The Natural History of Gallinaceous Birds: Vol. I. Illustrated by Thirty-two Plates, Coloured, Bind 4,Del 1W.H. Lizars, and Stirling and Kenney; Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, London; and W. Curry jun. and Company Dublin., 1834 - 268 sider |
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... coverts , this grey part becomes apparent , and the marks assume the form of ... coverts and the lower feathers of the rump , there are four rows with these eyed ... wings are closed ; the uppermost are blotched in the centre with black ...
... coverts , this grey part becomes apparent , and the marks assume the form of ... coverts and the lower feathers of the rump , there are four rows with these eyed ... wings are closed ; the uppermost are blotched in the centre with black ...
Side 154
... wing - coverts are without the beau- tifully waved appearance of the common peacock , and are of a deep blue . The edge of the wing and quills are pale yellowish - red . A gradual change from the young state to the full plumage takes ...
... wing - coverts are without the beau- tifully waved appearance of the common peacock , and are of a deep blue . The edge of the wing and quills are pale yellowish - red . A gradual change from the young state to the full plumage takes ...
Side 157
... wing - coverts , are of a yellowish - brown , thickly sprinkled with black spots , and having at the tip of each feather an eyed spot of a rich bluish - green . The breast , belly , vent , and thighs , are umber - brown , having the ...
... wing - coverts , are of a yellowish - brown , thickly sprinkled with black spots , and having at the tip of each feather an eyed spot of a rich bluish - green . The breast , belly , vent , and thighs , are umber - brown , having the ...
Side 159
... wing - coverts and secondaries are of a brilliant blue , each tipped with a band of velvetty black . The tail , very much rounded , is brown , marked with numerous minute spots of ochraceous white ; it has , near the tip , on each side ...
... wing - coverts and secondaries are of a brilliant blue , each tipped with a band of velvetty black . The tail , very much rounded , is brown , marked with numerous minute spots of ochraceous white ; it has , near the tip , on each side ...
Side 160
... wings , are of an umber brown ; the back , greater coverts , and scapu- lars are of a reddish umber , having numerous waves or crosses of black ; the tail , as we mentioned , is much longer than in any of the others , and has not the ...
... wings , are of an umber brown ; the back , greater coverts , and scapu- lars are of a reddish umber , having numerous waves or crosses of black ; the tail , as we mentioned , is much longer than in any of the others , and has not the ...
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Side 179 - gainst that season comes Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated, The bird of dawning singeth all night long ; And then...
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Side 181 - The hen is hung at a fellow's back, who has also some horse-bells about him ; the rest of the fellows are blinded, and have boughs in their hands, with which they chase this fellow and his hen about some large court or small enclosure. The fellow with his hen and bells shifting as well as he can, they follow the sound, and sometimes hit him and his hen, other times, if he can get behind one of them, they thresh one another well...
Side 128 - ... but in a voice resembling that of the tame turkey when he hears any unusual or frequently repeated noise. Where the turkeys are numerous, the woods, from one end to the other, sometimes for hundreds of miles, resound with this remarkable voice of their wooing, uttered responsively from their roosting places. This is continued for about an hour; and, on the rising of the sun, they silently descend from their perches, and the males begin to strut for the purpose of winning the admiration of their...
Side 128 - The sexes roost apart, but at no great distance, so that, when the female utters a call, every male within hearing responds, rolling note after note, in the most rapid succession ; not as when spreading the tail and strutting near the hen, but in a voice resembling that of the tame turkey, when he hears any unusual or frequently repeated noise. Where the turkeys are numerous, the woods, from one end to the other, sometimes for hundreds of miles, resound with this remarkable voice of their wooing,...
Side 14 - AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY; or, the NATURAL HISTORY of the BIRDS of the UNITED STATES. By ALEXANDER WILSON ; with a Continuation by CHARLES LUCIAN BONAPARTE, Prince of Muyignnno.
Side 142 - I.— 38 had among other wild-birds, a urn. male turkey, which had been reared, from its earliest youth, under my care ; it having been caught by me when probably not more than two or three days old. It became so tame that it would follow any person who called it, and was the favourite of the little village. Yet it would never roost with the tame turkeys, but regularly betook itself, at night, to the roof of the house, where it remained until dawn. When two years old. it began to fly to the woods,...
Side 135 - ... remarkable manoeuvre. The owl sails around the spot to select his prey ; but, notwithstanding the almost inaudible action of his pinions, the quick ear of one of the slumberers perceives the danger, which is immediately announced to the whole party by a chuck; thus alarmed, they rise on their legs, and watch the motions of the owl, who, darting like an arrow, would inevitably secure the individual at which he aimed, did not the latter suddenly drop his head...
Side 120 - On the top Of yon magnolia the loud turkey's voice Is heralding the dawn; from tree to tree Extends the wakening watch-note, far and wide, Till the whole woodlands echo with the cry.