Bird thou never wert, That from Heaven, or near it, Pourest thy full heart In profuse strains of unpremeditated art. Higher still and higher From the earth thou springest Like a cloud of fire; The blue deep thou wingest, And singing still dost soar, and soaring ever singest.
Página 29 - I will bless the Lord at all times : His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the Lord : The humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 0 magnify the Lord with me, And let us exalt His name together.