 | William Hone - 1832 - 852 페이지
...with them as canary. The length of a full-grown goldfinch, from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail, is five inches and a half; of which the latter...and the former a little more than half an inch long. A healthy bird weighs about an ounce. If a bird be out of order, or droop, give saffron in the water.... | |
 | 1857 - 614 페이지
...whether on the ground or in the thicket. The specimen I have now before me, measures twenty-three inches from the tip of his bill to the end of his tail. The tail is eleven and a quarter inches, the bill two and a half inches. Much more might be said concerning... | |
 | James Mason Hutchings - 1886 - 580 페이지
...a pale bluish color tinged with red. The specimen I have now before me measures twenty-three inches from the tip of his bill to the end of his tail. The tail is eleven and a quarter inches, the bill two and a half inches. I have frequently met with... | |
 | James Mason Hutchings - 1888 - 578 페이지
...a pale bluish color tinged with red. The specimen I have now before me measures twenty-three inches from the tip of his bill to the end of his tail. The tail is eleven and a quarter inches, the bill two and a half inches. I have frequently met with... | |
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... dirty white. The tail is long, the bill strong and slightly curved, eye of a greyish brown, the pupil encircled by a light-colored ring. A bare space extends from the eye to the back of the neck, of a pale bluish color tinged with red. The specimen... 