 | William Hone - 1832 - 874 стор.
...to them, and learn words. A full-grown bullfinch weighs about thirteen drams. Jt is six inches long from the point of the bill to the end of the tail ; the length of which is two inches. February 20. Day breaks Sun rises — sets . Twilight ends h.... | |
 | Alexander Wilson - 1832 - 472 стор.
...dimensions, colours, and markings, of a very beautiful specimen, newly shot, were as follows : — Length, from the point of the bill to the end of the tail, fourteen inches, to the tips of the wings, sixteen; extent, twenty-eight inches ; bill, three inches... | |
 | Daniel Tyerman, George Bennet - 1832 - 316 стор.
...differs considerably from those of this species that we had seen, and have mentioned before. It measured, from the point of the bill to the end of the tail, two feet eight inches; across the wings, from tip to tip, five feet eight inches. The bill was four... | |
 | William Pinnock - 1833 - 738 стор.
...at ease on the water, or in the air ; she is much larger than the swan, measuring five or six feet from the point of the bill to the end of the tail, and ten to twelve feet from tip to tip of the wings. With these proportions, and her melancholy aspect... | |
 | 1834 - 700 стор.
...grosbeak. THE BULFINCHi Is one of the most common of European birds. When at its full growth it measures, from the point of the bill to the end of the tail, six inches, of which the tail is two. It has a short black bill, very strong and crooked, the upper... | |
 | Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia - 1834 - 494 стор.
...Comparative marks of the three species. Picus villosus. | Picus Jluduboni. \ Picus pubescens. Length from the point of the bill to the end of the tail. Nine inches. (Seven inches and ahalf.l Six inches and a half. ExtentFifteen inches. (Thirteen & a half... | |
 | 1834 - 532 стор.
...longer, and indeed there is no other bird in which they are so disproportionately long. 2 a Its length, from the point of the bill to the end of the tail is usually about four feet and two or three inches ; but', to the end of the claws, it measures sometimes... | |
 | Andrew Thomson - 1835 - 302 стор.
...bold, and very voracious and fierce in devouring his prey. He is of a great size, nearly four feet long from the point of the bill to the end of the tail, and between the points of each wing, when extended, nearly six feet. His beak is very strong, crooked,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell Eyton - 1836 - 200 стор.
...cousiderably in size from the common wild one, or Hooper, being about one-third less, and measuring from the point of the bill to the end of the tail three feet nine inches ; the Hooper measuring from the same points five feet. From the point of the... | |
 | George Back - 1836 - 774 стор.
...Mr. King differs from the one referred to above, solely in being about a quarter of an inch longer from the point of the bill to the end of the tail ; but the proportions of the other parts are the same. THE ARCTIC BLUE-BIRD. (Sialia arctica.) FBA... | |
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The great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is about four feet in length from the point of the bill to the end of the tail, and nearly six feet across the wings. 
