What is a bird? The forms of birds, their instincts and use1857 |
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animals Australian brush-turkeys beak beautiful bill bird's birds of prey body bones breast breastbone build called catch chaffinch claws colour cuckoo dart dead duck eggs elastic enables the bird feathers feed fibres fish flies foot frequently gannet goose grass grasshopper warblers ground grubs hatched head heron hollow house martins hovering humming bird insects inside instinct jacana joints kinds land Lecture legs length light little bird living creatures long-tailed tit look moss mouth move muscles neck nest nestlings osprey eagle owls PARENT BIRDS parrots peculiar perched perchers quadrupeds quill rapid rise rooks sand martin sedge warblers seeds seen side sight skin soft sometimes song sound sparrow species strong swallow swan swimming birds tail thick things thrush toes tongue trees tribes twigs voice vultures waders walking warblers watch weight whilst wild windpipe wings wood woodpecker worms young
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第 58 頁 - And what a medley thing it is ! I never saw a nest like this, — Not neatly wove with decent care, Of silvery moss and shining hair ; But put together, odds and ends, Picked up from enemies and friends...
第 58 頁 - And not a little good contriving, Before a home of peace and ease Was fashioned out of things like these! Think, had these odds and ends been brought To some wise man renowned for thought, Some man, of men the very gem, Pray, what could he have done with them?
第 58 頁 - You many a worthless little thing, Just bits and scraps so very small That they have scarcely size at all ; And out of these you must contrive A dwelling large enough for five ; Neat, warm, and snug : with comfort stored ; Where five small things may lodge and board.
第 170 頁 - As he was approaching in a direct line, we hid ourselves behind a rock, and watched his motions through a telescope. When first seen he could not have been at a less distance than a mile, but in less than a minute he was within gun-shot ; and after looking round once or twice, he darted down his legs, slightly quivered, and alighted on a rock within a few yards. For a moment he gazed about with his sharp bright eyes, as if to assure himself that all was safe ; he then, for a few moments more, nestled...
第 173 頁 - ... mine. It did not move when I lifted my head, and retaining this position for nearly a quarter of a minute, with a low chirp darted out and settled on some flowers near to trim its plumes. I started up, while a quick thought sent a thrill of exquisite pleasure and surprise through my whole frame.
第 258 頁 - Whilst the scholar is thus endeavoring to form his song, when he is once sure of a passage, he commonly raises his tone ; but when unable to execute the passage, he drops it. What the nestling is thus not thoroughly master of, he hurries over; lowering his tone, as if he did not wish to be heard, and as if he could not yet satisfy himself. A common Sparrow, taken from the nest when very young, and placed near a Linnet and Goldfinch, adopted a song that was a mixture of the notes of these two.
第 100 頁 - Among them some are true and some are false ; but the false have remained with us and multiplied ; therefore we ought to pick up carefully the truths we hear, lest they should be lost in the rubbish of lies. We are told that we have all been created by one Being, and that we all spring from one man.
第 179 頁 - ... coming, as it were, from the clouds. On looking in the direction from whence it came, we soon perceived a small dark speck moving steadily on towards us. It was a Golden Eagle, evidently coming from the plain countries below...
第 100 頁 - ... of lies. We are told that we have all been created by one Being, " and that we all sprang from one man. Sin entered man's heart " when he ate the forbidden fruit, and we have got sin from him. " These men say that they have sinned; and what is sin in them is " sin in us, because we came from one stock, and their hearts and ours
第 59 頁 - How would the man of learning vast Have been astonished and aghast ; And vowed that such a thing had been Ne'er heard of, thought of, much less seen ! Ah ! man of learning, you are wrong ! Instinct is, more than wisdom, strong ; And He who made the Sparrow, taught This skill beyond your reach of thought. And...