Natural History in Zoological Gardens: Being Some Account of Vertebrated AnimalsA. Constable & Company, Limited, 1905 - 310 pagini |
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Pagina 108
... cuckoo . " BLUE AND WHITE FOXES The blue fox of commerce and of the Arctic regions is the summer form of the white fox of the same quarter of the globe . But it appears that this change of fur on the approach of winter is by no means ...
... cuckoo . " BLUE AND WHITE FOXES The blue fox of commerce and of the Arctic regions is the summer form of the white fox of the same quarter of the globe . But it appears that this change of fur on the approach of winter is by no means ...
Pagina 157
... cuckoo , who entrusts to strangers the rearing of its young , and who , besides thus evading the duties as well as the pleasure of maternity and paternity , is , when young and in the foreign nest , a bloodthirsty tyrant to its fellow ...
... cuckoo , who entrusts to strangers the rearing of its young , and who , besides thus evading the duties as well as the pleasure of maternity and paternity , is , when young and in the foreign nest , a bloodthirsty tyrant to its fellow ...
Pagina 158
... cuckoo at a later period in the history of its race than that bird , for it often makes rather serious mistakes . For example , Molothrus has been known to drop its eggs on the ground , omitting to remove them carefully and subse ...
... cuckoo at a later period in the history of its race than that bird , for it often makes rather serious mistakes . For example , Molothrus has been known to drop its eggs on the ground , omitting to remove them carefully and subse ...
Pagina 174
... cuckoo tribe we shall select the Oriental koel ( Eudy- namis orientalis , or honorata as the name apparently more ... cuckoo , Cuculus canorus , a careful examination shows slight , but very slight , differences of colour in the two ...
... cuckoo tribe we shall select the Oriental koel ( Eudy- namis orientalis , or honorata as the name apparently more ... cuckoo , Cuculus canorus , a careful examination shows slight , but very slight , differences of colour in the two ...
Pagina 175
... cuckoo ejects its foster brethren in the good old fashion of the British cuckoo . It diverges from its ally in this country in the fact that it is not migratory , and is entirely stay - at- home . Some would write the name cuckoo ...
... cuckoo ejects its foster brethren in the good old fashion of the British cuckoo . It diverges from its ally in this country in the fact that it is not migratory , and is entirely stay - at- home . Some would write the name cuckoo ...
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Africa allies American amphibians anaconda animal ant-eater apes appears aquatic armadillo Australia axolotl baboon bear beast birds body bones bony burrowing carnivorous Catarrhines Ceratodus chamæleon characters chimpanzee claws colour common crane creatures crocodiles cuckoo deer eggs elephant external extinct fact feathers feet fish frogs gecko genus gills gorilla green gull habit hair hind hippopotamus hoatzin hornbills horns hues hyæna iguana inhabitants kangaroos kind known lama legend lemurs leopard limbs living lizards lungs mammalia mammals marsupials matter monkeys nature neck nest Old World organ Orycteropus penguin Platyrrhine porcupine possess pouch reptiles rhinoceros rodent seems seen skin skull sloth slow-worm snakes snowy owl South America species specimens spots storks structure tadpoles tail tapir teeth thylacine tiger toad toes tortoises tree tribe types Ungulata Ungulates vertebrates viper voice wild young zebra Zoological Gardens Zoological Society
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Pagina 86 - The trees of the Lord are full of sap ; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted; where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house. The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.
Pagina 269 - Ascension, has brought in several turtles of above 300 pounds weight, which have been sold at a very high price. It may be noted, that which is common in the West Indies is a luxury here." And, once more, in the same publication, for 1754, we read, " Saturday, July 13, the Right Hon. the Lord Anson, made a present to the gentlemen of White's chocolate house, of a turtle, which weighed 300 pounds weight, and which laid five eggs since in their possession.
Pagina 210 - It covers up the eggs, and leaves them to be hatched by the heat of the sun...
Pagina 269 - Friday, Aug. 31 , a turtle, weighing 350 pounds, was eat at the King's Arms Tavern, Pall- Mall ; the mouth of an oven was taken down to admit the part to be baked.
Pagina 42 - ... it is a noise so unearthly that, heard unexpectedly for the first time, it would fill the mind with the most melancholy and fearful foreboding.
Pagina 25 - I hippopotamus, and all London society rushed to "leave its cards" on the "little stranger;" so that there was hardly an exaggeration in the words of a poem, by Theodore Hook, in Blackwood: — " The folks in town are nearly wild To go and see the monkey-child, In Gardens of Zoology, Whose proper name is Chimpanzee. To keep this baby free from hurt, He's dressed in a cap and a Guernsey shirt; They 've got him a nurse, and he sits on her knee, And she calls him her Tommy Chimpanzee.
Pagina 105 - Topsell m informs us that the ichneumon burrows in the sand, and " when the aspe espyeth her threatening rage, presently turning about her taile, provoketh the ichneumon to combate, and with an open mouth and lofty head doth enter the list, to her owne perdition. For the ichneumon being nothing afraid of this great bravado, receiveth the encounter, and taking the head of the aspe in his mouth biteth that off to prevent the casting out of her poison.
Pagina 269 - France, they are in the highest estimation. In Jamaica they are even preserved in parks ; and their flesh is sold in the shops at a less price than that of beef and mutton. From this last island in particular is our turtle-eating metropolis supplied with immense quantities of this luxurious food. It would be quite superfluous to descant on the enthusiastic veneration in which turtle- soup is held by our wealthy and discerning fellow citizens.