British Birds
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共 38 段- 45. MOTACILLA (Wagtail). Cutting edges of both mandibles sli
- Adapted by structure for feeding in marshes, on the muddy or
- The Fieldfare is little inferior in size to the Missel Thrus
- Although of no great size this summer visitor is pretty sure
- Though tolerably well dispersed throughout England, this bir
- Upper parts bright olive-green; a narrow streak of yellow ov
- The Tom Tit builds its nest of moss, and lines it with hair,
- In several parts of Ireland, especially the south, there sti
- There exists among gamekeepers a custom of selecting a certa
- With such wandering habits, it seems at first sight strange
- A professional bird-catcher told how a Red-backed Shrike onc
- Immediately on its arrival in this country, the Martin pays
- What were the haunts of the Sparrow at the period when men d
- 'The Bullfinch', said Macgillivray, usually so accurate an o
- This, though a northern bird also, does not confine itself s
- left on the shore by the receding tide. Montagu says, that i
- In habits this bird closely resembles the Green Woodpecker.
- No bird in a state of nature utters a note approaching so cl
- This bird, the Ulula of the ancients, took its name from the
- THE SPARROW-HAWK
- The Kestrel appears to be generally distributed over the cou
- Macgillivray, who was as well acquainted as most ornithologi
- Whole plumage pure white; bill black, orange-yellow at the
- This elegant little bird visits us in March and April, being
- Only a few specimens of this bird have been obtained in Euro
- There is no melody in the song of the Turtle, as it consists
- Ptarmigans pair early in spring, and build their nest of gra
- On its arrival, the Quail betakes itself to open plains and
- The earliest mention of it which I find occurs in the Anabas
- On almost any part of the sea-coast of Britain, where there
- The history of the Woodcock as a visitor in the British Isle
- At one time, we saw in the distance, several miles off, a li
- Its visits to England are paid most commonly in spring and a
- [51] I have been beset in this manner by a Lesser Tern, so f
- The habits of this bird vary but little from those of the ot
- This Diver differs from the preceding species principally in
- Under the name of 'Mother Carey's Chickens' the Petrels must
- Tail-coverts: upper and under, feathers covering the basal p