 The length in inches from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail ; the distance between the two extremities of the outstretched wings ; and the length of the wing from the carpal-joint.  The practical naturalist's guide - 18 페이지저자: James Boyd Davies - 1858 - 82 페이지전체보기 - 도서 정보
 | Thomas Dick - 1836 - 474 페이지
...the feathers drop from their bodies, and are again renewed every spring. The length of the peacock, from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail, is about three feet eight inches. Some of its longest feathers are four feet long. This bird appears... | |
 | 1838 - 524 페이지
...the irides are chestnut-black, and the points of the quills, tail, &c., are brownish-black. Length from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail 3 feet 6 inches. Mr. Vigors mentions particularly the greater length and development of the hallux... | |
 | 1839 - 524 페이지
...the irides are chestnut-black, and the points of the quills, tail, &c., are brownish-black. Length from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail 3 feet 6 inches. Mr. Vigors mentions particularly the greater length and development of the hallux... | |
 | Thomas Dick - 1840 - 454 페이지
...the feathers drop from their bodies, and are again renewed every spring. The length of the peacock, from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail, is about three feet eight inches. Some of its longest feathers are four feet long. This bird appears... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - 1840 - 196 페이지
...it is now found in most countries. It lives to the age of twenty years. The length of the peacock, from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail, is about seven feet; and some of its longest feathers are four feet long. It is one of the most beautiful... | |
 | John William Carleton - 1841 - 522 페이지
...the water. This bird, as nearly as we" could judge, weighed about twelve pounds ; he was three feet from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail, and nearly five feet between the extremities of the wings, when spread. The head, and half the length... | |
 | 1846 - 872 페이지
...susceptible of fear at his approach and presence. The Wagtail is about seven inches and a half in length, from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail, and eleven inches in breadth, between the point of each extended wing : it has a sharp bill of an inch... | |
 | John Hall - 1844 - 152 페이지
...the feathers drop from their bodies', and are again renewed every spring. The length of the peacock, from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail', is about three feet eight inches. Some of its longest feathers are four feet long. This bird appears... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - 1848 - 924 페이지
...specie*.— The GIAST KJVOFISIIEH. (L>acdo gigantea.) This is the largest species known, measuring eighteen inches from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail : the colour of the plumage chiefly composed of olive- brown and a pale bluegreen. Native of Auntralio PIED... | |
 | Wonders - 1848 - 496 페이지
...four feet, the rest of its height being made up by its extremely long neck. In length the Ostrich is, from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail, from six to eight feet. Occasionally the bird has been found to exceed these dimensions. In the " Gentleman's... | |
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