...should animal matter, as hair, wool, or feathers, be employed. J III. SKINNING AND STUFFING. 1. BIRDS. Whenever convenient, the following notes should be...the specimens : — 1. The length, in inches, from tip of bill to the end of the tail ; the distance between the two extremities of the outstretched wings...

...than in the male, but this may be an individual peculiarity. The whole length of the male Drepanornis, from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail, is about 14 in., that of the wing, from the carpal joint, 6 in., of the tail, from the base, 5 \ in.,...

...same with the bird known by that name in the Atlantic States, is found in all parts of California. From the tip of the bill to the end of the tail it is about thirty inches long, and six feet from tip to tip of the outstretched wings. The head and...

...Mmluilvs. — fiaird. Brewer and Ridgway, Vol. III., page 44(i. 447. DESCRIPTION. — The Pheasant, from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail feathers. sixteen to nineteen inches long. 1'Yom tip to tip of the outstretched wings, twenty-four...

...Flamborough, who has kindly given me this information, and further states that the bird measured thirtynine inches from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail, and 7 feet 6 inches in expanse of wing. This bird passed into the collection of Captain Crowe of Speeton....

...bird exhibits ^r. at uniformity both of size and plumage ; being not quite twelve inches in length from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail ; the prevailing color bluish-gray, in some parts with green and purple reflections, two broad and distinct...

...the irides are chestnut-black, and the points of the quills, tail, &<x, are brownish-black. Length from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail, three feet six inches. Locality. — East Indies. Genus Balearica, Gray. Allied to Anthrvpoidts, but...

...taken after the object is prepared for the cabinet. The " length " is the distance in a straight line from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail. The "expanse of wing" is the distance between the ends of the longest primaries when the wings are fully...

...of Sussex, given iin the ' Linna-aa Transactions,' we find the following description : — Length, from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail, eight inches and a half; breadth, from tip to tip of the wings when extended, fifteen inches and a...

...These were evidently not breeding. The largest measured was 19 '25 inches in extent of wing, and 1 7'5 inches from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail. According to Messrs. Roch and Newton sixteen appeared to be the normal number of tail-feathers in this...