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RM2CNGF77–. Birds of village and field: a bird book for beginners . Fig. 215.Forked tail of Swallow-tailedKite. P^iG. 212.Pointed tail of Brown Creeper.
RM2CNGF58–. Birds of village and field: a bird book for beginners . Fig. 215.Forked tail of Swallow-tailedKite. P^iG. 212.Pointed tail of Brown Creeper.. Fig. 213.Pointed tail of ISapsueker. Fig. 214. Awl-like tip of Swift tail feather.
RM2CPNWCX–. Reptiles and birds : a popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting . Fig. 253.—Tae Pied Wagtail {Motacilla Aarrelli, Goiild.) and pointed; tail long, straight, slender, consisting of twelveweak, narrow feathers. The Wagtails are intimately allied to the WAGTAILS. 551 Pipits, and resemble them in many of their habits, differingchiefly in the lengthened tail and shorter claws. Both areremarkable for the vibratory motion of their body while stand-ing or walking, which their long tail renders a conspicuousfeature. The Pied Wagtail {
RM2CNGF7F–. Birds of village and field: a bird book for beginners . ?^ pure and tender, alter-nately rising and falling, and dying away in anindescribably plaintive cadence, like the soft sighof the wind among the pine boughs. With the Creepers we complete thirteen ofthe families of Perching birds, and will do wellto glance over the bills and feet added to our list.(See pp. 350, 351. Compare Figs. 106-121, pp.192, 193.) We can also compare the types of TYPES OF TAILS 353 Fig. 211. Pointed tail of Bobolink..
RM2CPA72K–. Birds in flight . l trick, sometimes played by fisher-men, of fastening a herring to a board, and setting it adriftwhere gannets are about. The unsuspecting victim descendsas usual upon his prey, only to meet instant death by theshock of his impact with the board. Those who talk gliblyof identifying birds by their flight may point to this wonderfuldiver as a case in point. But while one may often see thegannet on the wing, it is by no means so often that one willhave the good fortune to see him dive, for he is not alwayshungry. His white body, pointed tail, and black quill-feathers would the
RM2CPNWCH–. Reptiles and birds : a popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting . Fig. 252.—The Stone Chat [Saxicola rubicola, Temm.). elegant form ; the neck of moderate length ; the head ovate, small,and narrow; plumage soft and blended; the wings long, broad.. Fig. 253.—Tae Pied Wagtail {Motacilla Aarrelli, Goiild.) and pointed; tail long, straight, slender, consisting of twelveweak, narrow feathers. The Wagtails are intimately allied to the WAGTAILS. 551 Pipits, and resemble them in many of their habits, differingchiefly in the lengthene
RM2CNEN3C–. The British bird book . l trick, sometimes played by fisher-men, of fastening a herring to a board, and setting it adriftwhere gannets are about. The unsuspecting victim descendsas usual upon his prey, only to meet instant death by theshock of his impact with the board. Those who talk gliblyof identifying birds by their flight may point to this wonderfuldiver as a case in point. But while one may often see thegannet on the wing, it is by no means so often that one willhave the good fortune to see him dive, for he is not alwayshungry. His white body, pointed tail, and black quill-feathers wou
RM2CPA89M–. Indian sporting birds . hich one associates witli pheasants, especially thosewith the typical long pointed tail which he exhibits in perfec-tion, having this appendage sometimes two feet long, is never-theless a very recognizable bird, not only among our Indiangame-birds, but anywhere, for he is the only pheasant knownwhich combines a long pointed tail with a crest also long andpointed ; and the female, though shorter in both tail and crest,yet has them enough developed to be recognizable. Although there is plenty of difference in detail between thecock and hen Cheer Pheasants, their general
RM2CPH33E–. A history of British birds . 472 AN SERES. ANATID^. ANATIDJi.. (Edemia nigra (Linnaeus*).THE COMMON SCOTER. Oidemia nufra. (Edemia, Fleminffi.—Bill swollen or tuberculated at the base, large, elevated,and strong; the tip much depressed, and terminated by a large flat nail,rounded and slightly deflected at the extremity ; mandibles laminated, with theplates broad, strong, and widely set. Nostrils lateral, elevated, oval, placednear the middle of the bill. Wings rather short, pointed. Tail short, graduated,acute. Legs far behind the centre of gravity ; tarsi short; feet large, of fourtoes, thr
RM2CPH632–. A history of British birds . ANSERES. TEAL. 387 ANATID.E.. QUERQUEDULA CRECCA (Linn8BUS*). THE TEAL. Anas crecca. QuERQCEDULA, Stephensf.—Bill about as long as the head, the edges nearlyparallel ; the extremities of the lamella exposed along the projecting edge ofthe upper mandible ; nostrils small and oblong. Wings rather long, pointed,the first and second quill-feathers sub-equal and longer than the rest ; scapularsand inner secondaries elongated and pointed. Tail of sixteen feathers, shortand rounded. Legs short ; tarsus compressed, anteriorly scutellate ; hind toevery small ; outer toe m
RM2CPDEEW–. Bird-life: a guide to the study of our common birds . estern races are found in the Eocky Mountainregion and Sierra Madres. Our eastern bird migratessouthward late in September, and from that date untilApril it may be found from Massachusetts to Florida. The Creeper, like a Woodpecker, never climbs headdownward, but, using his stiff, pointed tail-feathers (seeFig. 3 5) as a prop, winds rapidly up the trunks of treesin his apparently never-ending search for insects eggsand larvae hidden in crevices in the bark. If the Wrensare the most active birds, the Creeper is the most dili-gent. Except w
RM2CNTDEM–. Bird-life : a guide to the study of our common birds . aces are found in the Rocky Mountainregion and Sierra Madres. Our eastern bird migratessouthward late in September, and from that date untilApril it may be found from Massachusetts to Florida, The Creeper, like a Woodpecker, never climbs headdownward, but, using his stiff, pointed tail-feathers (seerig. 3 &) as a prop, winds rapidly up the trunks of treesin his apparently never-ending search for insects eggsand larvse hidden in crevices in the bark. If the Wrensare the most active birds, the Creeper is the most dili-gent. Except when it
RM2CNFPFB–. Color key to North American birds; with bibliographical appendix . RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD. Family 46. HUMMINGBIRDS. Trochilid/e. Bill long and slender; feet slender; wings large and pointed; tail exceedingly variable,often assuming the most striking shapes. 33 Synopsis op Orders and Families. Order XVII. Flycatchers, Jays, Blackbirds. Finches, Swal-lows, Warblers, Thrushes, and Other Perching Birds. PAS-SERES.(18 families, abovit 325 species and .226 subspecies.)Bill, wings, and tail variable; feet with four toes not connected, thehind-toe as long as the middle one; its nail generally lon
RM2CPJ9NF–. The birds of the British Isles and their eggs . mer, when the drakehas donned his extra or eclipse dress, a protection during themoult, he is more sombre and feminine. But the Gadwall hasa greyer, more vermiculated mantle and a white patch on thewing, the Shoveler a broad and heavy bill, a short neck anda marked tip forward when swimming, whilst the Pintail duckis long-necked and slender, and her pointed tail is generallyvisible. In flight drake or duck may be told by the wingpattern, a purple green-shot speculum, bordered above andbelow with black and white—two distinct white bands, one the
RM2CNFWMK–. The book of birds, common birds of town and country and American game birds . ture. Indted. chimney swifts eat nothinRbut insects, and no insect that flies is safe fromthem, unless it be too large for them to swal-low. In Jime swifts may be seen gatheringtwigs for nest m.aterial. They disdain to pickthese up from the groiuxl. but seize the cov-eted twig with their strong feet anr the purpose the swift glues these twigs tothe sides of the chinmev in the form of a shal-low nest. .Although not generally known,swifts roost in chinmeys .and cling to the wallsby using the sharp-pointed tail .as a
RM2CPH9ME–. A history of British birds . MARTIN. PASSE RES. 349 IIIRUNDINIDJS.. Chelidon urbica (Linnaeus*).THE MARTIN.Hirundo urhica. Chelidon, F. Boie.f—Bill short, depressed and very wide at the base, cominis-sure slightly decurved. Nostrils basal, oval, partly closed by a membrane andopening laterally. Wings, with nine primaries, long and pointed. Tail forked,of twelve feathers, the outermost not abruptly attenuated. Legs and feetslender, closely feathered above, toes rather long, three in front, one behind,claws moderate, sharp. The spring-appearance of the Martin in Europe is usuallysome days late
RM2CNFRY9–. Color key to North American birds; with bibliographical appendix . CLAPPER RAIL. 20 Synopsis of Orders and Families.. AMERICAN COOT. Fnmily 2^. RAILS, COOTS, AND GALLINULKS. RALLTD/E.Bill variable; toes always long, webbed flobedj in only one species; wings short androunded; tail short. Ordrr IX. Sntprs, Sanbpipkrs, Curlews, Plovfrs, Etc. LIMICOL^. .(7 families, 55 species, 4 subspecies.) Generally long-legged, slender-billed birds of shores and mud flats,and sometimes fields. Most of them are under a foot in length; noneare so large as the Ibises; wings long and pointed; tail short; toes lo
RM2CPGYR3–. Color key to North American birds . AMERICAN COOT. Family 2^. RAILS, COOTS, AND GALLINULES. Rallid/e.Bill variable; toes always long, webbed flobedj in only one species; wings short andTounded; tail short. Order IX. Snipes, Sandpipers, Curlews, Plovers, Etc. LIMICOLyE. (7 families, 55 species, 4 subspecies.) Generally longf-legged, slender-billed birds of shores and mud flats,and sometimes fields. Most of them are under a foot in length; noneare so large as the Ibises; wings long and pointed; tail short; toes longand slender, usually without webs; color generally brown or blackishabove, mott
RM2CNREG1–. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian .. . Crown, grayish, without tawny stripe inmiddle; ear coverts, gray; back, olive andgray; a distinct superciliary stripe of buff oryellowish. Sharp=tailed Sparrow.Ammndramus cnudaciitus^ and races.See No. 414.. Crown and back, rnfous brown, the feathers,more or less marked with black, and edgedwith gray; not tawny stripe on middle ofcrown ; tail feathers, not pointed ; tail, over2.25 long. Pine=woods Sparrow.Peuccca iiftioaUs^ and rncciSee No. 434. 238 KEY TO THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. Part 5. The fo
RM2CNG7MW–. Handbook of birds of the western United States, including the great plains, great basin, Pacific slope, and lower Rio Grande valley . 198 KINGFISHERS FAMILY ALCEDINIDiE : KINGFISHERS. GENUS CERYLE. General Characters. — Head with occipital crest; bill longer than head,stout, acute ; wings long and pointed ; tail much shorter than wing-; tarsusonly about half as long- as middle toe. KEY TO SPECIES. 1. Upper parts bluish gray. 2. Belly white alcyon, p. 198. 2. Belly rufous torquata, p. 199. 1. Upper parts metallic bottle green .... septentrionalis. p. 199. 390. Ceryle alcyon (Linn.). Belted Ki
RM2CNFW62–. Color key to North American birds; with bibliographical appendix . COMMON TERN, Family S- GULLS AND TERNS. Larid^. Toes usually four, three front ones webbed; upper mandible curved and hooked; tailusually square (Gulls, subfamily Urhiw). Bill straight and pointed; tail often forked(Terns, subfamily Sternince).. BLACK SKIMMER.11 Synopsis of Orders and Families. Family 6. SKIMMERS. RYNCHOPID^. Toes four, three front ones webbed; bill thin and blade like, the maxilla longer thanthe mandible; tail slightly forked. Order II!. At.ratrosrer, Sheaewatees, Petrels, Etc. TUBI- NARES. (2 families, 30 s
RM2CPGPP3–. Handbook of birds of eastern North America; with introductory chapters on the study of birds in nature . Fig. 26. Order III. Tubinares.—Albatrosses, Petrels, and Fulmars. Gray, sooty, or black and white soa-birds; living, except when nesting,well off shore; flying low, often skinmiing the waves. Nostril-openingstubelikc; bill hawkhke, its hook often prominent; front-toes webbed,hind-toe small or absent; wings long and pointed; tail short. A. Size very large, nostril-tubes separated, on sich^s of bill (Fig. 20, a). . Family Diomedeidce: Albatrosses, p. 172. B. Size smaller, nostril-tubes join
RM2CPGPT5–. Handbook of birds of eastern North America; with introductory chapters on the study of birds in nature . Fig. 26. Order III. Tubinares.—Albatrosses, Petrels, and Fulmars. Gray, sooty, or black and white soa-birds; living, except when nesting,well off shore; flying low, often skinmiing the waves. Nostril-openingstubelikc; bill hawkhke, its hook often prominent; front-toes webbed,hind-toe small or absent; wings long and pointed; tail short. A. Size very large, nostril-tubes separated, on sich^s of bill (Fig. 20, a). . Family Diomedeidce: Albatrosses, p. 172. B. Size smaller, nostril-tubes join
RM2CNG23G–. Handbook of birds of the western United States, including the great plains, great basin, Pacific slope, and lower Rio Grande valley . oint; wings pointed, tail even or rounded;claws small, lateral ones scarcely reaching to base of middle one ; sexesdifferent in size. KEY TO ADULT MALES. 1. Wing with middle coverts black at tips . . californicus, p. 291.r. Wing with middle coverts huffy, brownish, or white at tips.2. Smaller. 8. Females lighter, bnffy tints prevailing on upper parts. * Southern Arizona and New Mexico sonorieiisis, p. 290. o. Females darker, huffy tints not prevailing on upper
RM2CNGEG9–. Birds of village and field: a bird book for beginners . Fig. 213.Pointed tail of ISapsueker. Fig. 214. Awl-like tip of Swift tail feather.. Fig. 21(3.Fan-shaped tail of Ruffed Grouse 354 BUBY-CBOWNEB KINGLET tails. The list stands now: 1. Flycatchers. 2.Larks. 3. Crows and Jays. 4. Blackbirds andOrioles. 5. Finches and Sparrows. 6. Tanagers.7. Swallows. 8. Waxwings. 9. Shrikes. 10.Vireos. 11. Wood Warblers. 12. Pipits. 13.Thrashers, Wrens, Catbirds. 14. Creepers. 15.Nuthatches and Titmice. Ruby-crowned Kinglet: Regulus calendula.(See Fig. 218, p. 356.) Adult male, crown with concealed scarle
![. Game, shore, and water birds of India . pointed tail of 18 feathers. Erismatura leucocephala. The White-faced or Spiny-tailed Pochard. $ 16V- Legs plumbeous. Bill plumbeous. Above hair-brown,minutely speckled, fulvous. Below bright orange-fulvous. Whitestripe from upper mandible to nape. (H. & M. iii. 289.) Family MERGID^l. Bill cylindrical, edged with teeth; tip well bent over. Head moreor less crested. Genus MERGUS. Mergus, i, m. [niergci], a diver; a diving-bird, in classical Latin. Bill narrow and toothed. Do not acquire full plumage till secondautumnal moult. Tail wedge-shaped, of 16 or Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CPG20C/game-shore-and-water-birds-of-india-pointed-tail-of-18-feathers-erismatura-leucocephala-the-white-faced-or-spiny-tailed-pochard-16v-legs-plumbeous-bill-plumbeous-above-hair-brownminutely-speckled-fulvous-below-bright-orange-fulvous-whitestripe-from-upper-mandible-to-nape-h-m-iii-289-family-mergidl-bill-cylindrical-edged-with-teeth-tip-well-bent-over-head-moreor-less-crested-genus-mergus-mergus-i-m-niergci-a-diver-a-diving-bird-in-classical-latin-bill-narrow-and-toothed-do-not-acquire-full-plumage-till-secondautumnal-moult-tail-wedge-shaped-of-16-or-2CPG20C.jpg ". Game, shore, and water birds of India . pointed tail of 18 feathers. Erismatura leucocephala. The White-faced or Spiny-tailed Pochard. $ 16V- Legs plumbeous. Bill plumbeous. Above hair-brown,minutely speckled, fulvous. Below bright orange-fulvous. Whitestripe from upper mandible to nape. (H. & M. iii. 289.) Family MERGID^l. Bill cylindrical, edged with teeth; tip well bent over. Head moreor less crested. Genus MERGUS. Mergus, i, m. [niergci], a diver; a diving-bird, in classical Latin. Bill narrow and toothed. Do not acquire full plumage till secondautumnal moult. Tail wedge-shaped, of 16 or Stock Photo")
RM2CPG20C–. Game, shore, and water birds of India . pointed tail of 18 feathers. Erismatura leucocephala. The White-faced or Spiny-tailed Pochard. $ 16V- Legs plumbeous. Bill plumbeous. Above hair-brown,minutely speckled, fulvous. Below bright orange-fulvous. Whitestripe from upper mandible to nape. (H. & M. iii. 289.) Family MERGID^l. Bill cylindrical, edged with teeth; tip well bent over. Head moreor less crested. Genus MERGUS. Mergus, i, m. [niergci], a diver; a diving-bird, in classical Latin. Bill narrow and toothed. Do not acquire full plumage till secondautumnal moult. Tail wedge-shaped, of 16 or
RM2CNXFC9–. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian .. . V^ ^: Crown, grayish, without tawny stripe inmiddle; car coveits, gray; hack, olive andgray; a distinct superciliary stripe of buff oryellowish. Sharp-tailed Sparrow.Ammodramus caudac^Uus, awl races.See No. 414.. Crown and back, rufous brown, tlie feathers,more or less marked with black, and cd^^cdwith gray; not tawny stripe on middle ofcrown; tail tVathers. not pointed; tail, over2.25 lung. Pine-woods Sparrow.Penciva lOticalis, a»d rnSee No. 434. L>38 KEY TO THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. Part 5.
RM2CNDAYA–. Handbook of birds of the western United States, including the great plains, great basin, Pacific slope, and lower Rio Grande Valley . ult fem: similar to female sinuata. but under parts grayish onfront and sides. Male: length (skins) 7.54-8.10, wing .5.4S-8.88, tail o.()8-4.21, bill .»)()-.07. Female: length (skins) 7.10-8.10, wing n.;j, spottedwith brown and lavender massed at the larger end. GENUS ZAMELODIA. General Cfiaractf-rs. — liill heavy, sliort. conical, much deeper than broadat ba.se; nostrils expo.sed ; wing pointed; tail even or slightly rounded;tarsus about :i.s long a.s middle
RM2CNFHF6–. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin . Bill, pointed; feet, placed far back, near tail; underparts, silverywhite: tail, very short. Family COLYMBID^. Grebes. See page 35..
RM2CNF5HA–. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin . Wren. Bill of Wren. Family TROGLODYTIDiE. Wrens. See page 262. Jan., igog. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin — Cory. 119. Bill, as illustrated; back,streaked; tail feathers, stiffenedand sharply pointed.
RM2CNT324–. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian .. . (4.) Bill, ns illustrated; back, brown or brown streaked; tail feathers, not sharp pointed; outer tail feathers, shortest; tarsus, scutellate; tirst primary, short..
RM2CNHWWK–. Handbook of birds of eastern North America . Fig. 34.. Order XIV. Coccyges.—Cuckoos andKingfishers.Toes four, the middle and outer onesjoined for half their length (Kingfishers),or two in front and two behind (Cuckoos);bill without a cere; tail-feathers not stiifand pointed.5
RM2CNRH96–. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian .. . .See No. 373. Underparts, black, i^euerally with moreor less feathers tiiiptd witli dull wliite;crown, blark; back of the neck,tawny ; tail feathers, very pointed. Bobolink. Dolichoni/x urijzivorus.See No. 270..
RM2CNEE8X–. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin . Brown Creeper.. Jan., igoq. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin — Cory. 267 Tail feathers, stiff and pointed; bill, curved; upper parts, streaked;under parts, white; rump, dull rufous brown. Certhia familiaris americana.Brown Creeper. See No. 348. Family SITTID^. Nuthatches.
RM2CNR29W–. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian .. . ^^.. Tail feathers, stiff and pointed ; bill, curved; upper parts, streaked: uiidcr-parts, wliite; rump, dull rufous brown. Brown Creeper. Certhia familiaris annriauin.See No. 54G. FAMILY PAUIDJ1C. NUTHATCHES, TITMICE, ETC 317 FAMILY PARID/E.
RM2CNJ04E–. Handbook of birds of eastern North America . Fig. 37. Order XV. Pici.—Woodpeckers. Toes four, two in front and two behind, or toes three, two in front andone behind; bill strong; tail-feathers stiff and pointed; nostrils more orless concealed by bristles. . Family Picida: Woodpeckers (Fig. 37),p. 227..
RM2CNRWPY–. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian .. . Upper parts, grayish olive; crown, tiuoed with slate color; sides of neck, withpurplish metallic reflections; a bluish black spot on lower edge of ear coverts;wing coverts, not broadly tipped with white; tail, pointed; middle tailfeathers, much longer than outer feathers. Hourning Dove.Zenaidura macroura.See No. 252. —-v^
RM2CNH4P1–. Birds of village and field: a bird book for beginners . FIELD COLOR KEY xlv C. BROWN OR BROWNISH.1. Size rather large.2. Conspicuous white patches on wings, tail, or rump.3. Wings long and pointed.4. Wings marked with white bar ; no white on rumtail forked ; throat white ; no bristles at base ofbill. Call, peent, heard as bird flies high in air. p;.
RM2CNX2TE–. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian .. . white: tail,long. Brown Thrush.Brown Thrasher. Harporhynchus rvfoy.^See No. 535. Brown Tlirusli. FAMILY CERTHIID^. Creepers. Bill, slender and decurved; tail feathers, stiff and pointed; nostrils,exposed ; tarsus, scutellate; first primary, very short. But one speciesoccurs in Eastern North America —a small bird; wing, less than threeinches; length, less than six inches..
RM2CPGCXW–. A history of British birds, indigenous and migratory: including their organization, habits, and relations; remarks on classification and nomenclature; an account of the principal organs of birds, and observations relative to practical ornithology .. . feathers ovate, rounded.Wings of moderate length, with eighteen quills, of which thefirst is minute and pointed, the third longest, the second andfourth very little shorter; the primaries rounded, the secondariesbroadly rounded. Tail of moderate length, straight, slightlyemarginate, of twelve rather weak rounded feathers. The Warblers are small
RM2CNW454–. The sportsman's British bird book . going groups by their habit of walking, in place of hopping, when on the ground. In the more typical members, at any rate, of this family (for there is some difference of opinion as to the limitations of the group) the wing has ten primary quills, of which the first is very small, and the tail twelve feathers ; the nostrils are clear of the line of the forehead ; bristles are altogether lacking at the gape ; and in most cases the plumage of the nestlings is streaked. There is only one moult — in autumn. Sharply pointed wings and swollen nostrils are also v
RM2CPHBHT–. Cassell's book of birds . RDS. aspect of the beak, and from these deep channels are prolonged quite to its extremity. The tarsus isshort, but strong, the foot three-toed, and very broadly-webbed. The wings are very long, butremarkably narrow, the primary quills long and strong, the first quill being the longest; the secondaryquills, on the contrary, are remarkably short, scarcely projecting beyond the wing-covers. The tail,which consists of twelve feathers, is short, either straight, or slightly rounded or pointed at its extremity.The general plumage is uncommonly rich, thick, and downy, but
RM2CDB0N1–. Pompeii; its history, buildings and antiquities : an account of the destruction of the city, with a full description of the remains, and of the recent excavations and also an itinerary for visitors . expressed,with great skill; the pointed ears, the goats tail, the shaggyskin, the flat nose, and the ample rotundity of body, leave nodoubt on our minds as to the person intended to be represented.The head, especially, is admirable, both in respect of work-manship and expression. Some remarkable tripods are figured and described inMr. Donaldsons Pompeii, and others will be found in theworks on H
RM2CPJD66–. Reptiles and birds. A popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting. . candidus^ Fig. no) obtain their namefrom the excessive length of their legs, which are also so slender andflexible that they can be bent considerably without breaking. Theirfeet are not so completely webbed as the species we have just men-tioned ; the two membranes which unite the toes are unequal insize. The bill is long, slender, and sharp, like that of the Avocet,but straight; the wings are long and pointed ; the tail small. Theyare about the size of the Avo
RM2CP69CY–. The naturalist's library; containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects; . inguinal pores ; ears pointed ; legs robust; tail short;chin bearded. 368 MAMMALIA —IBEX. two slight diflcrences, the one externally, and the other internally. Thehorns of the ibex are longer than those of the he-goat; they have two longi-tudinal ridges, those of the goat have hut one. They have also thick knots,or transverse tubercles, which mark the number of years of their growth;while those of the goats are only marked with transverse strokes. Theibex runs a
RM2CPETAE–. The game-birds of India, Burma and Ceylon . he swollen base to the upper mandible and in itsremarkable tail, which, as Blanford remarks, looks as if it might bethat of a woodpecker. The Merginse are separated from all other ducks, by the shapeof their bill, which is long, narrow, and pointed, altogether mostun-duck-like in its appearance. The Fuligiiliux comprise thirteen genera, of which three only arerepresented in India ; but it is worthy of notice that whilst Neftais one of the most common forms and Glanclonctta one of the mostrare, Nyroca and FuUgiila contain some forms which are extrem
RM2CPRM44–. The naturalist's library : containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects . uinal pores ; ears pointed ; legs robust; tail short jchin bearded. 368 MAMMALIA —IBEX. two sliglit differences, the one externally, and the other internally. Thehorns of the ibex are longer than those of the he-goat; they have two longi-tudinal ridges, those of the goat have but one. They have also thick knots,or transverse tubercles, which mark the number of years of their growth;while those of the goats are only marked with transverse strokes. Theibex runs as
RM2CPG891–. A history of British birds, indigenous and migratory: including their organization, habits, and relations; remarks on classification and nomenclature; an account of the principal organs of birds, and observations relative to practical ornithology .. . ,tapering, obtuse. Plumage very soft and blended; wings long, rather nar-row, pointed; the first quill longest; the primaries tapering,rapidly graduated ; the secondaries broad, incurved, the innerelongated and tapering; tail short, nearly even, of twelverather narrow feathers. Of the very few species belonging to this genus oneoccurs in Europe
RM2CNTN5M–. Reptiles and birds : a popular account of their various orders, with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting . ghtlycurved, and pointed, the mandible having a trenchant edge; the tarsishort; the wings long and pointed; the tail well-developed, tapering,or forked. They are slender, graceful birds. Their cries, while theyskim through the air on rapid wing, are incessant. The name ofBee-eaters they receive from their principal food, which consists ofvarious Hymenoptera, especially bees and wasps. They seize their THE BEE-EATERS. 461 prey either on the wing, like the swal
RM2CP6E00–. A history of British birds, indigenous and migratory: including their organization, habits, and relations; remarks on classification and nomenclature; an account of the principal organs of birds, and observations relative to practical ornithology .. . tin, Fig. 30. Tail ofDvvc and of all intermediate gradations ; even, Fig. 30; rounded,graduated, or wedge-shaped, Fig. 33, at the end ; tapering,pointed, emarginate. Fig. 31 ; or forked,Fig. 32. The number of its quills variesfrom eight to twenty or more, although inby far the greater proportion of birds it istwelve. The tints or varieties of c
RM2CNGJGR–. The bird book : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . r is, according to length, Long-tailed Jaeger the largest of the .lasers, beitii; il in. long; this is. however, due to the longsharp pointed central pair of tail leathers, which extend about eight inchesbeyond the others, and from the most noticeable distinguishing point fromthe former species. The plumages that have been described are the lightphases; all the Jaegers have a darkphase in which the plumage is a near-ly uniform sooty brown, li
RM2CNRYX9–. The genera of birds : comprising their generic characters, a notice of the habits of the genus, and an extensive list of species referred to their several genera . s groove, with the opening near the middle, and sub-lunate. Wingsrather short and pointed, with the first quill the longest. Tail short and rather rounded. Tarsi shorterthan the middle toe, slightly compressed, and covered with small scales. Toes long, and all united by abroad web, with the outer toe nearly as long as the middle one; the claws moderate, compressed, andsharp. The species are found in the northern regions, migrating
RM2CPA8XA–. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and Lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds . rils in basal half of bill. Wings and tail short, latter pointed and abouthalf as long as former. Longer scapulars and tertiaries curving outward over the wing as ineiders, with wh
RM2CPA8RW–. Indian sporting birds . which is very little known,is. kept distinct, and I followed this in my own book on Indiangame-birds ; but it really seems rather absurd to keep it separate,its only distinction being the great exaggeration of the chestnutround the neck and along the flanks. The hens show very much less difference, though theNepalese specimens run to a good deal of chestnut in the tail ;there is nothing about their brown variegated plumage to attractattention, except the very pointed shape of the feathers all over,which is common to both sexes of the koklass, as well as thepointed tai
RM2CEFDDP–. Adventures of two youths in the open Polar Sea. ng up thestream till their tails are worn off against the rocks, and I have repeatedlyseen them taken from the water with nothing but the bone protrudingwhere the tail ought to be! And perhaps you may be sceptical about the dogs catching their ownfish? Look there! As he spoke he pointed to where a couple of dogs were standing in thewater at the edge of the bay, and evidently waiting for something to turnup. They were so far out that little more than their backs were visible, THE USES OF SALMON. 73 and they held their noses just on a level with
RM2CDBRTP–. Water reptiles of the past and present . sasaurs. Theextremity of the snout has a beak-like projection. The teeth aremuch longer, more pointed, and more recurved than is the casewith most land reptiles, indicating their use for the capture andretention of slippery, quick-moving prey. The single-headed ribs are short, proving that the body wasslender and doubtless cylindrical, more like that of a snake. The 136 WATER REPTILES OF THE PAST AND PRESENT tail was not only enormously elongated, but it was also compressedinto a flat and effective propelling organ in the water. Thisflattening of the
RM2CPJ0C7–. Reptiles and birds. A popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting. . ightlycurved, and pointed, the mandible having a trenchant edge; the tarsishort; the wings long and pointed; the tail well-developed, tapering,or forked. They are slender, graceful birds. Their cries, while theyskim through the air on rapid wing, are incessant. The name ofBee-eaters they receive from their principal food, which consists ofvarious Hymenoptera, especially bees and wasps. They seize their THE BEE-EATERS. 461 prey either on the wing, Hke the swallo
RM2CNE3J8–. 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 . g manner, diligently searchingevery crevice of the bark of the trunk and larger branchesfor insects, and frequently uttering a low chirp. Havingfinished its work on one tree, it quickly flies down, curvingas it nears the ground, to the root of another, and immedi-ately begins its spiral ascent. Its claws are curved andsharp, and the tail feathers are stiff and pointed. Inclimbing, the bird crouches close to the tree,
RM2CP0PMP–. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and Lower California, with which are incorporated general ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds . ery short, their claws underreaohingbase of middle claw. Tail shorter ornot longer than wings, much rounded,of narrow, stiffish, sharp-pointed feath-ers. Embracing small streaky ma
RM2CPNNY8–. The naturalist's library; containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects; . animal; its eyes aresmall and black; its ears short and pointed. The paws are something likea beavers, with which it runs so awkwardly that a man could easily over-take it. Its posteriors differ from most other animals, by falling down in asloping direction, commencing at the hip joint, and descending to the kneejoint of the hind legs; its tail is so short that it is scarcely perceivable.The general color is a cream brown, intermixed with black hairs. Thefemale,
RM2CND5HH–. Bird lore . e not seen on the trip, they should be noted now. Compare the arrangement of the toes with that of the Robin. The Flicker has twotoes in front and two behind, the Robin has three in front and one behind. Who remem-bers something the Woodpecker was doing that it could not have done as well if itstoes had been arranged like the Robins? (Clinging to the side of the tree.) What wasthe position of its tail when it was clinging to the trunk? (It was bent under against thetree.) Look closely at the tail and tell how it diilers from the Robins tail. (It has sharp-pointed, stiff feathers.
RM2CP6HW3–. The naturalist's library; containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects; . nimal; its eyes aresmall and black; its ears short and pointed. The paws are something likea beavers, with which it runs so awkwardly that a man could easily over-take it. Its posteriors differ from most other animals, by falling down in asloping direction, commencing at the hip joint, and descending to the kneejoint of the hind legs; its tail is so short that it is scarcely perceivable.The general color is a cream brown, intermixed with black hairs. Thefemale,
RM2CPRPJY–. The naturalist's library : containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects . mane, which spreads downwards over the neck andthroat, is remarkably thick and heavy. His tail is black above, and lightfawn beneath; and a disc of the latter color occupies the posterior part ofthe buttocks, having on each side a blackish line which separates it fromthe lighter tinge of the inside of the thighs. His horns, when properlygrown, consist of a broad burr, from which the pointed basal antler risesalmost perpendicularly to the extent of nine or ten in
RM2CNW6F9–. Reptiles and birds : a popular account of their various orders, with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting . Fig. 46.—Wing of Penguin. necessary changes in the centre of gravity, while the solidity ofthe dorsal spine gives advantage to the action of the muscles.The head is terminated by a pointed bill, which aids in cleavingthe air; the feet, when short, are drawn up and concealed underthe feathers ; when long, they are stretched out beneath or behindthe tail, which is more or less expanded, and helps to support. Fig. 47.—Wing of Kamichi or Crested Screamer, the bod
RM2CPJNHM–. Reptiles and birds. A popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting. . Fig. 46.—Wing of Penguin. necessary changes in the centre of gravity, while the solidity ofthe dorsal spine gives advantage to the action of the muscles.The head is terminated by a pointed bill, which aids in cleavingthe air; the feet, when short, are drawn up and concealed underthe feathers when long, they are stretched out beneath or behindthe tail, which is more or less expanded, and helps to support. Fig. 47 —Wing of Kamichi or Crested Screamer. the body
RM2CPNHTE–. The naturalist's library; containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects; . and his mane, which spreads downwards over the neck andthroat, is remarkably thick and heavy. His tail is black above, and lightfawn beneath; and a disc of the latter color occupies the posterior part ofthe buttocks, having on each side a blackish line which separates it fromthe lighter tinge of the inside of the thighs. His horns, when properlygrown, consist of a broad burr, from which the pointed basal antler risesalmost perpendicularly to the extent of nine o
RM2CP6G6K–. A history of British birds . VOL. III. COLUMBID.E. COLVMBID^E.. ECTOPISTES MIGRATORIUS (LiunffiUS*). THE PASSENGER PIGEON. Ectojnstes migratorius. EcTOPiSTES, Stoainsonf. Bill small, slender and notched. Wings ratherelongated, pointed ; the second feather longest. Tail very long and extremelycuneate. Tarsi very short, half-covered anteriorly by feathers; anteriorscales imbricate ; lateral scales small and reticiilate. The American Passenger Pigeon was included in the firstEdition of this work on the strength of the occurrence of asingle specimen recorded by Dr. Fleming in his * Historyof Bri
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RM2CPENBJ–. A System of natural history : containing scientifci [sic] and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects . r ingTiinal pores ; ears pointed; legs robust; tail short;chin bearded. 368 MAMMALIA—IBEX. two slight differences, the one externally, and the other internally. Thehorns of the ibex are longer than those of the he-goat; they have two longi-tudinal ridges, those of the goat have but one. They have also thick knots,or transverse tubercles, which mark the number of years of their growth;while those of the goats are only marked with transverse strokes. Thei
RM2CNEME5–. The avifauna of Laysan and the neighbouring islands : with a complete history to date of the birds of the Hawaiian possessions . n, and thesomewhat loose-webbed elongated under tail-coverts cover about three-quarters of the tail.The nostrils are large, but almost entirely covered by an operculum. The first primary isquite rudimcntarv, hidden by its covert and is white like the latter. The wing reaches toabout 25 mm. from the end of the tail. The third and fourth primaries form the tip of thewing. The tips of these primaries are rather obtuse, not much pointed. The secondaries areabout 28 mm.
RM2CPAM6D–. The birds of America : from drawings made in the United States and their territories . (comparing with the description of Swainsonand Richardson as before) in having the wings more pointed, the secondand third primaries being longest, and the first longer than the sixth; whilein pusilla the third and fourth are longest, and the first shorter than thesixth. The upper tail coverts of jjusilla are uniform in colour with theback; in our species lighter; pusilla has the front hoary; in this speciesdark. The lower parts of pusilla are pale sulphur-yellow, approaching tosiskin-green; in our species
RM2CPG8X9–. A history of British birds, indigenous and migratory: including their organization, habits, and relations; remarks on classification and nomenclature; an account of the principal organs of birds, and observations relative to practical ornithology .. . Wings very long, pointed ; 236 CALIDEIS. SANDERLING. quills twenty-five; primaries tapering, the first longest;secondaries short, incurved, but the inner elongated, one ofthem not much shorter than the first primary when thewing is closed. Tail short, of twelve narrowed feathers, andsomewhat doubly emarginate. The only species of this genus kno
RM2CP3T2F–. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds . short, their claws underreachingbase of middle claw. Tail short.er ornot longer than wings, much rounded,of narrow, stiffish, sharp-pointed feath-ers. Embracing small streaky marsh
RM2CPT09E–. The naturalist's library : containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects . l; its eyes aresmall and black; its ears short and pointed. The paws are something likea beavers, with which it runs so awkwardly that a man could easily over-take it. Its posteriors differ from most other animals by falling doAvii in asloping direction, commencing at the hip joint, and descending to the kneejoint of the hind legs; its tail is so short that it is scarcely perceivable.The general color is a cream broAvn, intermixed with black hairs. Thefemale, li
RM2CP00PM–. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and Lower California, with which are incorporated general ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds . ks. Nostrils in basal half of bill. Wings and tail short, latter pointed and abouthalf as long as former. Longer scapulars and tertiaries curving outward over the wing as ineiders,
RM2CNTW6D–. Reptiles and birds : a popular account of their various orders, with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting . in-tail Sand Grouse {Fterodes setarius, Fig. 151), a well-known species, annually makes its appearance in Spain and the Southof France ; it is common on the steppes of Southern Russia, Tartary,and Northern Africa. Occasionally it breeds in the Pyrenees. The Heteroclites are characterised by the total absence of theback toe. They are closely allied to the Sand Grouse, and, like them,have pointed wings, and are fond of travelling; but their flight is not 376 RE
RM2CNW0TK–. Our winter birds, how to know and how to attract them . The Brown Creepers Probe-like Bill and Pointed Stiffenh)Tail-feathers surprise the Creeper. His measure of successwould probably be found in the numbers of insects,eggs and larvae his patient gleaning discovers; andwhen we see how well his stiff tail and curved bill fithim to pursue his special calling, we cannot doubtthat he is one of the most valuable guardians of thebark. The Creeper is as uncommunicative as he is dili-gent. A faint, thin, high screeping is the only notewe shall hear from him in winter, but in latespring he has a sho
RM2CP102F–. A Book of ornithology, for youth. Embracing descriptions of the most interesting and remarkable birds in all countries, with particular notices of American birds . rent and its family- THE GUILLEMOT Is nearly allied to the preceding genus, but it wantsthe characteristic bill, which in this genus is slender,-strong, and pointed. The largest species of this bird with which we are ac-quainted is the Foolish Guillemot, which weighs abouttwenty-four ounces, and is seventeen inches in length.The bill is black, and three inches in length. The head,neck, back, wings, and tail, are of a deep mouse co
RM2CJ1JF6–. The bantam fowl; a description of all standard breeds and varieties of bantams, and of new breeds that are becoming popular .. . ittle breed of Bantams called Japanese Bantams. What anoddity! Its short legs hardly keep its wings off theground; its short body is almost covered by the hackle otneck; its very large pointed flowing tail, almost if not quitetouches its saucy little head that is crowned with a neatlittle comb over a pair of bright full eyes. These featuresadded to the quaint coloring of plumage make the JapaneseBantam objects of peculiar interest to lovers of the beautifulin the n
RM2CPAX56–. The birds of America : from drawings made in the United States and their territories . ate webs; the inner toe much shorter than the outer, which is of the samelength as the middle, claws rather stout, moderately arched, compressed,rather obtuse; on the anterior part of the forehead is a tuft of about twentylinear recurved feathers, of which the longest measures Z inches. Plumage dense, blended, glossy. Wings of moderate length, narrow,pointed; primaries incurved, tapering, the first longest, the rest rapidlygraduated; secondaries rounded. Tail very short, rounded, of fourteenrounded feathe
RM2CP6B2X–. The naturalist's library; containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects; . his mane, which spreads downwards over the neck andthroat, is remarkably thick and heavy. His tail is black above, and lightfawn beneath; and a disc of the latter color occupies the posterior part ofthe buttocks, having on each side a blackish line which separates it fromthe lighter tinge of the inside of the thighs. His horns, when properlygrown, consist of a broad burr, from which the pointed basal antler risesalmost perpendicularly to the extent of nine or te
RM2CNE618–. The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma . xceeding a third of the length of the culmen. The wing is MICJiOSCELIS. 369 pointed, the secondaries falling short of the tip by a considerabledistance. The tail is distinctly forked and the outer featherscurved outwards. The tarsus is smooth and very short (see fig. 70,p. o60), being between a sixth and a seventh of the length of thewing. There is only one species found within our limits but thatis represented by numerous geographical races. The genusextends from India to Japan. Microscelis psaroides. Key to Subspecies. A. Crown of he
RM2CPNX26–. Reptiles and birds : a popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting . long pointed wings,forked tail, and excessively short tarsi. The air is the trueelement of these birds ; they fly with a facility, lightness, andrapidity quite inconceivable ; indeed, their existence is one eternalflight. They even feed their young on the wing when the latterfirst beffin to flv. Watch them in the air, and they will be seen torise and fall, tracing the shortest curves, crossing and interlacingeach others course, moderating their pace suddenly wh
RM2CPGYNH–. Birds: the elements of ornithology . The Californian Quail {Lophorti/x californicus). which was introduced in 1770, and has obtained a footholdin the greater part of our Eastern Counties. That miniaturePartridge, the Quail (Coturnix communis), easily distinguishedby its smaller size, very short tail, and pointed wings, is alsoa ground-bird like the Partridge, though it is well capable offlight, as is proved by the prodigious multitudes which crossthe Mediterranean for a winter home in Afric.a. Of Quails there are some twenty kinds, ranging through theOld World south of the Arctic regions. Bi
RM2CNT82D–. The genera of birds : comprising their generic characters, a notice of the habits of the genus, and an extensive list of species referred to their several genera . MCZ LIBRARYHARVARD UNIVERSITYCAMBRIDGE. MA USA. 1. TRUSTG-OIDES macuLarius. 2 TOTANUS fascus HARVARD UNIVERSITYCAMBRIDGE. MA USA Order VII. GRALLiE. Family III. Scolopacidje. The third Subfamily, RECUR VIROSTRINiE, or Avocets, have the Bill lengthened and slender, with the sides grooved to the middle, and compressed towards thetip, which is acute ; the Nostrils linear and membranous : the Wings long and pointed: the Tail rathers
RM2CPJXF7–. On the natural history and classification of birds . than the tarsus; lateral toes unequal, the innershortest, and both slightly connected at their base ;hinder toe shorter than the middle; its claw shorterthan the toe. The flssirostral type. Z. genibarbis. Zool. 111. i. pi. 100. Subfam. SITTINGS. Nuthatches.Bill very straight, more or less cylindrical. Wingslong, pointed; the first quill hardly shorter than thesecond. Tail very short. Hind toe as long as themiddle. The flssirostral division. Sittella, Sw. Bill very straight; the gonys curvingupwards ; the sides greatly compressed: tip of th
RM2CP89CG–. Cassell's book of birds . e recognisable by their elongated body, much rounded wing, in which the fifth and sixthquills are the longest; their short abruptly rounded or graduated tail, composed of very narrowfeathers; and by their powerful feet with high tarsi and short toes; the beak is long, straight, broadat the base, and pointed at the tip, and in every respect admirably adapted for the sewing operationsit has to perform ; the base of the bill is surrounded by a few delicate bristles; the plumage is smoothand brightly coloured, usually green on the back and rust-red on the head. THE SING
RM2CPHAA5–. A history of British birds . 330 PA USE RES. CORVIDvE. CORVIDjE.. NUCIFRAGA CAEYOCATACTES (LinilEeUS*). THE NUTCRACKER. Nucifraga caryocatactes. NuciFRAGA, Brisson.—Beak about as long as the head, hard, stout andstraight, dilated at the base ; both mandibles terminating obtusely, the maxillaprolonged and slightly depressed at the tip. Nostrils basal, round, hidden bystiff feathers directed forwards. Feathers of the crown short. Wings moderateand rather pointed ; the first primai-y the shortest, the fourth, fifth and sixthnearly equal, but the fifth longest. Tail moderate and nearly square.
RM2CP521D–. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush . •I The middle tail 336 JiET AND DESCRIPTION feathers of this and the next species are pointed. The bestmethod of distinguishing this species from the last is by thedifference in size and the acute instead of rounded ends to the central tail feathers.To separate it from the nextcompare the length of thehorny covering to the nos-trils, with that of the top ofbill or culmen; in lliis species it is always more than half;in the next, less than half. In the adult, the length
RM2CPJ8FD–. The birds of the British Isles and their eggs . 2 //. I 7. Gadwall.Pintail. GARGANEY. 31 The adult drake, in winter, has the head and neck greyishbrown with darker speckles and most of the upper parts darkbrown with crescentic grey markings ; the wing-coverts aredark chestnut shading to black, the speculum black and white ;the inner secondaries are noticeably pointed, and the upperand under tail-coverts conspicuously velvet-black. The breastis dark brown with pale markings shading to the whitishabdomen, and the grey pencilling of the flanks commandsattention. In May an eclipse dress is assum
RM2CP5C10–. The story of the birds; . Bill and foot of kingfisher. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BIRD. 227 or the tail feathers are pointed and stiff and the birdsits upright on trunks usually or with the direction ofthe limb, it is a Woodpecker. Some of these haveonly one toe rear and two front (h). (40) Keferring to the last part of (31), if the toesare not abnormally arranged (i. e., two only in front. Bill and feet of woodpeckers. or two grown together), then all that is left is anorder known as the Ifachrochires, or long- (literallylarge-) handed birds. (41) If the bill is wide and short, and the gapedeep
RM2CEGHDR–. Chambers's encyclopedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge for the people. uch resembling that of a bird, bat-like wings,and a small trunk and tail, with lacertian aflinitiesin its skull, teeth, and skeleton, and with a bird-likestructure of sternum and scapular arch, thes<icreatures present an anomaly of structure as unliketheir fossil contemporaries as the duck-billedornithorhynchus of Australia to living mannnals.The cranium is small; the jaws are long, and eitherarmed with numerous, sharp-pointed teeth, or tooth-less, like those of a bird. The eye-orbit is verylarge; the sclerotica
RM2CPTGEB–. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . er of flag Feathers in each Wing is nineteen, of which the fifth andfixth are the longcft; the farcel or pinion Feather is very fhort, and not greater thanthofe of the fecond Row. The Tail is made up of ten Feathers, of which the outmoft are fhotteft, the refton both fides gradually longer to the two middlemoft, which are the longeft of all;the Ends of thefe Feathers are ftiff, {harp pointed bending inward, about feven Incheslong, upon which in climbling Trees they lean and fuppo
RM2CP6E16–. A history of British birds, indigenous and migratory: including their organization, habits, and relations; remarks on classification and nomenclature; an account of the principal organs of birds, and observations relative to practical ornithology .. . pochondrial or lateral. In the tail are distinguished the tail-feathers, or tail-quills,31; and the upper and lower tail-coverts, the latter marked 32.. Fig. 34. The Kestrel. The wings are the anterior extremities, in which are distin-guished the different parts already pointed out in speaking ofthe skeleton; the humerus, cubitus, and hand or p
RM2CPBR7B–. Key to North American birds. Containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary, inclusive of Greenland and Lower California, with which are incorporated General ornithology: an outline of the structure and classification of birds; and Field ornithology, a manual of collecting, preparing, and preserving birds . rt, their claws underreachingbase of middle claw. Tail shorter ornot longer than wings, much rounded,of narrow, stiffish, sharp-pointed feath-ers. Embracing small streaky marshspar
RM2CP0CHN–. The Indian ducks and their allies . )romin(nt. It is also more pointed at thesmaller end than in anv eoo- I have ever seen. Plate XXI1I.. THE WHITE-HEADED OR STIFF-TAIL DUCK ErismaLura. leucocephala. ^ Green, Chro-mo. ERISMATURA LEUCOCEPHALA. 255 Subfamily ERISMATURIXiE. The one great distinctive feature of this subfamily is the remarkabletail, of which the eighteen feathers are stiff and hard, very much as arethe feathers of a Woodpeckers tail. The subfamily contains four genera : Thalassiornis, confined to SouthAfrica : Jyomo7ii/.v to Tropical America ; Biziura, which is only found inAust
RM2CP69EK–. A history of British birds, indigenous and migratory: including their organization, habits, and relations; remarks on classification and nomenclature; an account of the principal organs of birds, and observations relative to practical ornithology .. . thefirst longest. Tail rather long, emarginate. The distinctions between this genus and Emberiza, althoughslight, are yet easily perceived. The upper mandible in Plec-trophanes is broader, the wings longer and more pointed, thehind claw proportionally more elongated, and the knob on thepalate less angular and elevated. In the form of the bill i
RM2CNGK4N–. Britain's birds and their nests . by their slender build, theirlength of leg and tail, the long, pointed wings, and theslight ruff on the sides of the neck. Their method ofhunting is also characteristic, and consists in quarteringthe open ground with great regularity, the flight beingleisurely and very low. Field-mice, eggs and youngbirds, lizards, frogs, and even lai-ge insects are the prey. Three species are native to the British Isles; but noneof them is now common, and it must suffice to selectone as a type. The Hen-Harrier was once fairly numerousover much of our area, but game-preservi
RM2CPJ6WP–. Reptiles and birds. A popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting. . in-tail Sand Grouse {Pterodes setarms, Fig. 151), a well-known species, annually makes its appearance in Spain and the Southof France ; it is common on the steppes of Southern Russia, Tartary,and Northern Africa. Occasionally it breedsin the Pyrenees. The Heterochtes are characterised by the total absence of theback toe. They are closely allied to the Sand Grouse, and, like them,have pointed wings, and are fond of travelling; but their flight is not Z7^ REPTILE
RM2CNGBGK–. Bird-lore . e not seen on the trip, they should be noted now. Compare the arrangement of the toes with that of the Robin. The Flicker has twotoes in front and two behind, the Robin has three in front and one behind. Who remem-bers something the Woodpecker was doing that it could not have done as well if itstoes had been arranged like the Robins? (Clinging to the side of the tree.) What wasthe position of its tail when it was clinging to the trunk? (It was bent under against thetree.) Look closely at the tail and tell how it differs from the Robins tail. (It has sharp-pointed, stiff feathers.
RM2CPTH6H–. Handbook of birds of the western United States including the great plains, great basin, Pacific slope, and lower Rio Grande valley . ORDER GALLING: GALLINACEOUS BIRDS. (Families Tetraonid^, Phasianid^, and Cracid.e.) FAMILY TETRAONIDiE: GROUSE, PARTRIDGES.QUAILS, ETC. KEY TO GENERA. 1. Legs feathered down to hase of toes. • 2. Tail feathers narrow and pointed. Centrocercus, p. 133. 2. Tail feathers broad and rounded.3. Sides of neck with tuft of feathers. Tympanuchus, p. 129.
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