Wild Scenes and Song BirdsGeorge P. Putnam & Company, 1854 - 347 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 13
... manner , jerking his tail and body , flapping his wings , and singing with remark- able impetuosity , as if under the influence of haste , and anx- ious to return to the tree from which he has departed . He accordingly descends with the ...
... manner , jerking his tail and body , flapping his wings , and singing with remark- able impetuosity , as if under the influence of haste , and anx- ious to return to the tree from which he has departed . He accordingly descends with the ...
Σελίδα 14
... manner as to defy the eye of a man to fol- low their windings . All this is done by the bill of the bird , in the manner used by the Baltimore Oriole . The nest is of a hemispherical form , and is supported by the margin only . It ...
... manner as to defy the eye of a man to fol- low their windings . All this is done by the bill of the bird , in the manner used by the Baltimore Oriole . The nest is of a hemispherical form , and is supported by the margin only . It ...
Σελίδα 25
... manner . I saw them stream- ing over my head , in great numbers , one evening , and hear- ing a most unusual noise in the direction they all seemed to pursue , my curiosity induced me to follow on , and see what it meant . As I advanced ...
... manner . I saw them stream- ing over my head , in great numbers , one evening , and hear- ing a most unusual noise in the direction they all seemed to pursue , my curiosity induced me to follow on , and see what it meant . As I advanced ...
Σελίδα 26
... manner of the Wild Pigeon . This fact seems also to have escaped Mr. Audubon's notice . At the opening of winter , a spot is selected , on the open prairies , in the upper part of the Missouri country , which is more sheltered than the ...
... manner of the Wild Pigeon . This fact seems also to have escaped Mr. Audubon's notice . At the opening of winter , a spot is selected , on the open prairies , in the upper part of the Missouri country , which is more sheltered than the ...
Σελίδα 48
... manner of taking- ( on the wing ) -- its principal food ; though it cannot live long on nectar alone , but , as a bird , must have insects occasionally , or it will die ; and then the feather which in the moth has become gradually more ...
... manner of taking- ( on the wing ) -- its principal food ; though it cannot live long on nectar alone , but , as a bird , must have insects occasionally , or it will die ; and then the feather which in the moth has become gradually more ...
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