| 单词 | tail feather |
| 例句 | She held her wings to her body and stacked her tail feathers. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z It hopped to a lower branch, and turned to avoid another crow, and I saw it was mottled brown, with reddish tail feathers. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z After a minute of spying, the gosling shook his tail feathers and waddled outside. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The gosling shook his tail feathers and chewed his very first bites of food. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The tail feathers can grow up to 3 feet long! The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z She bobbed her head up and down and nervously stacked and restacked her tail feathers. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Then he shook his tail feathers and paddled his feet and set out on his very first swim. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z It had wooden wings nailed to its sides and a tail feather on its rear. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “Corvids don’t give a flying tail feather about height,” Bongo said. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He was waving his long golden tail feathers. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Blue days, as they sprinted against the sea breeze and chased the gulls until Turner finally, finally, finally touched a tail feather. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Riding home, the sunlight fading, an enormous red bird with long tail feathers sailed over me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Bongo flew up to my smallest hollow and poked her head inside, her tail feathers still visible. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He’s showing off for us, fanning and ruffling his tail feathers. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She closed her wings to her body and pulled her tail feathers together one upon the other. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z And between these, the tail feathers were even sharper, and they narrowed and narrowed, like scissors. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I held my hand as if I had a pencil in it and drew on the glass case, over the tail feathers. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He wiggled his tail feathers and felt himself veering back and forth. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z That night, I lay in the dark and drew the falling bird in the air: the wings, the tail feathers, the long beak. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Then he shook his tail feathers, flapped his wings, and joined the flock. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “It appeared that Bill Hale’s lawyers—just as his friends predicted—had clipped the government’s tail feathers good,” one writer observed. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Its long tail feathers were green and turquois, and a bright splash of red feathers covered its breast. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z In the underbrush, Harison bent to the ground and picked up a green tail feather with a curious curlicue at the end. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Swim! Swim!” said the gosling, shaking his tail feathers. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Its plumage was still glossy, as if all the life in it had fled there, into the fine russet breast feathers, the darkly patterned wings, and the long deep-green tail feathers that shimmered like silk. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z His wings were back, his tail feathers were back, and his neck was pulled around as if he was trying to turn but couldn’t. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z This shadow had wings the size of small boats and tail feathers that looked like trailing ribbons. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z And then a few hours later he’d return home to Roz, shaking his tail feathers and honking about his latest airborne adventures. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z On second thought he took out the wing and tail feathers, which were stiff and long and pretty—banded and speckled in browns and grays and light reds. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z He was probably still mad because the neighbor’s cat had snuck up on him and stolen two of his tail feathers. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Wingfield, I say to myself, imagining him with bright tail feathers and wings. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The foaming waters touched the tips of her tail feathers, turning them white. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z On the left was a phoenix, its tail feathers curling toward its beak, wings extended: the sign of harmony. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Wart sat down again on the floor, and Archimedes resumed his toilet, pulling his pinions and tail feathers through his beak to smooth the barbs together. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The tail feathers show an uncanny eye and hand for fine detail. ‘Audubon’s Aviary: The Final Flight’ Alights at the New-York Historical Society 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z We're all just impecunious round-eyes, shaking a tail feather in front of a green screen – trying to make a quick yuan to set against our astronomical debt. David Mitchell on Brits as Hollywood superheroes 2011-02-06T00:05:59Z They turn away from us, and as they flap their arms sinuously, they shake their tail feathers of tulle. Review: Dada Masilo’s ‘Swan Lake’ Offers Ill-Fated Love With a Twist 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z The females are small and brown, but “the boys,” as she called them, can weigh 10 pounds and “have white tail feathers like little tutus.” In northeast England, learning about birds of prey and their high-flying ways We all need to shake a tail feather every once in a while — even prissy bosses. Yo, Beau. What’s Up? 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z In an especially fanciful touch, the lush foliage is interspersed with pheasant tail feathers tipped with gold leaf. Bronson van Wyck Brings The Holiday Spirit To A Manhattan Apartment 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z The males, with fully fanned tail feathers, dragged their wings audibly on the pavement. A Birding Adventure in Arizona’s ‘Sky Islands’ 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z And she sees him in the peacock with the epic tail feathers that stood sentry in her front yard while she sat shiva inside. A Father Chose to End His Life at 92. His Daughter Hit Record. 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Inside a television studio, for example, tail feathers will brush up against camera rigs. As 'Sesame Street' Turns 50, Big Bird Is Still Making Friends Everywhere He Goes 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z While they may appear to have the naïve quality of Chinese folk art, every inch — from beak to tail feather — was carefully considered. Xu Bing Installs His Sculptures at St. John the Divine 2014-02-14T22:56:02Z To say that the Kelmscott Chaucer is ornate is like saying that a peacock has tail feathers; true enough, but something of an understatement. Kelmscott Press, a Thing of Iron Musculature, Is to Be Sold 2013-12-05T15:00:01Z As you "hitchhike across the floor" and "shake a tail feather", you might consider whether a dancefloor routine been set out with such intensity as Harlem Shuffle. Readers recommend: songs about dance styles ? results 2011-07-28T15:08:29Z A spigot could be the crest of a crane whose body and tail feathers were once the head of a shovel. Review: Picasso, Completely Himself in 3 Dimensions 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z "It’s about time you shook your tail feathers," Steven Tyler said. James Durbin makes earth move on 'Idol' 2011-04-28T02:21:00Z Velvet curtains and banquettes are the slightly alarming color of a blue macaw’s tail feathers. Where Dinner Is the Show 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z Darwin was acutely aware of this and admired the modelling of the ocelli on the argus pheasant tail feathers as "more like a work of art than of nature". Survival of the Beautiful by David Rothenberg - review 2012-02-10T08:59:00Z She soon ditched the hat, whose jaunty crest looks like the deflated tail feathers of a cockerel; what replaced it was the adamantine ridges of a blond hairdo that alluded to Boudicca's battle helmet. The big picture: Conservative candidate Margaret Roberts campaigns in Dartford 2010-04-10T23:07:00Z The male would strike the “sky-pointing” pose, thrusting his wings back and directing his long beak and tail feathers upward. Journeys: A Limited Human Footprint for a Natural Wonder 2010-10-22T19:48:00Z His team has attached small, lightweight whistles to the birds' tail feathers, taking inspiration from centuries-old traditions in Indonesia and China. Pigeons make music with whistles 2013-06-26T05:22:59Z Maybe that’s just a convoluted way of explaining how easy it was to get weepy while shaking your tail feathers to “Let’s Work.” Review | How to throw a Prince concert without Prince 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z Over at the chicken coop, a magnificent ginger rooster with emerald-green tail feathers was strutting around as if he owned the place, surrounded by a dozen clucking hens. Bedding down in a gypsy caravan in a Scottish field Survila chooses moments with a poetic, sometimes slightly off-kilter eye that’s evident from an early sequence: an eagle poised to devour some meat gets distracted by a raven nipping at its tail feathers. ‘The Ancient Woods’ Review: Deep in the Forest 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z On the bird’s back, above the tail feathers, are the oysters. Parts Are Greater Than the Sum of the Chicken at Torishin 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z A flash of white interrupted the gray down by her tail feathers. Is This Elephant Bothering You? 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Klum called herself in costume “he” — proving the model did her research as male peacocks have elaborate tail feathers while the females have shorter, duller tails. What was Heidi Klum for Halloween this year? See her 2023 costume 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z The photo on the left shows a peacock with a bright blue body and flared tail feathers standing next to a brown, drab peahen. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s not nice,” she scolded after one macaw nipped at the other’s tail feathers. Spate of exotic bird thefts leaves SoCal parrot lovers on edge 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z Controversially, Quach free flies his macaws without using a GPS or telemetry tracker fastened to their tail feathers or wrapped around an ankle. He wants L.A. to love macaws as much as it loves dogs. Will free flying do the trick? 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Sometimes, they’re decorations to attract a female’s eye, like a peacock’s tail feathers or the vibrant colors on a lizard’s belly. Neptune’s Trident for a Nose May Have Helped a Trilobite Win Mates 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z Shaking a tail feather shouldn’t be reserved for that New Year’s Eve bash you’re still recovering from. Stay active (inside) this winter: A guide to Seattle indoor recreation 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z Now, researchers say their stark white tail feathers are the brightest plumage ever measured on a bird. This demure bird has the brightest feathers ever measured 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Hungry for attention, he strode around his pen, eager to show off his tail feathers, while Chip hovered nearby, peckish for the occasional close up. With a waddle, gobble and trot, turkeys pardoned by Biden return to NC to retire 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z A bruiser of a turkey strutted through an open door, tail feathers spread like an ornamental fan. Why Did the Chicken Cross the Barn? To Sign Up for the Scientific Study. 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z The two long cruise-ship docks in Smith Cove look like little legs, and its tail feathers end somewhere around King Street Station in the Chinatown International District. What’s next for Seattle’s historically contested Discovery Park? 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z Sitting in her stroller, Cardi D shook her tail feathers and peeked over the side, to the amusement of fellow passengers. How a homeless woman and her 'emotional support duck' survive on the streets of L.A. 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z A pīwakawaka — whose tail feathers resemble an expanded accordion — settled on a nearby branch. New Zealand’s Biodiversity Crisis Prompts Extreme Measures 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z The patriarchy is also spreading its tail feathers on First Street NE in Washington, where the Supreme Court is poised in the coming weeks to overturn Roe v. Opinion | The turkeys of toxic masculinity strut their stuff 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z I also spied on several deer as they spied on a pair of grounded turkey vultures, which ambled along a trail with their tail feathers fanned out as if awaiting a photo shoot. Why are so many people heading to California’s newest national park? 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z The Korean pattern of a phoenix, whose tail feathers curl along the upper left side of the mural, is a symbol of rebirth and reinvention, Stanton said. School mural is transformed after original offended some Korean Americans 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z Surveying the water with his spotting telescope at the next beach, Bonomo discovers a Long-tailed Duck—an elegant sea duck with showy tail feathers—bobbing in the waves. Extreme Birding Competition Is a Cutthroat Test of Skill, Strategy and Endurance 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z On a tarp, she measures the robin’s beak length, takes a toenail clipping and plucks a tail feather to gauge overall health. Scientists hail golden age to trace bird migration with tech 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z Warning posters have gone up with the bird’s mug shot, and park guide Joe Cashman reports seeing the suspect spread its tail feathers and strut as it has “gotten more and more aggressive.” Opinion | The turkeys of toxic masculinity strut their stuff 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z Then, among the knee-high wheat reeds that poked through the frozen landscape, Bare spotted what looked to be a clump of tail feathers. The wondrous life and mysterious death of Golden Eagle 1703 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z Now it’s all about the prettiness, like a peacock showing its tail feathers. Mardi Gras Indians Big Chief hopes for return to tradition 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z In the video, the male turkey — snood engorged, tail feathers spread extravagantly — struts briskly after the U.S. Wild turkey menace: Angry birds are pecking cars, deflating kiddie pools and harassing the elderly 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z The devices are typically attached to tail feathers, though some require invasive implantation surgery. Welcome to Qatar’s Falcon Hospital. Please Take a Number. 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z Friends of a Feather by Ravensburger: Easy to learn and fast to play, this Seattle-designed game teaches colors, turn-taking and a little bit of strategy as you add tail feathers to your bird. Gaming gifts 2019: Top video games, board games and devices | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z By custom, initiates wear headdresses adorned with tail feathers. Blood Gold in the Brazilian Rain Forest 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z The feather doesn’t match the primary, secondary, or tail feathers of Archaeopteryx. Iconic Fossil Feather Probably Didn't Belong to Archaeopteryx 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z For example, other Chinese bird fossils exhibited flaring tail feathers that had been squished flat inside sedimentary rock. Fossils in Burmese amber offer an exquisite view of dinosaur times—and an ethical minefield 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z At the far end, another group is busy trying to replace a missing tail feather on an expensive-looking peregrine. Welcome to Qatar’s Falcon Hospital. Please Take a Number. 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z "The morphology of the complete feather excludes it as a primary, secondary or tail feather of Archaeopteryx," the study's abstract reads. First dinosaur feather ever discovered reveals mysterious secrets 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z Its patterned plumage helps it to blend in when feeding on the ground and it becomes most obvious when it flies, revealing a flash of white on the wings and white outer tail feathers. Garden bird winners and losers over 40 years 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z For several minutes we stood and watched the bird as it hopped about, occasionally fanning white tail feathers in our direction. How Beauty Is Making Scientists Rethink Evolution 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z One hundred million years ago, the sky was filled with birds unlike those seen today, many with long, streamerlike tail feathers. Ancient bird fossils have ‘the weirdest feathers I have ever seen’ 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z Donald survived his encounter with another animal - the Buchbinders suspect it was a hawk or owl attack - with an injured wing, a broken leg and some missing tail feathers. Michigan couple gives new home to pigeon 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z Primary feathers are used for flight, while secondary feathers are used for lift and primary covert feathers are tail feathers. First dinosaur feather ever discovered reveals mysterious secrets 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z During her previous research, she was struck by the resemblance between the short crest feathers—which form a sort of minifan—and the large peacock tail feathers. Watch a peacock get a female’s attention—by making her head vibrate 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z That sounds to me like the essential characteristics of the best festival experience – whether you’re making them, or just shaking your tail feathers at them. Think festivals are all about hedonism? No, they’re evolving | Pat Kane 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z The idea that Maya Angelou’s career amounts to nothing more than a writer shaking her tail feathers to attract the attention of a dominant male is not just misleading; it’s actively embarrassing. Can Economists and Humanists Ever Be Friends? 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z Walking on, he found two more dead eagles and then, nearby, a fourth standing upright with its tail feathers seemingly stuck in the ground. Thirteen bald eagles were found dead in a field. This is what killed them. 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z Dinosaurs were covered in patches of fuzz, proto-floof, shook their tail feathers, and in some cases displayed full-fledged plumage. Did dinosaurs get dandruff? 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z “She would bring salt shakers to the beach and told us if we were able to get salt on a seagull’s tail feathers it would become our pet. Her way of keeping four kids occupied.” The bizarre lies mothers tell their kids: ‘Crying makes your head fall off’ 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z It’s a bird that is almost impossible to describe, with a brilliant red back, a white breast and these long tail feathers, at the end of which are coiled two coin-shaped, iridescent, emerald feathers. One Obsessed Musician, 299 Birds, and a Very Weird Crime 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z For example, on her website a dead hummingbird—in life a feisty little iridescent green creature with rust-colored tail feathers—is $50. Inside the Strange World of the Illicit Hummingbird Love Charm Trade 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z The faster the dive, the more those tail feathers vibrate and the higher the pitch created by the would-be Romeos. Dive-bombing hummingbirds add a twist to impress mates 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z A victim of its own peculiar habitat requirements, the warbler - which has steel-gray back and tail feathers and a yellow belly - was among the first animals named to the endangered list, getting added in 1967. Feds propose dropping songbird from endangered species list 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z A victim of its own peculiar habitat requirements, the warbler — which has steel-gray back and tail feathers and a yellow belly — was among the first animals named to the endangered list, getting added in 1967. Feds propose dropping songbird from endangered species list 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife Service says a bald eagle and a golden eagle were found shot in different areas at the Navajo Agricultural Products Industry headquarters this month with their tail feathers removed. Feds: 2 eagles found shot on Navajo Nation 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z "We see that in peacocks too, with their tail feathers." Horned dinosaurs 'looking for love' 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z It is his fifth or sixth run back and forth and he almost knocks his tail feathers against the branches of a tree in the middle of the enclosure. An eagle finds his wings again at Astoria wildlife center 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z As usual, two GPS trackers were clipped to Challenger’s tail feathers just in case the bird decided to seek freedom beyond the stadium; Cecere said they’ve never had to be used. Meet Challenger, a bald eagle whose soaring skills are in high demand 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z The study used crude oil collected from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill which was applied onto the wing and tail feathers of some of the homing pigeons with paintbrushes. Exposure to oil sends birds off course - BBC News 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z The surprising answer is from the chemistry of a single tail feather. Penguin feathers record migration route - BBC News 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z Quetzal birds are native to Central America and the male grows a long, brilliant green tail feather that was especially valuable to the Aztecs. Exclusive: Aztec golden wolf sacrifice yields rich trove in Mexico City 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z To impress a potential partner, he hovers in front her like a helicopter, flapping his wings and dangling his long tail feathers like luxurious locks of hair. This Beautiful Parasitic Bird Could Soon Turn Up in Your Yard 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z On the mantel were a tail feather from a black vulture, a bracket fungus, and an owl carved from jetsam whalebone that someone had sent to help him see in the dark. Pen Pals Provide Linguistic Curios 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z Make sure to see where her tail feather ends up next and her moms will be with her every step of the way. Chicken ‘Flockstars’ prove music is for the birds 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z The Ruddy duck - known for its sky-blue bill and oversized, upright tail feathers - will adorn the stamp in the Silver State for the 2017-18 hunting season. Virginia artist’s “Ruddy Duck” is Nevada’s new stamp 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z The tail's anatomy enabled the scientists to rule out that it belonged to a bird because it was long and flexible and lacked a pygostyle, fused vertebrae that in birds support the tail feathers. Remarkable feathered dinosaur tail found in chunk of amber 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z You can hear the tinkling of tiny bells, after which the peacock spreads its tail feathers and the cockerel crows to announce the hour. TRAVEL: ‘White Nights’ of St. Petersburg 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z The people then trail the honeyguide, which keeps itself visible by displaying its white tail feathers, until the entire gang arrives at the booty. These amazing wild birds understand when people call them to help hunt for honey 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z The male long-tailed widow bird uses its tail feathers to attract females. Nice Caboose: Animals With the Longest Tails Nor was my wave of wistfulness brought on by the lights and the hoopla or even the image of Jennifer Lopez enthusiastically shaking her fluffy purple tail feathers, although that was a lot of fun. After the finale: 11 things to miss about 'American Idol' 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z It concerns the huia, an exquisite bird of New Zealand that was made extinct in the early 20th century due to habitat destruction, introduced predators and overhunting for its black and ivory tail feathers. Generation Anthropocene: How humans have altered the planet for ever 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z Male gorillas flaunt their physicality by kicking and running sideways, while peacocks attract peahens by displaying their tail feathers. Looking for love? Manspreading could be the key to success, study suggests 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z Long white feathers coat the willow ptarmigan during winter, along with a few black tail feathers. Before and After: See Animals Change Their Coats for Winter 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z Who hasn’t dressed up and shaken a tail feather for love? Nice Caboose: Animals With the Longest Tails She looked like a tiny plucked blue chicken, her only remaining plumage some straggly wing and tail feathers and a frayed skull cap of the ones she couldn’t reach with her beak to mutilate. What Does a Parrot Know About PTSD? 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z It’s the same logic that biologists speculate leads male peacocks to grow beautiful but useless tail feathers. Signal in Trump’s Noise: The Idea That He Can Be Believed 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z The tail feathers on the headdress wind up as the tail on the hawk. UND students, faculty back Fighting Hawks as new nickname 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z Long white feathers coat the willow ptarmigan during winter, along with a few black tail feathers. Before and After: See Animals Change Their Coats for Winter 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z During the performance, the males will raise their tail feathers, stomp the ground, inflate the air sacs along their throats and unleash a distinctive echo to serenade the females. 9 interesting facts about sex in the animal kingdom 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z For example, black swans with curly tail feathers tend to be preferred by the opposite sex, and they often occupy the most territory. Animal behaviour: Come mate with me : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z They flare their tail feathers, do combat with competitors, whatever it takes to win the heart of one of those sweet little hens who seem to be barely paying attention. Unlikely allies are joining the quest to save the imperiled sage grouse 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z “The name comes from a pattern in some of the old robes that resembled the veins in the tail feather of a raven,” Beard said. Weaver connects cultures and generations at State Fair 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z Long white feathers coat the willow ptarmigan during winter, along with a few black tail feathers. Before and After: See Animals Change Their Coats for Winter 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z A Senegal parrot was “very upset” and an African grey one lost several tail feathers. Jolt in California Adds to Trove of Quake Commentary 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z Road America is also—and this is important—big, and the CTS-V needs room to shake a tail feather. Cadillac CTS-V: The World’s Least Sedate Sedan? 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z More likely, Brusatte said, Zhenyuanlong used its wings for display the way a peacock uses its tail feathers to attract mates and intimidate rivals. New dinosaur called 'fluffy feathered poodle from hell' 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Judges and competitors alike marveled at how Mr. Shapley’s vertical composition balanced on two tail feathers. Masters of Taxidermy Seek to Replicate More Than an Animal’s Appearance 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z The researchers suspect that male oviraptorosaurs shook their tail feathers in intricate displays to woo potential mates, akin the the behaviour of modern-day peacocks.' Tails tell the tale of dinosaur sex 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z Both the Gunnison and greater sage grouse are known for their spiky tail feathers, as well as the elaborate courtship dances that male birds perform in spring before breeding. U.S. sportsmen support sage grouse protections, survey says 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z One example of turkey cake pops on Pinterest used caramel candy corn for the tail feathers, little bits of pretzel sticks for feet, and espresso beans for the faces. How to Save Money on Thanksgiving Desserts 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z Every year, males return to relatively open areas called leks, splaying their tail feathers and puffing up their chests as they waddle and call to attract hens. Frack Quietly, Please: Sage Grouse Is Nesting 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z Measuring 132cm from its snout to the tip of its tail feathers, it is the largest four-winged dinosaur ever discovered - longer than an eagle or an albatross today. Four-winged dinosaur found in China 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z The scientists weren’t surprised when they saw that the peahens looked at each peacock when it fanned its tail feathers upward. Eye-trackers help scientists study how peacock tails lure peahens 2013-08-12T20:56:54Z That’s right, the putative stars will wiggle their hips, shuffle their feet and shake their metaphorical tail feathers, all while tugging at our heart strings. DWTS Watch: The Years and the Tears 2013-04-09T08:10:00Z Bands of small blue ocelli are present on the rump feathers and near the tips of the uppertail coverts and tail feathers. The other turkey 2013-01-16T15:15:00.303Z From its chicken-sized body juts a fine neck, a delicate skull and the clear imprint of a long, jaunty tail feather — something never seen before in this species. China's dinosaur hunter: The ground breaker 2012-09-05T17:20:32.287Z Olive, beneath yellowish, head crested; throat black; eye stripe, shoulders, and lateral tail feathers, yellow. Zoological Illustrations, Volume III or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals 2012-04-20T02:00:06.887Z Golden green; throat shining emerald green; middle of the breast and body black; lateral tail feathers beneath topazine; bill recurved. Zoological Illustrations, Volume II or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals 2012-04-19T02:00:34.283Z The dove flew safely between the rocks, losing only one of its tail feathers as they again clashed together. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z The team also showed that the creature's tail feathers were very long and thin, so these were most likely for show too, rather than to help with flying. Dinosaur's feathers 'for show' 2012-03-08T19:07:54Z It reminds me of a proud peacock showing off its magnificent tail feathers. Dutch unease over tobacco lobbying 2012-02-01T00:12:30Z Pale green, quills beneath changeable sea-green; wing covers, quills and scapulars margined with yellowish; before the eye a yellow line; base of the tail feathers red. Zoological Illustrations, Volume III or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals 2012-04-20T02:00:06.887Z Long-tailed Parrakeet, green above; yellow beneath; forepart of the head, cheeks, and wing covers light blue; quills deep blue; lateral tail feathers yellow. Zoological Illustrations, Volume II or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals 2012-04-19T02:00:34.283Z Fans are, in fact, an article of luxury, and are purchased in the towns; they are made of the tail feathers of the wild turkey, the crane, or the swan, of palm leaves, &c. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z The tail feathers are of a glossy green. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z Why—these are surely feathers—yes, tail feathers—quite unmistakable.... The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z Above rufous brown with black stripes; sides of the head and chin whitish, divided by a black stripe; tail feathers attenuated, black, the margins rufous. Zoological Illustrations, Volume III or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals 2012-04-20T02:00:06.887Z Green; beneath whitish; rump and tail blue; crown of the head, eye stripe, and broad band across the neck, black; chin and eye-brows white; two middle tail feathers lengthened. Zoological Illustrations, Volume II or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals 2012-04-19T02:00:34.283Z Confiding Phoebe wears the plainest of dull clothes with a still darker, dusky crown cap, and a line of white on her outer tail feathers. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z This breed is of a bluish grey, sometimes slightly laced with a darker shade, but having the neck hackles and tail feathers of a glossy black, with red face and white ears. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z After strolling several times round, he at last seized a favourable moment and clutching hold of one of Cataqua’s tail feathers, pulled hard till it came out regardless of the cockatoo’s screams and flappings. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z The Peacock is a very pretty bird, and its tail feathers are three feet long. Book of 50 Pictures 2011-11-25T03:00:15.723Z Black; the ears sometimes rufous; wing covers tail and rump glossed with green; lateral tail feathers snowy, tipt with steel blue. Zoological Illustrations, Volume II or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals 2012-04-19T02:00:34.283Z Doubtless they would but for their short, thin, stiff-pointed tail feathers which help to prop them up where they cling to the rough bricks and mortar of the chimney lining. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z White in the tail feathers is highly objectionable, though not an absolute disqualification. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z In the female the black is replaced by greyish brown, the white is dingy, and the three lateral tail feathers are edged with white. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z And after a day’s journey they made another kee of shorter eagle feathers, and a bed of tail feathers. Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights Being the myths and legends of the Pimas of Arizona 2011-11-21T03:00:13.817Z Black; front, throat, forepart of the neck, and tips of the tail feathers, white; body white or fulvous; pectoral bar black. Zoological Illustrations, Volume II or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals 2012-04-19T02:00:34.283Z Woodpeckers also prop themselves with their tail feathers, but against tree trunks. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z The tail feathers are dark brown, spotted with black and tipped with white. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast 2011-11-18T03:00:28.323Z Outer tail feathers longest, pointed; tarsus short; tail at least half length of wing; bill compressed and slender; tarsus never exceeds length of middle toe with claw. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Crow Man then caught a blackbird and poured oil of black magic on his tail feathers. Girl Scouts in the Rockies 2011-11-16T03:00:25.047Z Above slaty blue; middle tail feather with not more than four black bands. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z The whip-poor-will's three outer tail feathers have white ends which help to distinguish him from the nighthawk. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z Its very long tail feathers—from fifteen to twenty inches—will always prove a distinguishing mark. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast 2011-11-18T03:00:28.323Z Bill long, compressed, slightly curved, slender, with cutting edges, broad at the base; upper mandible keeled, the tip not hooked; tarsus very short; wings long, pointed, second primary the longest; centre tail feathers elongated. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Since its discovery this bird has been so hunted as to considerably reduce its numbers, and the tail feathers which at one time could be purchased at a low price, have become rare and costly. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z Crown, throat and front of cheeks black; body gray, breast, rump, wings and, to a less degree, back with yellow; outer tail feathers with large white spots near the end. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z Male—In spring plumage: black, with light-yellow patch on upper neck, also on edges of wings and tail feathers. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z The upper tail feathers are more of a blue, mottled and barred with a blackish brown. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast 2011-11-18T03:00:28.323Z Bill corvine in shape; culmen rounded; nostrils near base of upper mandible and hidden by bristly feathers; tail feathers twelve. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z The tail feathers themselves are short and rigid, and serve to keep the train spread, as may be seen when the bird walks about in all the majesty of his expanded plumage. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z Above brown; below white; sides of neck mottled with gray; middle tail feathers nearly 2. longer than lateral ones. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z A few white markings on outer tail feathers. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z Under parts, white with lines of dark brown; central tail feathers long and pointed; no long feathers on the neck. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast 2011-11-18T03:00:28.323Z Cabs rattle on the pavements, their drivers cracking their whips, the horses' heads decorated with the long tail feathers of the Amherst pheasant that dance about to the music of the harness-bells. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z The only visible thing was the protruding spikes of the bedraggled tail feathers. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z Above dark blackish brown; bars in middle tail feather five or less; below more heavily barred than in ♂. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z Outer tail feathers white, and barred with black. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z Female—Resembles the male with the exception that the tail feathers are not so long. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast 2011-11-18T03:00:28.323Z "Sarah told me they had to take away all the looking-glasses every spring, or it cried the whole time it was moulting—over its tail feathers, you know," said the caller, thoughtfully. In a Mysterious Way 2011-09-25T02:00:17.377Z When male hummingbirds perform valiant dives in front of females, they are actually enticing them with high-frequency vibrations produced by their tail feathers, a new study reports. Observatory: Male Hummingbirds Use Tail Feathers to Entice Mates 2011-09-12T22:45:26Z Resembles No. 357, but is paler and has the central tail feather crossed by six light bars, counting the terminal one. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z Lower tail feathers black; others, white and all edged with white. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z Measurements—Total length from 14 to 16 inches, with the wing about eight; the central tail feathers are about five inches in length. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast 2011-11-18T03:00:28.323Z The other partridges were forming in long lines, with much jostling of tail feathers and fluttering of pinions. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z The researchers studied 31 tail feathers from 14 species of hummingbirds. Observatory: Male Hummingbirds Use Tail Feathers to Entice Mates 2011-09-12T22:45:26Z Throat grayish white; chin buffy; tail feathers more rounded, three outer ones tipped with white. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z Wings and tail black, plentifully marked with white, the outer tail feathers often being entirely white and conspicuous in flight. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z Color—General color, black; throat, with a white or speckled ring all around the neck, except a small portion of the back; flanks, mottled white and black; under tail feathers, white. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast 2011-11-18T03:00:28.323Z As they fall, stiff breezes vibrate their tail feathers, giving each species a unique whistle. Dive-Bombing Hummingbirds Let Their Feathers Do the Talking 2011-09-08T19:00:00Z On the Hudson River, there were reports of two white-tailed tropicbirds, which are white with black markings and a distinctive, long tail feather. City Room: After Tropical Storm Irene, a Bounty for Birdwatchers 2011-09-01T11:00:14Z Body and lesser wing coverts white; central tail feathers whitish, others dark brown. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z Several outer tail feathers white, conspicuous in flight. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z They say that an ostrich will snuggle its head contentedly into the sand and let a band of Arabs with drawn scimitars charge right into its tail feathers. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z When his team plucked the hummingbirds' thin, outermost tail feathers, the boisterous animals became as silent as stealth bombers. Dive-Bombing Hummingbirds Let Their Feathers Do the Talking 2011-09-08T19:00:00Z All kinds of birds are sometimes seen with the tail feathers gone: have they barely escaped in this condition from the clutches of the hawk? The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z Similar to No. 297, but slightly darker, gray band on central tail feather less than one inch wide. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z Female—Smaller and paler, with shorter outer tail feathers, making the fork less prominent. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z Trying to pick the tail feathers out of that lame duck has ruined many a golfer, the secret being that the duck isn't as lame as he looks. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z So in the new study, Clark and colleagues put tail feathers from 14 species of "bee" hummingbirds—a rowdy group that includes the Anna's hummingbird—into a wind tunnel. Dive-Bombing Hummingbirds Let Their Feathers Do the Talking 2011-09-08T19:00:00Z Rum and dice, are the two grate levellers, they bring the judge down tew the grade ov the loafer, and pluck out by the roots the tail feathers ov aristocracy. The Complete Works of Josh Billings 2011-07-01T02:00:13.387Z Throat purplish pink, feathers at its side much lengthened; tail feathers very narrow, the outer ones less than .05 in. wide on end half. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z Wings and tail dusky, the outer edges of some tail feathers whitish. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z Hunger trace.—A mark, and a defect, in the tail feathers, denoting a weak point; generally due to temporary starvation as a nestling. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z The orange-throated Allen's hummingbird, which sounds a bit like a chirpy machine gun, has two sets of tail feathers that each whistle separate notes. Dive-Bombing Hummingbirds Let Their Feathers Do the Talking 2011-09-08T19:00:00Z I’m going to pluck that rooster’s tail feathers, or my name isn’t Sam Hickey.” The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z Both phases similar in color to No. 36, but central tail feathers pointed, 8.6 long. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z Male and Female—Upper parts brown; wings and tail dark olive-brown; the wing coverts tipped with buff or whitish, and ends of outer tail feathers white, conspicuous in flight. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z Those which form the “flight feathers” of the wing, and the tail feathers, are the most perfectly developed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Colorful hummingbird species each end their dive-bomb runs by emitting unique noises, from squeaks to trills, which depend on the size and shape of their tail feathers. Dive-Bombing Hummingbirds Let Their Feathers Do the Talking 2011-09-08T19:00:00Z He reminded me of a wet hen who had had her tail feathers pulled out. Dawson Black: Retail Merchant 2011-06-04T02:00:16.620Z Similar in color to No. 36 but smaller, bill shorter, middle tail feathers more pointed. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z Wings have two white patches; outer tail feathers have white patch near the end. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z But when this is the case the spring moult is only partial, since the quill feathers of the wings and the tail feathers are not renewed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Twenty-four hours later I called again, and was so favorably received that, besides taking hold of the nest, as before, I brushed her tail feathers softly. A Rambler's lease 2011-05-22T02:00:11.507Z As the arrow flies through the air, one could imagine the tail feathers rotating clockwise. Maurice Goldhaber, Atomic Physicist, Is Dead at 100 2011-05-18T00:50:46Z Forehead and line over eye white; lores and crown black; nape whitish; back sooty gray or sooty brown; outer tail feathers white, except at tip; inner ones grayish brown. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z Male bird with more black about head, shoulders, and tail feathers, and a whitish patch, edged with black, under the eye. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z Red, for the color of its tail feathers. City Room: Vote to Name the Baby Hawk 2011-05-16T20:37:32Z Sun Bird, like White Otter, wore an eagle feather in his scalp-lock, while Little Raven wore the tail feather of a hawk. White Otter 2011-05-07T02:00:32.243Z In the mirror image of the arrow’s motion, the tail feathers would rotate counterclockwise. Maurice Goldhaber, Atomic Physicist, Is Dead at 100 2011-05-18T00:50:46Z Inner web of outer tail feather dusky; below pure white; bill orange, blackish at end; crown black; back pearl. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z Dusky, even, pointed tail feathers have grayish-white outer margins. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z Miss Adelaide and the Hot Box Girls are dressed in bright yellow bird costumes, in which they shake their tail feathers to goofy effect. | Long Island: Gold-Hearted Dames and Benign Crooks 2011-04-24T00:37:36Z Finally, a small radio transmitter tag is taped to one of the tail feathers, and with that, the logger process is complete. Scientist at Work: To Catch a Frigate Bird 2011-04-15T17:11:36Z If the No. 9 is winged with brown mallard or brown turkey tail feather, it will be found just the thing. Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c. Comprising Angling, & Dyeing of Colours, with Engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies 2011-04-04T02:00:10.823Z Outer web of outer tail feather dusky; below white, washed with dusky; bill red, blackish at end; crown black; back pearl. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z Outer tail feathers chiefly white, conspicuous in flight. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z Blackbird take out two of him tail feather, 'tick upon Annancy. Jamaican Song and Story Annancy stories, digging sings, ring tunes, and dancing tunes 2011-02-28T03:00:31.280Z She has de big fan make from de tail feathers of de peacock. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 4 2011-02-25T03:01:11.447Z For the Boyne, the best flies are claret, brown, olive, green, orange, and black, with brown mallard wings, and turkey tail feathers. Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c. Comprising Angling, & Dyeing of Colours, with Engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies 2011-04-04T02:00:10.823Z Sooty slate; linings of wings white; scapulars, upper tail coverts, and tail feathers tipped with white. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z Two whitish bars across dusky wings; tail feathers bordered with grayish white. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z Her final act was to jerk the covering from Polly’s cage and playfully pluck the tail feathers of the startled creature. Saboteurs on the River 2011-01-28T03:00:23.967Z A miniature Hairy Woodpecker, differing only in having four outer pairs of tail feathers more or less white and the outermost barred. The Woodpeckers 2011-01-26T03:00:25.210Z A dark brown fly, brown red hackle and body, ribbed with gold twist, and glede wings, varied with brown spotted turkey tail feather or mallard, one of each. Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c. Comprising Angling, & Dyeing of Colours, with Engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies 2011-04-04T02:00:10.823Z Above and below black and rusty, speculum purple bordered with white; tail feathers pointed. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z Who pulled out two of my finest tail feathers yesterday? Verotchka's Tales 2011-01-24T03:00:16.880Z Quill, one of the large, stiff, strong flight feathers or tail feathers of a bird; the hollow, basal part of a feather; a large, hollow, sharp spine. A Guide for the Study of Animals 2011-01-18T03:00:14.913Z D. p. nelsoni, Nelson’s Downy Woodpecker.Whiter, larger, with fewer black bars on outer tail feathers.Alaska and region north of 55°. The Woodpeckers 2011-01-26T03:00:25.210Z Each time it was a bigger story, until at last he made them think that the other Crow hadn't a tail feather left. Among the Forest People 2011-01-17T03:00:55.113Z Above including middle tail feathers, grayish brown; back with more or less concealed buffy bars. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z That annoying interest from outside the birding community did not yield a crowd of dilettantes, but four hardy souls paying $5 each for the privilege of freezing their tail feathers off. City Critic: New Yorkers in Feathers, Counted in the Cold 2011-01-02T00:26:47Z The Emu-Wren, which has tail feathers like Emu feathers, is easily recognized if seen. An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use 2010-12-31T03:00:10.497Z Drawn to scale. a, a, point of insertion in rump. a, b, outer tail feather. a, c, middle tail feather. The Woodpeckers 2011-01-26T03:00:25.210Z The 979 two centre tail feathers attain a length of 34 in., and, being destitute of webs, have a thin wire-like appearance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z The same type of tail feather is shown by Woodpeckers, an excellent illustration of similar structure accompanying similar habits in birds not at all closely related. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z The large birds lift and point their bottoms towards the Sun, say scientists, making their bright white tail feathers more conspicuous. 2010-02-15T14:20:00Z The spines at the end of the short tail feathers are thought to assist as a prop when the bird settles on a wall or a cliff face. An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use 2010-12-31T03:00:10.497Z If the outer tail feather were of the same length in all cases, the curve at the end of the tail would be represented by the dotted lines. The Woodpeckers 2011-01-26T03:00:25.210Z This splendid plumage, however, belongs only to the adult males, the females being exceedingly plain birds of a nearly uniform dusky brown colour, and possessing neither plumes nor lengthened tail feathers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z Bill yellow; no bars above; middle tail feathers lengthened. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z The researchers found that the male birds tended to direct their tail feathers towards the Sun, especially in the morning. 2010-02-15T14:20:00Z As the two centre tail feathers project beyond the rest, the birds can be readily identified as they follow a steamer for tit-bits. An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use 2010-12-31T03:00:10.497Z Under side of middle tail feather of Ivory-billed Woodpecker. The Woodpeckers 2011-01-26T03:00:25.210Z The body is olive-brown, with a broad reddish belt, and behind are tufts of hair, which are spread out when the insect flies, just after the manner of the tail feathers of a bird. Butterflies and Moths (British) Above barred with black; middle tail feathers not lengthened. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z The highest point of elaboration in colour, pattern and form is shown by the great eye-painted tail feathers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" Dusky upper; blackish cap; narrow whitish collar; under white; brown band on chest; brown band on wing; centre tail feathers project 3ins.; strong bill, claws. An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use 2010-12-31T03:00:10.497Z The curve is caused by the unequal length of the tail feathers; each tail feather is a prop, and by their inequality they become props of different lengths. The Woodpeckers 2011-01-26T03:00:25.210Z It came to rest with its tail feathers thrust through the bars. Whispering Wires Bill red; above barred with black; long middle tail feathers pure white. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z She had saved it from a little snappy-yappy spaniel—only just, for two tail feathers were floating down. Deep Moat Grange And instead of all the tail feathers starting from one point, as in birds of the present day, these ancient birds had long curving tails like reptiles, with a pair of feathers on each joint. The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight The shopgirl, organizing her life on the basis of eight dollars a week, wears flimsy for broadcloth and the tail feather of a rooster for an ostrich plume. Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude The female, 21 on the other hand, weighs only 2 ℔, its plumage is of a russet brown colour irregularly barred with black, and its tail feathers are but slightly forked. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" Bill pointed, somewhat tern-like; central tail feathers much elongated; chin feathered. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z Start with the wings, which are the hardest, and end with the tail feathers. Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit The four middle tail feathers have greenish reflections on them. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. The tail feathers were formerly sold in Sydney at a low price, but now that the beautiful creatures are nearly exterminated the price has risen exceedingly. Harper's Round Table, September 3, 1895 Streaked above and below; underparts whitish, tinged with buff across breast and on sides; shows two conspicuous white tail feathers in flight; noteworthy song. Wild Birds in City Parks Being hints on identifying 145 birds, prepared primarily for the spring migration in Lincoln Park, Chicago Climbing birds with stout, pointed bills, bristly nostrils, pointed, stiffened tail feathers, strong feet and nails; two toes in front and two behind, except in Picoides, which has two in front and one behind. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z In one of the most esteemed varieties, the wing and tail feathers are at first black—a peculiarity, however, which disappears after the first moulting. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" It was aberrant; the two outer tail feathers were white and it had a few white under tail coverts. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 The main wing and tail feathers are left on as are likewise some of the feathers of the neck next the head. Ducks and Geese The under parts are of a splendid scarlet, and the tail feathers are white, with broad black bars. The Romance of Natural History, Second Series In both phases resembling No. 36 but central tail feathers pointed and 12 in. long. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z This done, making a strange noise with his lips like the hissing of sap from a green stick, he began plucking off the wing and tail feathers of a large grey bird. The Three Mulla-mulgars The specimen taken on July 11, 1962, was in heavy molt with only two outermost tail feathers in evidence; there was also molt of the wing and body feathers. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 Where this is done they are picked clean and the wing and tail feathers are pulled before steaming takes place. Ducks and Geese It cannot be said even of the ducks, and we warn you, little bird, not to trust that one yonder, with the short tail feathers, for she is cunning. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series If a tail feather was pulled, he'd make a determined and prolonged effort to run straight through the ship's wall, flapping and treadmilling and skidding and pushing his beak against it. Big Stupe The "painted snipe," as it is called, is very common, having a chocolate-colored head and a white collar, with back and wings of green, the tail feathers being spotted with yellow like a butterfly's wings. The Pearl of India Birds observed on September 27 were in heavy molt and one specimen lacked tail feathers. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 Gradually his tail feathers grew gray and faded, but he wore his head high. A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories The tail feathers of this fowl were very short, and it winked with both its eyes, and looked very cunning as it said, "Cluck, cluck." Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series She was watching it switch its rosy tail feathers, two hundred feet long, that dashing explorer, as, roaring, it leaped from its mountain platform at incredible speed for an incredible flight. Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl Ideally the eagle was tied up until the shaman removed three tail feathers. Washo Religion Unfortunately, the specimen was stolen and only its tail feathers were brought in by the trappers. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 Tiny tail feathers with white tips showed distinctly, and it was evident that they were fast growing up. Upon The Tree-Tops Here, at the end of an hour, he was found by his mother, strutting to and fro like a young peacock in the pride of his first tail feathers. The Red Moccasins A Story I chased him all around for I don’t know how long and finally I grabbed him by the tail feathers and hung on. The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave Birds with beautiful long tail feathers that had traveled hundreds of miles from the warm countries of Africa sat on their perches looking homesick for their native forests. News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories The specimen taken on November 12 was in heavy molt; it lacked tail feathers and the primaries were being replaced. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 He spreads his tail feathers, puffs himself up, and struts about like a turkey. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 6 June, 1897 The Swallow-tailed Indian Roller, of which we present a specimen, differs from the Europeon Roller only in having the outer tail feathers elongated to an extent of several inches.” Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 2 February, 1897 Or catches a ride on an eagle's tail feathers. The Flying Stingaree The quill from the eyed peacock tail feather is mostly used. How to Tie Flies The little girls would want to pull out my tail feathers to put around their hats. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 1 January, 1897 She wore one in her hair that stood up higher than old Hail The Day’s tail feathers, and then her sperits wuz all feathered out, too. Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife The general plumage is green, and the majority of the species have a large racket at the end of the center tail feathers, formed by the bird itself. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 2 February, 1897 Before Lopez could leap to the ground the dogs had killed it, and the guacho pulled out the tail feathers and handed them to Mr. Hardy. Out on the Pampas Or, The Young Settlers The young Swallow is distinguished from the mature birds by the absence of the elongated tail feathers, which are a mark of maturity alone. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 3 March 1897 The long tail feathers, which never seem to be in the way, stream after him. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 1 January, 1897 The upper parts of the bodies of the peacocks seem actually to glisten like cloth-of-gold; silk threads appear in the tail feathers. Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern A Handbook for Ready Reference It is about thirty inches long, its length depending upon the development of the tail feathers, the central ones of which are long and pointed. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. The deceitful bird merchant had ingeniously painted him from the crown of his head to the very tip of his tail feathers! Aztec Land His comb and wattles were of a bright crimson, his wings and feathers of a brilliant black and red, and his long, arching tail feathers were remarkably graceful and glossy. Harper's Young People, June 15, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly The feathers of my wife are brown, but she has no long tail feathers. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 1 January, 1897 And just then up came the American Eagle with a big flag in his beak and seven silver stars on the tips of his tail feathers. Little Jack Rabbit's Adventures This peculiar species has a long, slender, curved bill, blackish plumage, with white rump and bases of outer tail feather. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. To tell the truth his appearance is a little tousled: one tail feather is missing, lost in a fight, that is unless he has encountered some bad fairy in the village. Our Children Scenes from the Country and the Town This gives the symbol a yet closer likeness to the corona, whose "polar rays" are remarkably like the tail feathers of a bird. The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture The Northwestern Indians ornament their headdresses and their weapons with the tail feathers of the eagle, and institute hunts for the bird with the sole purpose of obtaining them. Harper's Young People, February 10, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Its tail is short and pointed, and it has no drooping tail feathers. Friends in Feathers and Fur, and Other Neighbors For Young Folks Woodpeckers are well known birds having sharp chisel-like bills, sharply pointed and stiffened tail feathers, and strongly clawed feet with two toes forward and two back, except in one genus. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. The acting was admirable,—all save the spreading of the tail; that was a false note, for the youngster in my hand had no tail feathers at all. Birds in the Bush The tail feathers are highly prized for ornament by the Maoris. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia For if he toppled either way he had but to spread his wings and tail feathers and so keep himself from falling. Policeman Bluejay "You just don't dare, because you know I'll beat your tail feathers off!" David and the Phoenix This well known species is sooty brownish black, 5.5 inches long, and has the tail feathers terminating in sharp spines. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. "With one shot only in the whisk—in the tail feathers," he said. Once on a Time Silver Cloud is like a bird of paradise with its tail feathers all plucked. Doctor Jones' Picnic But his tail feathers were the most beautiful of all his gay uniform. Policeman Bluejay Muttering under its breath something that sounded like "tail feathers, indeed!" the Phoenix soared off. David and the Phoenix As the name implies, it has a patch of blue on the throat, the upper parts being a uniform greenish; the outer tail feathers are broadly tipped with white. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. The dancing owl waves his spread tail feathers. Negro Folk Rhymes Wise and Otherwise: With a Study We warn you, little singing bird: don't trust that one yonder with the short tail feathers, for she's cunning. What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales His upper parts are bluish gray, save the outer tail feathers, which are black; his cheeks and throat are white, his breast and belly buff, and his flanks and lower tail-coverts chestnut red. Our Bird Comrades She said that she would 'beat my tail feathers off,' did she not? David and the Phoenix This common species has the crown and underparts yellow, line through the eye black, and white wing bars and spots on outer tail feathers. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. Translation The dancing owl waves his spread tail feathers. Negro Folk Rhymes Wise and Otherwise: With a Study "She lighted it at the Christmas fire," thought Betty, struggling with the tail feathers of her lovely idea, in an effort to grasp all that Lloyd's act suggested. The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation The long outer tail feathers he can open and close at will. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 5 May, 1897 It was the feather the Phoenix had given him, the tail feather. David and the Phoenix The male of this handsome, active and well known species is black with a white belly, and orange patches on the sides, wings and bases of outer tail feathers. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. The dancing owl waves his spread tail feathers. Negro Folk Rhymes Wise and Otherwise: With a Study Just then he happened to notice a bit of something or other clinging to one of his tail feathers. The Tale of Rusty Wren The rooster gave a flying peck at the goose’s tail feathers and flew on. The Automobile Girls in the Berkshires The Ghost of Lost Man's Trail And as Lucien said this, he began to handle the birds, which were of a beautiful white all over, with the exception of the tail feathers. Popular Adventure Tales This beautiful Redstart is black with a large white patch on the wing coverts, white outer tail feathers, and with the belly and middle of the breast bright red. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. Thus the fan-tail breed has been developed until the creatures display their unornamental tail feathers with all the dignity with which a peacock shows his marvellous decorations. Domesticated Animals Their Relation to Man and to his Advancement in Civilization That was where he must have picked up the bit of tobacco that had clung to his tail feathers and upset his wife’s good nature. The Tale of Rusty Wren Then giving a graceful little jump and shaking out her tail feathers, she hopped up to the Black Madonna. The Merrie Tales of Jacques Tournebroche And Child Life in Town and Country They differ in shape and color, in the number of their vertebræ and ribs, the number of wing and tail feathers, the number of scales on their toes, and various other anatomical peculiarities. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 This bird is very similar to the last but has still less white on the outer tail feathers. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. Their plumage is of a wondrously bright snow white, with the exception of the primary and secondary feathers of the wings, and the retrices or tail feathers, which are of a glossy black. Rídan The Devil And Other Stories 1899 Bound his head was a fillet with the tail feathers of birds fixed in it, and standing upright. Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries He had a tail——or tail feathers, at least. The Tale of Ferdinand Frog One day when thus dreaming, he was just about to pull a mouthful of tail feathers out of Parson Higgins' pet rooster when the latch on the front gate clicked. Zip, the Adventures of a Frisky Fox Terrier This unique species is of a uniform brownish gray color, with a white eye ring, narrow bar on wing, and outer tail feathers, and with the bases of the primaries rusty colored. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. Two tail feathers alone remained to show an awed game-keeper that Red Head had passed that way. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, June 17, 1914 The chiefs sometimes wore the tail feathers of birds stuck upright in their hair. Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries Even the young goslings of six weeks' old are deprived of their tail feathers, in order, as it is said, to accustom them to this cruel operation. Mamma's Stories about Birds The long-tailed tit, so called on account of the great length of the tail feathers, is a very active, lively little bird. Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children The Parasitic Jæger is very similar to the Pomarine except that the central tail feathers are pointed and are straight instead of twisted. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. "Went an' opened the trap an' came away with two fine tail feathers and a nasty scratch on the arm," Kiddie answered, turning from the canoe to search for a suitable pitch for the camp. Kiddie the Scout Little Blue—Bullfinch's tail feather for wings, dark blue silk for body, dark blue hackle for legs, tail do. The Teesdale Angler Both ends of the tail feathers are creamy white. Birds of the Indian Hills This forked appearance is produced by the two outer tail feathers, which are much longer than the rest. Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children Upper tail coverts, bases of tail feathers, under wing coverts, and abdomen, white. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. Its ancient symbolism is very clearly indicated in this picture, and is markedly different from that of either the wing or tail feathers, which have a totally different ceremonial use at the present time. Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898, pages 519-744 His tail feathers are twenty-four in number; but there is a material difference between him and his congeners in the arrangement of the windpipe. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire The hen has the metallic blue-black crested head, but she lacks the elongated tail feathers. Birds of the Indian Hills Viewed separately a tree was suggestive of a great bird standing on one leg with its head hidden under its wing, its rump up-reared and its splayed tail feathers saluting the skies. From Place to Place Tropic Birds are Tern-like birds, having all the toes connected by a web, and having the two central tail feathers very much lengthened. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. The Fan-tail has not only more tail feathers than any of the three hundred and forty existing species of pigeons, but more than any of the eight thousand known species of birds. Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays More'n that, I had my fingers on the tail feathers of a hunch. The House of Torchy It is a black bird, with a white eyebrow, a whitish throat, and white tips to the outer tail feathers. Birds of the Indian Hills No doubt I could whip all six of them; but they'd be likely to pull some of my tail feathers out. The Tale of Turkey Proudfoot Slumber-Town Tales This is a singularly beautiful species resembling the latter except that the central tail feathers are bright red, with the extreme tips white. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. They thought they were the rooster, when they were only one of his smallest tail feathers. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 1, January 1886 The drake looks as if you'd curled his tail feather with the curling tongs. The Youngest Girl in the Fifth A School Story The two median tail feathers are longer than the others. Birds of the Indian Hills There was no denying that the rooster at Farmer Green's place had handsome tail feathers. The Tale of Turkey Proudfoot Slumber-Town Tales The bill is very stout and broad at the end, and the tail feathers are stiff and pointed like those of a Cormorant. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. There she spoke to a proud speckled bird who was sitting on a log and amusing himself by spreading his tail feathers into a beautiful fan. The Tale of Nimble Deer Sleepy-Time Tales “Well, pretty tidy; but that rare trogon’s tail feathers were wanting in the three central pens.” The Rajah of Dah The median pair of tail feathers is much longer than the others, the pair next to the middle one is the second longest, and the outer one shortest of all. Birds of the Indian Hills Once a hunter knocked out one p. 81of my tail feathers. The Tale of Turkey Proudfoot Slumber-Town Tales Very similar to the last; less barring on the outer tail feathers. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. “Yes, uncle; there’s a thin wire threaded through all the tail feathers, just as if they were beads.” Nat the Naturalist A Boy's Adventures in the Eastern Seas Like all woodpeckers, the tail feathers are sharp and stiff and help the bird to sustain itself upon the tree. Bird Day; How to prepare for it The upper plumage is glossy black, save for a white wing bar and white tips to the tail feathers. Birds of the Indian Hills Pull out his tail feathers—every one of them! The Tale of Turkey Proudfoot Slumber-Town Tales A handsome species, 6.5 inches in length, with blackish upper parts and sides, and white throat, breast and central line of under parts, flank patches and ends of secondaries; tail feathers not spined or stiffened. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. Its colour was black above, and yellowish-white underneath, the tail feathers being a clear white, with a broad black band crossing them near the middle. The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" The tail feathers are sharp-pointed and stiff like a woodpecker's. Bird Day; How to prepare for it The tail feathers are red, save the median pair, which are black. Birds of the Indian Hills It is true that the tail feathers in many birds appear to be entirely,—even cumbrously, decorative; as in the peacock, and birds of paradise. Love's Meinie Three Lectures on Greek and English Birds The adults are grayish with black wings and central tail feathers, the tips of the primaries and outer tail feathers being white. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. Pheasants.—The long tail feathers of Pheasants have been much in demand by the millinery trade during the past ten years. The Bird Study Book The female has the upper parts olive buff streaked with black; yellowish beneath; two stripes on the top of head; wings and tail, brownish; tail feathers with pointed tips. Bird Day; How to prepare for it Two of his tail feathers, being 12 inches longer than the others, hang down like satin streamers. Birds of the Indian Hills The swing of the long tail feathers in the true wagtail is entirely consequent on its motion, not impulsive of it—the tremulous shake is after alighting. Love's Meinie Three Lectures on Greek and English Birds This species has greenish upper parts and yellow below; the crown, wings and tail are black, the bases of the lateral tail feathers and primaries being whitish. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. These were five long notched wands, some tail feathers of the wild turkey, some small downy feathers of the eagle, and some native mineral pigments—yellow ocher, a ferruginous black, and a native blue. The Mountain Chant, A Navajo Ceremony Fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-84, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1887, pages 379-468 The feathers above are dark brown, with transverse dark brown bars across the wings and tail; the outer tail feathers, white; the throat, breast, under parts and edge of wing, bright yellow. Bird Day; How to prepare for it He'd cornered our pet Rhode Island Red rooster and nipped out a mouthful of tail feathers. Torchy As A Pa The impulsive force in sailing can be given only by the tail feathers, like that of a darting trout by the tail fin. Love's Meinie Three Lectures on Greek and English Birds Their plumage is grayish brown, streaked with dusky and the bases of the wings and tail feathers are yellow. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. Half a230 dozen times I've almost had my fingers on the tail feathers of fortune: only to stumble into some hidden pit of poverty. Torchy, Private Sec. The base of the middle tail feathers is orange, the ends black; all the others are orange, with a black band in the middle. Bird Day; How to prepare for it Head and upper parts except forehead steel blue—tail feathers marked with white—forehead and throat clear chestnut colour—chest and lower body paler chestnut. Stories of Birds Kaiser: "My poor bird, what has happened to your tail feathers?" The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine The European War, March 1915 A streaked grayish, buffy and white bird distinguished by its chestnut shoulders and white outer tail feathers. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. The unfortunate bird is kept in a very small wicker cage, so small that he can't turn round, the long tail feathers escaping through an aperture and drooping to the ground. Ranching, Sport and Travel The back and under parts are bright yellow; wings and crown cap, black; tips of the wing and tail feathers, white on their inner webs. Bird Day; How to prepare for it Their heads and necks were plucked, their tail feathers were closely trimmed, and their natural spurs were cut off and replaced by "gaffs," or sharp blades of finely tempered steel. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis Some years ago, crows’ wing or tail feathers could be seen stuck upright in the ground in many parts of Wales, but at present such a thing cannot be seen. Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales This species is slaty gray on the head, neck, breast, flanks, back, wings and central tail feathers; the rest of the underparts are white, sharply defined against the gray. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. The female had in her hand a fan formed of the tail feathers of a turkey. Prehistoric Textile Art of Eastern United States Thirteenth Annual Report of the Beaurau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1891-1892, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896 pages 3-46 As I was much in need of more tail feathers for my military hat, it did not seem to me such a tragedy. Confessions of Boyhood The corners were tied together with white cotton cord, and each corner was ornamented with the under tail feather of the eagle. Ceremonial of Hasjelti Dailjis and Mythical Sand Painting of the Navajo Indians Take, for instance, a plain feather—say the tail feather of an eagle. Evolution An Investigation and a Critique These graceful birds are bluish gray above with a black forehead and central tail feathers, and white underparts. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. He pulled out the tail feathers and handed them to them; cut off the head and legs; opened and cleaned the body; and then, putting it on his shoulder, started again for the camp. Under Drake's Flag A Tale of the Spanish Main I was punished by not getting the drumstick and wishing bone when he was cooked, and the tail feathers, to my chagrin, were made into a hearth duster. Confessions of Boyhood The figures show a long-billed bird with acutely pointed tail feathers, a red crest, and otherwise black and white plumage. Animal Figures in the Maya Codices It is executed in simple feather stitch for the tail feathers and satin stitch very evenly shaded. Jacobean Embroidery Its Forms and Fillings Including Late Tudor Look at the over-studied arrangements of their wing flights, and the affected exactness of their tail feathers! Dot and the Kangaroo I lift them off the nest by the tail feathers, ten times a day. The Prairie Wife Yet he gave his tail feathers a slight flirt and quavered some guttural to sustain his part in the conversation, and to beg that he might be excused from holding the sword this time. The Lady of Fort St. John The crest and particularly the pointed tail feathers and long beak combined with the characteristic coloring seem to leave little doubt as to the identity of the species figured. Animal Figures in the Maya Codices She went to a neighboring poultry farm, and boldly begged the tail feathers which had been plucked the day before from some game fowls. A Popular Schoolgirl His opinion of chickens rose when, the fat horses almost upon their tail feathers, they disdainfully moved off. Suzanna Stirs the Fire The man designated to act as the general would stick a peacock tail feather in his hat and call all the men together and give his orders. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 She was dragged out of her retreat by the beak, after an attempt to pull her out by the tail had resulted in all her tail feathers coming away in her captor's hand! A Bird Calendar for Northern India Its brilliant metallic green plumage and the greatly elongated tail feathers make it a very notable bird. Animal Figures in the Maya Codices He came scurrying behind her, snapping a tail feather loose with each onward bound, utterly oblivious of the two strong voices calling his name. From the Valley of the Missing A Serviceable Furniture Brush.—A serviceable furniture brush is made of turkey tail feathers. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada Draw out the tail feathers and place them quite flat in some paper till required. Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XII, Jan. 3, 1891 Numbers of young bee-eaters are to be seen hawking at insects; they are distinguishable from adults by the dullness of the plumage and the fact that the median tail feathers are not prolonged as bristles. A Bird Calendar for Northern India The color of the bird and the very long tail feathers have already been mentioned, and these explain the reason of the importance of this bird among the Mayas. Animal Figures in the Maya Codices "It's a big bird, and it hides its head in the sand, and they pull out its tail feathers for ladies' hats." Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus The Mœnura Superba, with its scalloped tail feathers, is perhaps the most singular and beautiful of that elegant race of bird, known by the name of Birds of Paradise. Peter Parley's Tales About America and Australia The book," she says, "should be a blank album of about fifty pages, eleven inches wide by sixteen, so as to make an upright page, which will take in long tail feathers. Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XII, Jan. 3, 1891 Confound you," he murmured, "you're going to get some of my tail feathers, but not quite the handful you anticipate. The Pride of Palomar The two characteristics of the quetzal, namely its erect head feathers and its extraordinarily long tail feathers, are often used separately. Animal Figures in the Maya Codices If you catch that spook, send us one of his tail feathers. The Killer But the Crossoptilon pheasant, and even the common pheasant, show that the tail feathers can be developed very early. Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 Soft breath feathers, stained red, are worn in a tuft on the top of the head, and handsome tail feathers of the hawk or eagle extend down and back over the flowing hair. The Unwritten Literature of the Hopi That dinner was going like an airship on a high wind, when something happened to tangle its tail feathers, and I can hardly write it for trembling yet. The Melting of Molly It is not at once apparent why the long drooping tail feathers should be shown thus recurved. Animal Figures in the Maya Codices That dinner was going like an airship on a high wind, when something happened to tangle its tail feathers and I can hardly write it for trembling yet. The Melting of Molly If I come again I won't quit without some of the wild goose's tail feathers, at least. Success A Novel This was brought, and the three warriors were equipped to their hearty satisfaction, for they had already provided their straw hats with plumes from the cast-off tail feathers of roosters in their respective poultry yards. Pixy's Holiday Journey The wing feathers are the best for father's pipes," she explained; "but the tail feathers are also very good. The Spinners Well," he said between puffs, "looks like fortune is, after all, a curious bird without even tail feathers to steer by nor for a man to ketch by putting salt on. Rose of Old Harpeth Somebody sprang upon her as she was sleeping, and in the struggle she lost all her tail feathers. Mother West Wind 'Why' Stories It was a very large arara parrot with two tail feathers, each about thirty-six inches long, a magnificent specimen worthy of a place in a museum. In the Amazon Jungle Adventures in Remote Parts of the Upper Amazon River, Including a Sojourn Among Cannibal Indians The tail feathers are highly valued as ornaments by the American Indians. McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader But most of these never reach their full development but are absorbed into the pelvis, or into the "ploughshare" bone supporting the tail feathers. The Whence and the Whither of Man A Brief History of His Origin and Development through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895 These caps, or rather bonnets, are composed of the tail feathers of the tropic bird, with the red feathers of the parroquets wrought upon them, or jointly with them. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15 Forming A Complete History Of The Origin And Progress Of Navigation, Discovery, And Commerce, By Sea And Land, From The Earliest Ages To The Present Time She hurried to tell Old Mother Nature all about it, and big tears rolled down her cheeks as she told how she had lost all her beautiful tail feathers. Mother West Wind 'Why' Stories They might as well denounce a hedge for producing wild roses or a peacock for growing tail feathers with pretty eyes as a witty writer for flowering into aphorism, epigram and image. The Art of Letters Known in flight by white tail feathers and thin white bar on wing. Two Little Savages Being the adventures of two boys who lived as Indians and what they learned Small fleet of stern-wheel ducks come alongside for breakfast; ducks in great danger of the galley; flock of pelicans, with tremendous bowsprits, fly overhead; pistol-shot carries away tail feathers of pelican; order restored. In the Footprints of the Padres "Kind of look careful along toward the end—in the tail feathers of it, so to speak," he advised. Scattergood Baines She had never come nearer to one of those proud birds than handling a set of tail feathers which Mrs. Meredith had presented to her mother for a family fly brush. The Mettle of the Pasture He wore a little black mustache which curled up at the corners of his mouth like the tail feathers of a drake. Vandemark's Folly He has also white tips to his tail feathers, which look very fine when he spreads it out wide in flying. Composition-Rhetoric Middle tail feathers blackish, the other ones plain gray with white edgings, but without any black cross-bars. Citizen Bird Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners The scissor-tail is common throughout the open country, and the long tail feathers, which seem at times to hamper its flight, attract attention whether the bird is in flight or perched on a tree. Through the Brazilian Wilderness There was a flash of red and grey, and the outraged Philip, minus a tail feather, sought the sanctuary of the woods. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, July 18, 1917 In the above-described warfare, if a Pygmy chanced to pluck out a crane's tail feather, it proved a very great feather in his cap. Tanglewood Tales In the breeding season the male has very long, drooping tail feathers. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section T, U, V, and W They are small birds, usually with dull- colored and loose plumage, and have twelve tail feathers. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section P and Q Its back is gray; the tail and wings are blackish, with a white patch on each wing; the outer tail feathers are partly white. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section M, N, and O The two middle tail feathers are usually decidedly longer than the rest. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section I, J, K, and L Two tail feathers were gone, and there was a broken one beating from her wing. The Song of the Cardinal They are mostly white, and have two central tail feathers very long and slender. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section T, U, V, and W I shot a macaw, one of those overgrown parrots with tail feathers three feet from tip to tip. Adventures and Letters of Richard Harding Davis In most of the species the two long middle tail feathers are racket-shaped at the tip, when mature. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section M, N, and O The male is remarkable for having the sixteen tail feathers very long and, when spread, arranged in the form of a lyre. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section I, J, K, and L He made a circle or two over them, and then lit on the gunwale in the bow, and perched there, humped up, and with his long dove-coloured tail feathers presented to the water. The Blue Lagoon: a romance This aggregation of all sorts of driftwood stuck on the back of the head, or the side of the neck, like a rooster with only one tail feather left. Acres of Diamonds: our every-day opportunities They teach you everything from drawin' birds with tail feathers to plain and fancy penmanship. Buttered Side Down: Stories Its long fan-like tail feathers had caught all the beautiful colors of the rainbow. Old Indian Legends Give him the Thanks of the Birds, Bowing with tail feathers spread! The Jungle Book In another year each of those ugly downy things would, if permitted to live, be a beautiful sapphire-coloured bird with a few dove-coloured tail feathers, coral beak, and bright, intelligent eyes. The Blue Lagoon: a romance The head lowered upon the breast formed the handle; while here and there, among the brilliant tail feathers, appeared a languid flame slowly burning away the perfumed oil, with which the bird was filled. Philothea A Grecian Romance Celerity, valor, endurance, they were his iridescent neck and tail feathers. The Cavalier I could keep ten conditions if only you would change me into a bird with long, bright tail feathers. Old Indian Legends His tail feathers drooped more mournfully than ever, and his captor, thoroughly out of patience, angrily thrust him back into his prison. Chico: the Story of a Homing Pigeon It was of a dark-brown colour, and spotted like the landrail; the tail feathers were nine in number, and twelve inches long. Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart They wore coronets on their heads adorned with the red tail feathers of the common gray parrot. By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War No other breed of fowls shows such excessive growth of tail feathers. Hormones and Heredity While one of the pair strutted about with a head turned aside as if dazzled by his own bright-tinted tail feathers, the other bird soared slowly upward. Old Indian Legends By preference he took them from the wings, but did not hesitate to use tail feathers if reduced to it. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow But under the tree, in the soft dirt, where the potatoes had recently been dug, we found fox-tracks, and two or three ominous little wads of feathers, with one long tail feather adrift. The Junior Classics — Volume 8 Animal and Nature Stories There's nothing in this world that quite comes up to my tail feathers, and that much I can say without risk of being thought vain.' Mouser Cats' Story I could see that in this case, while some of the tail feathers were the same, they would easily classify as new birds. Crooked Trails His chest was stuck out and his tail feathers were spread out too, like a great big fan. Seven O'Clock Stories He landed in a durian tree, near a small house covered with the tail feathers of the hornbill. Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 |
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