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共 58 段- The Secretary of the Texian Navy being anxious to reach the
- As I have not had very good opportunities of making myself a
- This species is very closely allied to the Pochard, or Red-h
- On the upper mandible are 43 lamellæ; on the lower, 85 in th
- My worthy friend, Dr BACHMAN, once had a bird of this specie
- Although, its wings are rather small, its flight is strong a
- Head of moderate size, oblong, narrowed before. Neck rather
- Head rather small, oblong, compressed. Neck very long and sl
- The Common Tern commences breeding on the coast of our Middl
- In the autumnal months, along the shores of La Belle Riviere
- Bill a little more than thrice the length of the head, rathe
- Bill shorter than the head, higher than broad at the base, g
- At the approach of autumn, it frequently happens that the yo
- Bill and feet, as well as the margin of eyelids, and the ins
- Those which, on the one hand, ascend the Mississippi, and, o
- When they are three weeks old, the quills and tail-feathers
- The œsophagus _a b_, is 17 inches long, exceedingly delicate
- I was now desirous of seeing one of the sitting birds on its
- LITTLE SANDPIPER.
- This beautiful bird is usually fond of the company of our di
- Bill as long as the head, deeper than broad at the base, the
- The œsophagus, of which only the lower portion, _a_, is seen
- On the morning of the 14th of June 1833, the white sails of
- I know of no other bird that has so few formidable enemies a
- We have no Ducks in the United States whose plumage is more
- The flight of this pretty little bird is rather swift, and m
- Now, good Reader, Spring has once more gladdened the face of
- This species is more generally known than any of our Herons,
- On our arrival at the mouths of the Mississippi, on the firs
- Bill greenish-black, the lower and basal part of the lower m
- In winter, the throat and the lower parts of the cheeks are
- You have now before you another of our Ducks, which at least
- My opinion that the males of this species lose the brightnes
- Dr RICHARDSON informs us that this species breeds in the woo
- Head of moderate size, oblong, compressed. Neck of moderate
- Plumage soft, the feathers rather distinct on the upper part
- Hardy, smart, restless, industrious, and frugal, the Black-c
- Bill dull greenish-yellow, brown along the ridge. Feet greyi
- I have observed it in our western prairies in autumn moving
- Although Magpies are abundant in the north-western portions
- While in the State of Maine, I observed that these birds, wh
- The extent of the migratory movements of this diminutive bir
- Length to end of tail 3-7/8 inches, to end of wings 3-1/8, t
- Bill pure yellow, as is a bare space under and behind the ey
- “During the winter of 1834, many species of the northern bir
- The female has the bill yellowish-brown, tipped with dusky,
- Bill of moderate length, rather slender, compressed, straigh
- “The food of the Dipper is said by authors to consist of sma
- Another specimen in my possession, procured by Dr TOWNSEND o
- Plumage soft and blended. Wings of moderate length, broad. T
- _A. velox_ is smallest, has the fourth quill longest, the fi
- In winter the young has the bill black, with the middle port
- The trachea is 3 inches long, flattened, its diameter nearly
- Bill about the length of the head, much higher than broad at
- A male sent in spirits from Boston by Dr BREWER:—The roof of
- The holes perforated by this species for the purpose of bree
- Length to end of tail 4-7/12, to end of wings 5; wing from f
- Bill black; bare part of the head greyish-blue; iris hazel;