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Example sentences for "this bird"

  • From this character, from the length of its legs, scratching feet, membranous covering to the nostrils, short and arched wings, this bird seems in a certain degree to connect the thrushes with the gallinaceous order.

  • This bird is known to have a wide geographical range, being found on the west coast of South America, from the Strait of Magellan along the Cordillera as far as eight degrees north of the equator.

  • According to Azara, this bird, like the cuckoo, deposits its eggs in other birds' nests.

  • This bird, if not the plainest dressed, is the most unshapely in the woods.

  • This bird is the only feathered polygamist we have.

  • This bird," Mrs. Miller says "never seemed to know enough to go home.

  • This bird is found mostly in the southern states.

  • This bird is usually found in the dense woods, especially where there are streams of water.

  • Turkey Buzzard is the familiar name applied to this bird, on account of his remarkable resemblance to our common Turkey.

  • This bird, as it soon became clear, was none other than the owner of No.

  • Of this bird's behaviour I kept a record for two months or so; and inasmuch as it inhabited a roadside hedge, and was of fearless disposition, the deformed foot could plainly be seen whenever it settled upon the road to search for food.

  • Ancient haunts disappear, new ones come into being, a change which makes life impossible for this bird, as likely as not benefits that one, and so on.

  • This bird, celebrated for its oratorical talents among all the neighbors, had gradually become the terror of the nearest.

  • The company of this bird, which might be instructive and amusing for ten minutes, became a positive torture when prolonged.

  • As is well known, we know only two varieties of colour in this bird, a self-coloured brown, and a brown on the upper part of the body with white below.

  • This bird might be taken as the symbol of married love, so faithful are the male and female, being continually to be seen in each other's company.

  • In fact, the marking of this bird of prey is so similar to that of its victim that the latter can scarcely perhaps know how to take care of itself.

  • This bird is very common on Spitzbergen and Novaya Zemlya.

  • Only once have I seen the nest of this bird, namely, in 1873 on Axel's Islands in Bell Sound, where it bred in limited numbers together with the common eider.

  • The lammergeyer always kills what he eats, unless when pressed by hunger; and there is a singular fact in relation to the food of this bird,--he prefers certain parts of the bones of animals to their flesh!

  • This bird may be called black, as he is nearly of that hue all over the body; although some of the secondary wing feathers are white at the tips, and the coverts are brown.

  • The condor is a true Sarcoramph--in fact, one of the most marked features of this bird is the fleshy cartilaginous crest that surmounts his head and part of his beak.

  • Mr. Ray himself had no knowledge of this bird, but received his account from Mr. Johnson, who apparently confounds it with the reguli non cristati, from which it is very distinct.

  • The irides of the eyes of this bird were of a beautiful bright yellow colour.

  • This bird, by some means or other, seems to be entirely omitted in the British Zoology; and one reason probably was because it is so strangely classed in Ray, who ranges it among his picis affines.

  • This bird leads me to remark how widely the river chats are distributed.

  • This bird is uncommon in hill water-courses; one snipe was seen yesterday.

  • This bird seemed "fond of gay colours, and no new gown or cap could be put on without catching his attention.

  • See also on this bird Azara, 'Voyages dans l'Amerique merid.

  • This bird has on its neck a long, thin, cylindrical fleshy appendage, which is thickly clothed with scale-like blue feathers.

  • It has been remarked by naturalists that the flight of this bird is laborious.

  • This bird is above five feet from wing to wing extended.

  • The Americans are proud of this bird in effigy, and their hearts rejoice when its banner is unfurled.

  • This bird is of a greenish brown before it acquires its rich plumage.

  • But a moment's reflection will show what an enormous supply of food would be necessary to give to this bird of the desert force to move its huge body through the air.

  • This bird is of great service against the inroads of wasps, bugs and beetles.

  • In spite of opposition, this bird is constantly on the increase, so much so that in many cases more desirable native birds have been obliged to leave.

  • This bird may be found during the summer months in most of the states east of the Rocky Mountains, Figs.

  • Living largely upon harmful grubs and insects, this bird does an immense amount of good by protecting our forests from insect scourges.

  • This bird is said to be quite common in the Northwest, but he is rare in the Eastern districts.

  • This bird is a warbler, plainly enough, from his habits and manner; but what kind of warbler?

  • There is evidently some music in the soul of this bird at this season, though he makes a sad failure in getting it out.

  • The song of this bird is a rapid, intricate warble, like that of the indigo-bird, though stronger and louder.

  • A correspondent of Wilson furnishes the following account of an oriole: "This bird I took from the nest when very young.

  • This bird is so extremely shy, that he may rarely be met with, except in the pairing season, when, every morning, he renews his song.

  • This bird is very hardy, crafty, and wary.

  • This bird is about the size of the starling, whose habits its possesses in a great degree.

  • This bird is most beautifully formed, and his peculiarity of color is well adapted to his shape.

  • This bird is of a bright blue color with a brilliant pink horny head.


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