The IbisBritish Ornithologists' Union, 1890 |
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... feathers coming out of these soft " puff - balls . " On the 4th of April , whilst I was taking shelter from the rain under some palm - leaves , one of these Trogons settled on a tree quite close to me ; it uttered every now and then a ...
... feathers coming out of these soft " puff - balls . " On the 4th of April , whilst I was taking shelter from the rain under some palm - leaves , one of these Trogons settled on a tree quite close to me ; it uttered every now and then a ...
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... feathers and back are also much barred with the same colour . ] 234. COCCYSTES COROMANDUS . Coccystes coromandus ( L. ) ; Salvad . t . c . p . 67 . a . ad . Labuan , Dec. 29 , 1885 . [ Apparently rare . I have only met with two ...
... feathers and back are also much barred with the same colour . ] 234. COCCYSTES COROMANDUS . Coccystes coromandus ( L. ) ; Salvad . t . c . p . 67 . a . ad . Labuan , Dec. 29 , 1885 . [ Apparently rare . I have only met with two ...
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... feather - tracts on the rump varies , but that on the underparts is remarkably constant . There are two distinct feather - tracts on each side of the breast , coalescing on the shoulder ( as in Upupa ) , except in the Galbulidæ , where ...
... feather - tracts on the rump varies , but that on the underparts is remarkably constant . There are two distinct feather - tracts on each side of the breast , coalescing on the shoulder ( as in Upupa ) , except in the Galbulidæ , where ...
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... feathers apparently grow without the web on the shaft , as in some immature feathers the stem was still buried in the shell and bare , whilst in the young of both sexes the short shafts are slightly webbed ; so that it would seem that ...
... feathers apparently grow without the web on the shaft , as in some immature feathers the stem was still buried in the shell and bare , whilst in the young of both sexes the short shafts are slightly webbed ; so that it would seem that ...
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... feathers over the nostrils . The eye in B. leucophæa is brick - red , and in this new species dark grey , so I venture to describe it under the name of Buchanga palawanensis . Adult male . General colour above dark steel - grey . Wings ...
... feathers over the nostrils . The eye in B. leucophæa is brick - red , and in this new species dark grey , so I venture to describe it under the name of Buchanga palawanensis . Adult male . General colour above dark steel - grey . Wings ...
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Adult male allied avifauna axillaries barred beneath Benkoka bill black Blasius Bonin Islands Borneo breast Brit British Museum Brüggem buff Bull cæca Charadr chestnut coast collection colour Columba Congo Cozumel Cypselus dark brown deep plantar described eggs Fairly common feathers feet dull fifth c. r. forest France frequenting front plantar genera genus Geogr grey hallux Hawaiian head Hemignathus Holst Ibis inches Iris Journ Kauai Kina Balu Labuan Lanai legs Leopoldville Linn London Macropygia mainland Manyanga metallic green Monogr Mount Musgrave nape and mantle Native name nest obtained ohia oil-gland ornithology outer Palawan pale Passeres peculiar Peel Island phalanx plumage Proc Rchw rectrices remex rufous Salvad Salvadori Sand-Grouse Seebohm seen sexes Sharpe & Bouvier shot species specimens Stejneger Syrrhaptes tail tail-feathers tarsus throat tipped trees upper tail-coverts VI.-VOL wing wing-coverts Yambuya yellow Zool Zoological
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Էջ 115 - THE BIRDS OF BERWICKSHIRE WITH REMARKS ON THEIR LOCAL DISTRIBUTION MIGRATION, AND HABITS, AND ALSO ON THE FOLK-LORE, PROVERBS, POPULAR RHYMES AND SAYINGS CONNECTED WITH THEM BY GEOEGE MUIEHEAD, FESE, FZS MEMBER OF THE BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTS* UNION, MEMBER OF THE BERWICKSHIRE NATURALISTS* CLUB, ETC.
Էջ 383 - President, in the Chair. The minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed, The...
Էջ 326 - ... surrounding objects. If they are drawn from the nest by means of their legs, they hold on firmly to the twigs both with their bill and wings ; and if the nest be upset by means of a rod pushed up from below, they hold on to all objects with which they come in contact by means of bill, feet, and wings, making considerable use of the bill, not only to reach objects above them, but also, with the help of the clawed wings, to raise themselves to a higher level.
Էջ xxvi - Index of genera and species referred to, and an index to the plates, in 'The Ibis' (fourth, fifth, and sixth series), 1877-1894.
Էջ 366 - The English Sparrow ( Passer domesticus ) in North America, especially in its relations to agriculture. Prepared under the direction -of Dr. C. Hart Merriam, Ornithologist, by Walter B. Barrows, Assistant Ornithologist.
Էջ 286 - ... one of the most important as well as one of the most legitimate sources of his power.
Էջ 112 - Primo resoconto dei risultati della inchiesta ornitologica in Italia. Parte prima: Avifauna italica. Elenco sistematico delle specie di uccelli stazionarie o di passaggio in Italia con nuovi nomi volgari e colle notizie sin qui fornite dai collaboratori nella inchiesta ornitologica, Firenze 1889, pp.
Էջ 175 - The groundwork in of coarse netting, to which are attached, with skill now impossible to be applied, the delicate feathers, those on the border being reverted. Its length is 4 feet, and it has a spread of 11J feet at the bottom, the whole having the appearance of a mantle of go!d.
Էջ 325 - Even by man they are seldom meddled with, except for scientific purposes, since a peculiar and unpleasant odor attaches to the flesh, especially after death, and which seems to be due to the penetration of the fluid and gaseous contents of the digestive tract. On this account they are not generally eaten, but a few cases have been reported to me in which they have been utilized for food.
Էջ 249 - Land and the Victoria Falls. A Naturalist's Wanderings in the Interior of South Africa.