American Ornithology, Or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States: Illustrated with Plates, Engraved and Coloured from Original Drawings Taken from Nature, כרך 2Collins, 1828 "The second full edition of Wilson's work, with plates in their most desirable form. This is the most important work on American ornithology before Audubon."--William Reece Company. |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 100
עמוד 12
... under the cover , and a general laugh took place . I took him up stairs , and locked him up in my room , while I went to see my horse taken care of . In less ... whole vengeance . While engaged in taking the drawing , he cut me severely in ...
... under the cover , and a general laugh took place . I took him up stairs , and locked him up in my room , while I went to see my horse taken care of . In less ... whole vengeance . While engaged in taking the drawing , he cut me severely in ...
עמוד 25
... whole family of Woodpeckers must look sad , sour , and be miserable , to ... lower mandible a strip of black , an inch in length , passes down each side ... lower or inner side of the wing and tail , shafts of all the larger feathers ...
... whole family of Woodpeckers must look sad , sour , and be miserable , to ... lower mandible a strip of black , an inch in length , passes down each side ... lower or inner side of the wing and tail , shafts of all the larger feathers ...
עמוד 26
... whole winter . They also inhabit the continent of North America , from Hudson's Bay to Georgia ; and have been found ... lower side of the wings . It has numerous provincial appellations in the different states of the Union , such as " High - ...
... whole winter . They also inhabit the continent of North America , from Hudson's Bay to Georgia ; and have been found ... lower side of the wings . It has numerous provincial appellations in the different states of the Union , such as " High - ...
עמוד 30
... lower part of the back , secondaries , and whole under parts , from the breast downwards , white ; legs and feet bluish green ; claws light blue ; round the eye a dusky narrow skin , bare of feathers ; iris dark hazel ; total length ...
... lower part of the back , secondaries , and whole under parts , from the breast downwards , white ; legs and feet bluish green ; claws light blue ; round the eye a dusky narrow skin , bare of feathers ; iris dark hazel ; total length ...
עמוד 33
... whole crown a rich and deep scarlet , bordered with black on each side , and behind forming a slight crest , which ... lower part of the breast ; throat the same deep scarlet as the crown , bordered with black , pro- ceeding from the lower ...
... whole crown a rich and deep scarlet , bordered with black on each side , and behind forming a slight crest , which ... lower part of the breast ; throat the same deep scarlet as the crown , bordered with black , pro- ceeding from the lower ...
מהדורות אחרות - הצג הכל
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
appearance April Arct Bank Swallow BARTRAM belly and vent bill black Blue-bird bluish breast breed BRISS brown brownish BUFF bush cage chin Chuck-will's-widow claws dark deep dusky edged eggs exterior feathers feeding female five inches flesh colour Flycatcher forked frequently genus GMEL grass half hazel inhabits insects la Caroline larvæ LATH legs and feet LINN male mandible marked Marsh Wren middle nearly neck nest nostril notes numbers numerous observed pale particular PEALE'S Museum Pennsylvania Plate plumage pure white Purple Martin Red-headed Woodpecker Red-winged Starling reddish resemblance round rump scarcely season seen sides sometimes song Sparrow species spring streaked summer Swallows Syst throat Thrush tipt with white Titmouse tree tribe vent white Warbler Whip-poor-will whole lower William Bartram wing coverts wings and tail winter Winter Wren Wood Thrush Woodpecker woods Wren yellowish young birds Zool
קטעים בולטים
עמוד 4 - District Clerk's Office. BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the seventh day of May, AD 1828, in the fifty-second year of the Independence of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SG Goodrich, of the said District, has deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit...
עמוד 102 - The crow doth sing as sweetly as the lark When neither is attended, and I think The nightingale, if she should sing by day, When every goose is cackling, would be thought No better a musician than the wren.
עמוד 21 - See man for mine!" replies a pamper'd goose: And just as short of reason he must fall, Who thinks all made for one, not one for all.
עמוד 98 - ... the savage scream of the bald eagle. In measure and accent he faithfully follows his originals ; in force and sweetness of expression he greatly improves upon them.
עמוד 30 - We are told, in the benevolent language of the scriptures, not to muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn...
עמוד 79 - Sips with inserted tube, the honeyed blooms, And chirps his gratitude as round he roams; While richest roses, though in crimson drest, Shrink from the splendour of his gorgeous breast; What heav'nly tints in mingling radiance fly! Each rapid movement gives a different dye; Like scales of bumish'd gold they dazzling show, Now sink to shade — now like a furnace glow...
עמוד 99 - The Mocking-bird loses little of the power and energy of his song by confinement. In his domesticated state, when he commences his career of song, it is impossible to stand by uninterested. He whistles for the dog; Caesar starts up, wags his tail, and runs to meet his master.
עמוד 100 - ... which he exquisitely manages, are mingled with the screaming of swallows, or the cackling of hens ; amidst the simple melody of the...
עמוד 99 - While thus exerting himself, a bystander, destitute of sight, would suppose that the whole feathered tribes had assembled together on a trial of skill, each striving to produce his utmost effect, so perfect are his imitations. He many times deceives the sportsman, and sends him in search of birds that perhaps are not within miles of him, but whose notes he exactly imitates ; even birds themselves are frequently imposed on by this admirable mimic, and are decoyed by the fancied calls of their mates,...
עמוד 99 - ... injured brood. The barking of the dog, the mewing of the cat, the creaking of a passing wheelbarrow, follow with great truth and rapidity. He repeats the tune taught him by his master, though of considerable length, fully and faithfully. He runs over the...