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... tail , and is so acrid , as to produce a painful inflammation in and about the rectum . The use of the rusty nail in the water , and the clyster of linseed oil , as mentioned above , sometimes tend to mitigate the disease ; but I have ...
... tail , and is so acrid , as to produce a painful inflammation in and about the rectum . The use of the rusty nail in the water , and the clyster of linseed oil , as mentioned above , sometimes tend to mitigate the disease ; but I have ...
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... tail feathers on the upper side , and are strong in proportion , as these are adapted for action in flying . In birds which use the tail as the means of support in fixing themselves upon upright surfaces , as is the case in the ...
... tail feathers on the upper side , and are strong in proportion , as these are adapted for action in flying . In birds which use the tail as the means of support in fixing themselves upon upright surfaces , as is the case in the ...
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... tail measures six inches . The folded wings cover two thirds of the tail : the beak is ten lines long , very much curved , toothless , and in colour of a bluish black . The iris , the feet , and the naked membrane above the beak near ...
... tail measures six inches . The folded wings cover two thirds of the tail : the beak is ten lines long , very much curved , toothless , and in colour of a bluish black . The iris , the feet , and the naked membrane above the beak near ...
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... tail measures three inches . The folded wings reach al- most to the end of the tail ; the beak is nine lines long , brown at the root , and light yellow at the point ; the iris pale yellow , though in winter inclining to green ; the ...
... tail measures three inches . The folded wings reach al- most to the end of the tail ; the beak is nine lines long , brown at the root , and light yellow at the point ; the iris pale yellow , though in winter inclining to green ; the ...
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... tail measures three inches and three quarters , and the beak eight lines . The folded wings cover a third part of the tail . As in all Shrikes , the beak is straight at the root , but curved over at the end , and provided with a small ...
... tail measures three inches and three quarters , and the beak eight lines . The folded wings cover a third part of the tail . As in all Shrikes , the beak is straight at the root , but curved over at the end , and provided with a small ...
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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.