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Page 37
... coverts . - These are the first parts of the plumage of the wings , which in all birds take the form of definite and firm feathers . There are generally several rows of them ; and there are under - coverts , which answer to them , and ...
... coverts . - These are the first parts of the plumage of the wings , which in all birds take the form of definite and firm feathers . There are generally several rows of them ; and there are under - coverts , which answer to them , and ...
Page 38
... coverts support each other and the quills , the wing is a finer combination of lightness , strength , elasticity , and stiffness , than could be produced by any other means . These coverts support , and admit of motion upon each other ...
... coverts support each other and the quills , the wing is a finer combination of lightness , strength , elasticity , and stiffness , than could be produced by any other means . These coverts support , and admit of motion upon each other ...
Page 39
... coverts are peculiarly strong , in order to support the tail feathers , which are the principal fulcra from which the bird gets into the air . 10. The vent feathers and under tail - coverts , which cover the hinder part of the bird ...
... coverts are peculiarly strong , in order to support the tail feathers , which are the principal fulcra from which the bird gets into the air . 10. The vent feathers and under tail - coverts , which cover the hinder part of the bird ...
Page 62
... coverts are black , the lesser ashen grey . The black quill feathers , being white at the root and point , make two white spots on each wing . The tail is wedge- shaped , having the external feathers almost entirely white , and the ...
... coverts are black , the lesser ashen grey . The black quill feathers , being white at the root and point , make two white spots on each wing . The tail is wedge- shaped , having the external feathers almost entirely white , and the ...
Page 66
... coverts ashen grey , the last the lightest . The whole under part of the body white , the breast and belly having a tinge of rose colour ; the wing coverts black , the smallest being bordered with ashen grey ; the quill feathers black ...
... coverts ashen grey , the last the lightest . The whole under part of the body white , the breast and belly having a tinge of rose colour ; the wing coverts black , the smallest being bordered with ashen grey ; the quill feathers black ...
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Page 312 - To the last point of vision, and beyond, Mount, daring warbler! — that love-prompted strain — 'Twixt thee and thine a never-failing bond — Thrills not the less the bosom of the plain: Yet might'st thou seem, proud privilege! to sing All independent of the leafy spring.
Page 312 - ... and frequent weighing of his wings, till the little creature was forced to sit down and pant, and stay till the storm was over; and then it made a prosperous flight, and did rise and sing, as if it had learned music and motion from an angel, as he passed sometimes through the air, about his ministries here below.