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共 48 段- Since I became acquainted with Mr ALEXANDER WILSON, the cele
- When an enemy passes within sight of a female, while laying
- Some closet naturalists suppose the hen Turkey to be destitu
- LARIX AMERICANA, _Pursh_, Fl. Amer. vol. ii. p. 645. _Mich._
- Now gloomy November brings up its cold blasts from the north
- Its flight is extremely easy, and what I would call of a bea
- In high expectation, I seated myself about a hundred yards f
- Bill conical, slender, longish, compressed, a little curved,
- Feeling hungry, I inquired what sort of fare I might expect.
- The roosting places which the Carolina Turtles prefer are am
- The name of MASON is still familiar to many of the navigator
- On their return to the Southern States, they do not require
- I have at all times been very partial to the Song Sparrow; f
- When wounded and laid hold of, the Parakeet opens its bill,
- Plumage blended, tufty. Bristle-pointed feathers at the base
- To give you, kind reader, some idea of the nature of this bi
- The flight of this species is swifter than that of its near
- My money was one day stolen from me by a person, who perhaps
- No sooner has spring called them to the pleasant duty of mak
- Bill of ordinary length, depressed at the base, compressed t
- The shooting of Grouse of this species is precarious, and at
- ORIOLUS SPURIUS, _Gmel._ Syst. Nat. vol. i. p. 389.—_Lath._
- LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA, _Wild._ Sp. Pl. vol. iv. p. 476.
- Could you, kind reader, cast a momentary glance on the nest
- QUERCUS PRINUS, _Willd._ Sp. Pl. vol. iv. p. 439. _Pursh_,
- Bill light blue, blackish at the tip, greenish-yellow on the
- This species is distinguished by its oblongo-elliptical, acu
- Several individuals who conceive themselves expert in the ma
- All the nests of the Hermit Thrush which I have found were i
- Early in February the Great Horned Owls are seen to pair. Th
- The young are fed by the parents in the manner described abo
- The mode of destroying deer by _fire-light_, or, as it is na
- Their food at this season is almost exclusively composed of
- Bill short, robust, conical, acute; upper mandible straight
- Bill bluish-black above, light blue on the cere, and the edg
- To stop was considered worse than to proceed. So we gave the
- The Belted Kingsfisher is a constant resident in the States
- The King Bird is often seen passing on the wing over a field
- The motions of the Fish Hawk in the air are graceful, and as
- Leaves obovato-oblong, sinuate, pubescent beneath, their lob
- During my residence at Louisville, much of my time was emplo
- The flight of this little bird is short, light, and entirely
- I put the bird on a stick made fast to my table. It merely m
- EMBERIZA GRAMINEA, BAY-WINGED BUNTING, _Wils._ Amer. Ornith.
- You are presented, kind reader, with three figures of this s
- Incubation has been continued for nearly a fortnight, and th
- —— Wren, 500
- HER MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY, QUEEN ADELAIDE.