 | 1839 - 524 Seiten
...band ; the irides are chestnut-black, and the points of the quills, tail, &c., are brownish-black. Length from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail 3 feet 6 inches. Mr. Vigors mentions particularly the greater length and development of the hallux... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - 1840 - 196 Seiten
...it is now found in most countries. It lives to the age of twenty years. The length of the peacock, from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail, is about seven feet; and some of its longest feathers are four feet long. It is one of the most beautiful... | |
 | 1829 - 516 Seiten
...barred with triangular black markings. Length from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail, Hi in. Length from the tip of the bill to the end of the toes, 1 4J in. Length of bill, from 2J in. to "-5 '"• Extent, 19 in. Weight from 7 to 7i oz. Anat.... | |
 | Thomas Dick - 1840 - 454 Seiten
...the feathers drop from their bodies, and are again renewed every spring. The length of the peacock, from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail, is about three feet eight inches. Some of its longest feathers are four feet long. This bird appears... | |
 | John William Carleton - 1841 - 522 Seiten
...the water. This bird, as nearly as we" could judge, weighed about twelve pounds ; he was three feet from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail, and nearly five feet between the extremities of the wings, when spread. The head, and half the length... | |
 | 1846 - 872 Seiten
...little susceptible of fear at his approach and presence. The Wagtail is about seven inches and a half in length, from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail, and eleven inches in breadth, between the point of each extended wing : it has a sharp bill of an inch... | |
 | John Hall - 1844 - 152 Seiten
...the feathers drop from their bodies', and are again renewed every spring. The length of the peacock, from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail', is about three feet eight inches. Some of its longest feathers are four feet long. This bird appears... | |
 | 1846 - 518 Seiten
...under tail-coverts luminous green ; primaries purplish brown ; bill black ; feet blackish brown. Total length from the tip of the bill to the end of the centre tailfeather, 6 inches; to the end of the elongated feathers, 8|; bill, 1£ ; wing, 3£; tail,... | |
 | Zoological Society of London - 1846 - 144 Seiten
...under tail-coverts luminous green ; primaries purplish brown ; bill black ; feet blackish brown. Total length from the tip of the bill to the end of the centre tailfeather, 6 inches ; to the end of the elongated feathers, 8^ ; bill, 1£ ; wing, 3^- ; tail,... | |
 | Wonders - 1848 - 496 Seiten
...four feet, the rest of its height being made up by its extremely long neck. In length the Ostrich is, from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail, from six to eight feet. Occasionally the bird has been found to exceed these dimensions. In the " Gentleman's... | |
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It is near six inches in length from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail, the former being about half an inch, and the latter two inches and a half. 
