 | 1801 - 432 trang
...about two quarts ; the entrance to it is immediately under the tongue. This singular re$ervoir wai first discovered by Dr. Douglas, who supposes that the bird fills it with water as a supply in the midst of thos^ dreary plains where it is accustomed to wander ; i( likewise makes... | |
 | 1816 - 338 trang
...situated in the fore part of the neck, and capable of containing about two quarts ; the entrance to it is immediately under the tongue.* This singular reservoir...Douglas, who supposes that the bird fills it with water as a supply in the midst of those dreary plains where it is accustomed to wander ; j- it likewise makes... | |
 | Thomas Bewick - 1826 - 446 trang
...tongue.f This singular reservoir • Temminck does not notice this pnucli. "l- Harrington's Misc. p. 553. was first discovered by Dr Douglas, who supposes that the bird fills it with water as a supply in the midst of those dreary plains where it is accustomed to wander ;* it likewise makes... | |
 | William Bingley - 1829 - 350 trang
...part of the neck, and capable of containing more than two quarts of water. The entrance to this pouch is immediately under the tongue. This singular reservoir...extensive plains where it is accustomed to wander. The Bustard likewise makes a further use of it, in defending itself against the attacks of birds of... | |
 | William Hamilton Maxwell - 1833 - 618 trang
...situated in the forepart of the neck, and capable of containing about two quarts : the entrance to it is immediately under the tongue. This singular reservoir...discovered by Dr. Douglas, who supposes that the bird nils it with water as a supply in the midst of those dreary plains where it is accustomed to wander.... | |
 | William Hamilton Maxwell - 1833 - 640 trang
...situated in the forepart of the neck, and capable of containing about two quarts ; the entrance to it is immediately under the tongue. -This singular reservoir was first discovered by Dr. Douglaa, who supposes that the bird fills it with water as a supply in the midst of those dreary plains... | |
 | Mark Merriwell (pseud) - 1847 - 268 trang
...is supposed that the bird fills this reservoir with water as a supply in the midst of those dreary plains where it is accustomed to wander. It likewise...defending itself against the attacks of birds of prey, by throwing out the water with such violence as to baffle the pursuit of it's enemy. The female builds... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1852 - 616 trang
...flight, and impede its running. About half this quantity seems a probable sufficiency for all its wants. This singular reservoir was first discovered by Dr....bird fills it with water, to supply its thirst in the middle of those extensive plains where it is accustomed to wander. It likewise makes a further use... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1853 - 1254 trang
...flight, and impede its running. About half the quantity seems a probable sufficiency for all its wants. This singular reservoir was first discovered by Dr....supposes that the bird fills it with water, to supply its (hirst in the middle of those extensive plains where it is accustomed to wander. It likewise makes... | |
 | William Bingley - 1871 - 1056 trang
...part of the neck, and capable of containing more than two quarts of wate r. The entrance to this pouch is immediately under the tongue. This singular reservoir was first discovered by Dr. Douglass, who supposes that the bird fills it with water, to supply its thirst in the midst of those... | |
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... is immediately under the tongue. This singular reservoir was first discovered by Dr. Douglas, who supposes that the bird fills it with water as a supply in the midst of those... 
