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Términos y frases comunes
abdomen anteriorly band base bill Bill black birds Bonap breadth breast breeding brown brownish-black brownish-grey cœca colour common Teal concave convex coverts crura crustacea decurved dive dorsal line Duck dusky eggs elliptical elongated end of tail epithelium extent of wings feathers feet female fore Gadwall Garganey grey greyish-black greyish-brown greyish-white Gull head and neck head and upper hind toe inches long inner secondaries intercrural space interdigital membranes lamellæ Larus larvæ Length to end lower mandible male Mallard margins medial middle toe moderate length moderate width narrow nasal sinus nest nostrils numbers oblong obtuse Orkney Ornith Outer Hebrides outer secondaries pale papillæ patch plumage quills ridge rounded scapulars scutella secondary quills short shorter sides slender slightly species spot stiffish tail-coverts tail-feathers tapering tarsus Temminck third toe tibia tinged trachea two-twelfths undulated unguis upper mandible upper neck Velvet Scoter wing from flexure wing-coverts winter young
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Página 34 - About the 24th of May, the breast and back of the drake exhibit the first appearance of a change of colour. In a few days after this, the curled feathers above the tail drop out, and grey feathers begin to appear amongst the lovely green plumage which surrounds the eyes. Every succeeding day now brings marks of rapid change. By the 23d of June scarcely one single green feather is to be seen on the head and neck of the bird. By the 6th of July every feather of the former brilliant plumage has...
Página 34 - By the 23d of June scarcely one single green feather is to be seen on the head and neck of the bird. By the 6th of July every feather of the former brilliant plumage has made its disappearance, and the male has received a garb like that of the female, though of a somewhat darker tint. In the early part of August this new plumage begins to...
Página 132 - The nest was snugly placed amid the tall leaves of a bunch of grass, and raised fully four inches above its roots. It was entirely composed of withered and rotten weeds, the former being circularly arranged over the latter, producing a well-rounded cavity, six inches in diameter, by two and a half in depth.
Página 370 - This bird is taken by the fowlers in two ways : when on its nest, by introducing the hand and dragging out the bird, at the risk of a severe bite ; and when sitting on the rocks, by means of a noose of horse-hair attached to a slender rod, generally formed of bamboo-cane (procured probably from some wreck). The latter mode of fowling is most successful in wet weather, as the puffins then sit best upon the rocks, allowing a person to approach within a few yards, and as many as 300 may be taken in...
Página 631 - a station is selected apart from the other species, generally on a higher site, and the nests are so close to each other as to render it difficult to cross the ground without breaking the eggs, or injuring the unfledged young. Upon this coast it is called par excellence ' The Tern,' all the other species passing under the general name of 'Sea Swallows.
Página 361 - Bullock, in his late tour through those islands, that one male only had made his appearance for a long time, which had regularly visited Papa Westra for several years. The female (which the natives call the Queen of the Auks) was killed just before Mr. Bullock's arrival. The King, or male, Mr. Bullock had the pleasure of chasing, for several hours, in a...
Página 672 - Into the thicket, thousands of them flew quite low over us, some at times coming so close as to enable us to catch a few of them with the hand. On one side might be seen a Noddy carrying a stick in its bill, or a bird pickIng up something from the ground to add to its nest ; on the other several were seen sitting on their eggs unconscious of danger, while their mates brought them food. The greater part rose on wing as we advanced, but re-alighted as soon as we had passed. The bushes were rarely taller...
Página 371 - I observed with concern the extraordinary affection manifested by these birds towards each other ; for, whenever one fell dead or wounded on the water, its mate or a stranger immediately alighted by its side, swam round it, pushed it with its bill as if to urge it to fly or dive, and seldom would leave it until an oar was raised to knock it on the head, when at last, aware of the danger, it would plunge below in an instant.
Página 305 - ... that of the common loon, as it is a smaller species. Both Yarrell (1871) and Macgillivray (1852) state that both sexes assist in the incubation. Certainly the pairs remain together all through the breeding season, to guard the nesting site and to care for the young jointly. Macgillivray £1852) says: The female continues to sit, crouching over her eggs, until a person comes very near, when she starts forward, plunges into the water, and on emerging usually takes to wing, but sometimes swims about...
Página 39 - I brought home three young wild ducks ; two of them turned out to be drakes. I sent away my tame drakes, and, in consequence, the next season had a large family of half-bred and whole wild ducks, as the tame and wild breed together quite freely. The wild ducks which have been caught are the tamest of all ; throwing off all their natural shyness, they follow their feeder, and will eat corn out of the hand of any person with whom they are acquainted.