The IbisBritish Ornithologists' Union, 1890 |
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... interesting , as showing a very distinct relation between the avifauna of the mountain and that of High Sumatra . [ This rare Cuckoo frequented Kina Balu at about 4000 feet . It was evidently the pairing - season in March , as they were ...
... interesting , as showing a very distinct relation between the avifauna of the mountain and that of High Sumatra . [ This rare Cuckoo frequented Kina Balu at about 4000 feet . It was evidently the pairing - season in March , as they were ...
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... interesting . ] Fam . MEROPIDE . 248. MEROPS SUMATRANUS . Merops sumatranus , Raff .; Sharpe , P. Z. S. 1879 , p . 329 ; id . Ibis , 1879 , p . 248 ; id . P. Z. S. 1881 , p . 793 . Merops bicolor , Salvad . t . c . p . 90 ; Sharpe ...
... interesting . ] Fam . MEROPIDE . 248. MEROPS SUMATRANUS . Merops sumatranus , Raff .; Sharpe , P. Z. S. 1879 , p . 329 ; id . Ibis , 1879 , p . 248 ; id . P. Z. S. 1881 , p . 793 . Merops bicolor , Salvad . t . c . p . 90 ; Sharpe ...
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... interesting to find a strong - winged bird keeping to such a limited area . I rather expect it will be met with in the Philippines , which are so near to the eastern parts of Palawan . Mr. Sharpe begs me to state that his name of ...
... interesting to find a strong - winged bird keeping to such a limited area . I rather expect it will be met with in the Philippines , which are so near to the eastern parts of Palawan . Mr. Sharpe begs me to state that his name of ...
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... interesting Hornbill is by no means rare , but is diffi cult to shoot , frequenting high trees . 32. CHÆTURA GIGANTEA . M. Fairly common , but requires a good shot to bring it down , flying swiftly and very high . 33. CALLOCALIA ...
... interesting Hornbill is by no means rare , but is diffi cult to shoot , frequenting high trees . 32. CHÆTURA GIGANTEA . M. Fairly common , but requires a good shot to bring it down , flying swiftly and very high . 33. CALLOCALIA ...
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... interesting discovery of my expe- dition to Palawan , throws a light on what may be expected from the highlands of that island , that they will probably be found to have an ornis similar to that of the highlands of Borneo . I discovered ...
... interesting discovery of my expe- dition to Palawan , throws a light on what may be expected from the highlands of that island , that they will probably be found to have an ornis similar to that of the highlands of Borneo . I discovered ...
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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.