Zoological notes on the structure, affinities, habits, and mental faculties of wild and domestic animalsL.U. Gill, 1883 - 370 עמודים |
מהדורות אחרות - הצג הכל
Zoological Notes on the Structure, Affinities, Habits, and Mental Faculties ... <span dir=ltr>Arthur Nicols</span> אין תצוגה מקדימה זמינה - 2016 |
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
ACCIPITRES African grey parrot Amateurs America animals appear Australian beak beautiful birds body bones breeding bush carried characters cloth gilt cobra colour common conspicuous covered creature crow cuckoo curlew Darling Downs distance doubt duck eagles earth eggs exhibit fangs feathers feeding feet female fish flight frequently grass ground habit hair head hole Hydrophida imitate incubation insects instance instinct kangaroo koala larvæ legs limbs male mandible marsupials miles Moreton Bay muscles native natural naturalist nest never observed opossum ostrich owls pair parrots passed peculiar pigeons platypus plumage poison possession pouch prey probably remarkable reptiles scrubb season seen shot side singular sitting skin snake Snake Charming snipe species specimen spot structure SUB-ORDER surface swallow tail titmouse toes trachea tree vultures wagtail wallabies wild wings yards yellow wagtail young Zoological Gardens
קטעים בולטים
עמוד 330 - Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich ? Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in the dust, And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them. She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear; Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.
עמוד 201 - ... dewy morning, while the woods are already vocal with a multitude of warblers, his admirable song rises preeminent over every competitor. The ear can listen to his music alone, to which that of all the others seems a mere accompaniment.
עמוד 1 - ROWLANDS' ODONTO, Or Pearl Dentifrice, Compounded of Oriental Ingredients, is of inestimable value in preserving and beautifying the Teeth, strengthening the gums, and in giving a pleasing fragrance to the Breath. It eradicates tartar from the Teeth, removes spots of incipient decay, and polishes and preserves the enamel, to which it imparts a pearl-like whiteness. Price 2s. 9d. per Box. Sold by Chemists and Perfumers. Ask for "ROWLANDS'
עמוד 172 - NEVER stoops the soaring vulture On his quarry in the desert, On the sick or wounded bison, But another vulture, watching From his high aerial look-out, Sees the downward plunge, and follows ; And a third pursues the second, Coming from the invisible ether, First a speck, and then a vulture, Till the air is dark with pinions.
עמוד 356 - OLDRIDGE'S BALM OF COLUMBIA Is an excellent corrective of the many insidious sources of decay which ruin nature's chief ornament. It stimulates, strengthens, and increases the growth of Hair ; softens and nourishes it when grown; and arrests its decline. Besides this, it acts on those pigments the constant supply of which is essential to the Hair retaining its colour. The Hair of the Head and the Whiskers and Moustachios Are alike benefited.
עמוד 358 - Foreign Cage Birds: Containing Full Directions for Successfully Breeding, Rearing, and Managing the various Beautiful Cage Birds imported into this country. Beautifully Illustrated. By CW GEDSEY.
עמוד 2 - I find your Hyperion Hair Restorer is a first-class and really genuine article, and is well worth the money. After using it thrice, my hair began to turn the natural colour whereas before it was quite grey ; it also keeps the hair from falling off, and I shall always recommend it to every one I know. You are at liberty to publish this if you choose. Yours truly, (Mrs.) M. DAVIS. Thirsk, Yorks, January 26, 1876.
עמוד 5 - Brehm gives a curious account of the instinctive dread, which his monkeys exhibited, for snakes ; but their curiosity was so great that they could not desist from occasionally satiating their horror in a most human fashion, by lifting up the lid of the box in which the snakes were kept.
עמוד 364 - FOR AMATEURS: Containing Instructions for the Home Construction of Simple Wooden Toys, and of others that are moved or driven by Weights, Clockwork, Steam, Electricity, &c. Illustrated. By JAMES LUKIN, BA (Author of "Turning for Amateurs.
עמוד 323 - Oft in the barns they climbed to the populous nests on the rafters, Seeking with eager eyes that wondrous stone, which the swallow Brings from the shore of the sea to restore the sight of its fledglings...