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But thanks to the scanty skeletal evidence, mysteries remain: Why would such a big bird lay relatively small, thin-shelled eggs? Egg-eating humans helped drive Australia’s ‘thunder bird’ to extinction 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z
The chemical caused the falcons to produce thin-shelled eggs that couldn’t survive until hatching. Berkeley peregrine falcon finds partner after mate’s death 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z
Most years, I end up back at Juanito's, whose thin-shelled tamales steamed in broth I have been picking up since the last time the Dodgers won the World Series. Where to get your holiday tamales this year – LA Times 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z
The North Face remained a leading brand of choice for the most adventurous of these hordes, the people who might be camping in subarctic conditions, scaling steep mountain walls or riding rapids in thin-shelled kayaks. The North Face and Lethal Generosity 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z
If it doesn’t kill outright or prevent them from reproducing—as DDT did by causing birds to lay thin-shelled eggs—it’s not considered a clear and present threat. Tipsy Fish: When Meds Get Into Rivers 2013-02-15T06:45:00Z
One of MIT’s signature buildings boasts a thin-shelled dome, for instance. Walking on Eggshells: Anatomy of a Science Story 2012-09-27T00:45:01.187Z
Carson reported that birds ingesting DDT tended to lay thin-shelled eggs which would in turn break prematurely in the nest, resulting in marked population declines. How Important Was Rachel Carson's Silent Spring in the Recovery of Bald Eagles and Other Bird Species? 2012-08-31T15:15:00.183Z
The breeding-season begins about November 1, and as many as seven or eight eggs are laid; these are dull white, very thin-shelled, elongated, and have the greatest diameter exactly equidistant from the two ends. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z
But as it is only the varieties of the pecan and thick- and thin-shelled shagbark hickories that are likely to be of any economic value to the nut culturist, all others will be omitted. The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States 2011-11-12T03:00:31.793Z
The fruit of the native nut is excellent, but it cannot compete with the thin-shelled nut that came from Persia, via England. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z
A. Bud scales opposite; appearing somewhat grooved lengthwise; leaflets usually lanceolate, generally curved backwards; nut-husks usually winged; nut thin-shelled. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z
Fruit thin-shelled and brittle, downy, and very faintly ribbed. Wayside and Woodland Trees A pocket guide to the British sylva 2010-12-25T03:00:16.510Z
The fragments reminded him of the thin-shelled eggs from birds like brown pelicans and peregrine falcons, which had been devastated by DDT but are now on the rebound. New Hurdle for California Condors May Be DDT From Years Ago 2010-11-16T06:00:00Z
Turkey Egg.—A variety from Florida; large and thin-shelled. The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States 2011-11-12T03:00:31.793Z
They eagerly devoured the thin-shelled nuts of H. glabra, and thus the tree earned the friendly regard of farmers, and a name that preserves an interesting bit of pioneer history. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z
The kernel is sweet and edible, but so small as to offer insufficient reward for the pains of biting open the thin-shelled husk. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z
Fruit very large, 1 in. or more long, elliptical, with a single, thin-shelled nut-like seed covered with purplish, pulpy, thin flesh. Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination
Partridge eggs were boiled hard, and eaten out of hand—they were much too thin-shelled for roasting, in spite of having a very tough lining membrane. Dishes & Beverages of the Old South
The nuts of this dwarf walnut are of medium size, thin-shelled and of excellent flavor; valuable for gardens of limited extent. The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States 2011-11-12T03:00:31.793Z
The ideal, large, full-meated, thin-shelled, prolific and precocious variety of pecan has not yet been brought forward. The Pecan and its Culture
The fruit is about 1 inch long and thin-husked, while the nut is usually thin-shelled and brittle, and the kernel very bitter. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z
Three such seeding trees were known to have sprouted from exceptionally large and very thin-shelled walnuts, which I believe the Rev. Mr. Crath calls the giant type. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950
Much smaller, they are smooth, thin-shelled and well filled, with kernels running 50% by weight and of high quality. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952
Varieties of this group are fully as large as, and perhaps a little longer than the thin-shelled, and the kernels are fully as valuable when removed and sold as shelled almonds. The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States 2011-11-12T03:00:31.793Z
It seems to me, however, that the main job of such a worker should be to produce a streamlined black walnut, a thin-shelled, good-cracking, fast-growing walnut. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946
The water hickory, Carya aquatica Nutt., is a smaller tree, found in swamps in southern Illinois, with leaves made up of 7 to 13 leaflets; the nut is thin-shelled, angular and bitter. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z
We honestly believe the Crath No. 1 variety to have great commercial possibilities, because of its heavy production of large, thin-shelled nuts, of average quality. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950
For a late comer, the thin-shelled Myers makes a strong showing, which may be significant. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952
Three small thin-shelled varieties are named in the Report of the Pomologist of the U. S. Department of Agriculture for 1891, viz.: The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States 2011-11-12T03:00:31.793Z
A very remarkable exhibit of thin-shelled black walnuts. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946
The thin-shelled ones are comparatively thin only, being about like paper-shelled pecans with the shell thinnest on the sides of the nut. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953
At five years from planting this tree bore one-half bushel of fine, thin-shelled nuts. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fourteenth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. September 26, 27 and 28 1923
These were Cosford, an English variety, rather a small nut but very thin-shelled. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952
For several years a "thin-shelled black walnut" has been offered by at least two nurserymen, in whose catalogues they are described as "with unusually thin shells, the kernels coming out whole." The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States 2011-11-12T03:00:31.793Z
The nut is large, thin-shelled and cracks excellently, giving light-colored fine appearing kernels, largely in whole quarters. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946
It is not suggested that these two thin-shelled nuts be exploited as paper-shelled shagbarks since they are poorly formed nuts and of small size. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953
There are those which are very large and those which are thin-shelled, and those of fine flavor; as a food product I think the shellbark is second only to the pecan. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fourteenth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. September 26, 27 and 28 1923
Of the latter my Caesar is one of the more promising with its vigorous growth, large thin-shelled nuts and ability to pollenize itself in some seasons. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952
The nuts were thin-shelled and also had thin hulls that split entirely to the base. Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948
The weevil likes it because it is very thin-shelled. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924
He observed that thin-shelled nuts germinate more quickly than thick-shelled ones, and warned against "damping-off" fungi which often killed young seedlings. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953
It is a remarkably prolific variety and the nuts are both large and thin-shelled. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Eleventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. October 7 and 8, 1920
Shagbark Hickory The thin-shelled shagbark hickory is a nut that is coming more and more into favor and is well worthy of propagation. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifth Annual Meeting Evansville, Indiana, August 20 and 21, 1914
In the first place, it produces large, rather thin-shelled nuts with good cracking qualities. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting Guelph, Ontario, September 3, 4, 5, 1947
It has a small, thin-shelled nut with sweet flavor. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924
The Mahan is, I think, the largest pure pecan, about a third larger than the Schley and those I have seen were equally thin-shelled. Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943
It is very thin-shelled, the kernels come out whole and have a very sweet, delicate flavor. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Eleventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. October 7 and 8, 1920
This is a very large, attractive, thin-shelled nut, but has been somewhat superseded by other and superior shagbarks. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifth Annual Meeting Evansville, Indiana, August 20 and 21, 1914
You can't decide an issue with one nut, but our specimen was as large and full of high-flavored, white meat as the Thomas, and as thin-shelled as the Stabler. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting Guelph, Ontario, September 3, 4, 5, 1947
But its competition will be against the thin-shelled English walnut. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924
One mistake we must not make is not to be too sure of the value of a nut because it is large, thin-shelled and has a fine flavor but is a poor cropper. Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943
It is a large, thin-shelled, fine hazel, but a shy bearer. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Second Annual Meeting Ithaca, New York, December 14 and 15, 1911
The trees at Leamington, Ontario, were also severely injured, especially those that bore thin-shelled nuts. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting Battle Creek, Michigan, September 10 and 11, 1934
It is a thin-shelled nut and very good cracker but not of the highest eating quality. Northern Nut Growers Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-First Annual Meeting Cedar Rapids, Iowa, September 17, 18, and 19, 1930
Though hard to crack, this fault, if it may be a fault, will soon be overcome, for we will find a tree with thin-shelled nuts somewhere. Northern Nut Growers Association, report of the proceedings at the eighth annual meeting Stamford, Connecticut, September 5 and 6, 1917
And to Dickie's dismay the three families of cousins waked up and went out of doors to get the air, and gather seeds and such thin-shelled nuts as they could find. The Tale of Dickie Deer Mouse
This big, thin-shelled one is a wonderful hazel, except that it is a shy bearer, and it is difficult to transplant. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Second Annual Meeting Ithaca, New York, December 14 and 15, 1911
On the other trees that bore thick-shelled nuts the shoot growth was shorter and firmer than on the trees with thin-shelled nuts. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting Battle Creek, Michigan, September 10 and 11, 1934
Grafted or budded stocks may be made to bear large thin-shelled nuts. Northern Nut Growers Association, report of the proceedings at the sixth annual meeting Rochester, New York, September 1 and 2, 1915
It seems strange that in the long history of the hickory or shagbark more has not been done in the improvement of the nuts in the growing of large thin-shelled and sweeter nuts. Northern Nut Growers Association, report of the proceedings at the eighth annual meeting Stamford, Connecticut, September 5 and 6, 1917
I found they were the long type of pecan, small, but surprisingly thin-shelled and having a kernel of very high quality. Growing Nuts in the North A Personal Story of the Author's Experience of 33 Years with Nut Culture in Minnesota and Wisconsin
The eggs are pure white, particularly thin-shelled, and consequently perfectly translucent. The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1
Many are quite symmetrical, thin-shelled and, when not too dry, of excellent cracking quality. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting Battle Creek, Michigan, September 10 and 11, 1934
The pignut, with three, five or seven narrow leaflets, small, thin-shelled fruit and a pretty hard nut. Among the Trees at Elmridge
Its luxuriant fern-like foliage and its weeping twigs make it unique among shade trees—its thin-shelled nuts and heavy bearing habit put it at the top of the list as a nut producer. Northern Nut Growers Association, report of the proceedings at the eighth annual meeting Stamford, Connecticut, September 5 and 6, 1917
By means of selection and cultivation, the pecan was changed from a small, hard-to-crack nut to that of a large thin-shelled nut whose kernel was extractable in whole halves. Growing Nuts in the North A Personal Story of the Author's Experience of 33 Years with Nut Culture in Minnesota and Wisconsin
But I mean, Marm, that some are thin-shelled, some rough, some round, some peaked: a hen lays 'em just so all her life. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 35, September, 1860
In this plantation it was also found on another occasion that the trees which bore thin-shelled nuts produced long vigorous succulent shoots with a large pith and loose, spongy buds. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting Battle Creek, Michigan, September 10 and 11, 1934
The bitternut, with seven, nine or eleven small, narrow, serrated leaves, small fruit with long, prominent seams, bitter and thin-shelled nuts and very yellow buds. Among the Trees at Elmridge
Among the hazel bushes which grew from these nuts there was one which bore large, long, thin-shelled nuts of high quality. Northern Nut Growers Association, report of the proceedings at the eighth annual meeting Stamford, Connecticut, September 5 and 6, 1917
I was amazed to see how very thin-shelled and full of meat they were. Growing Nuts in the North A Personal Story of the Author's Experience of 33 Years with Nut Culture in Minnesota and Wisconsin
There are two kinds of this shell-fish, the common thin-shelled clam and the quahaug. Miss Parloa's New Cook Book
A heavy bearer, nuts attractive, large, smooth and thin-shelled. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting Battle Creek, Michigan, September 10 and 11, 1934
The thin-shelled walnut likewise suffers greatly from the tomtit. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2
This variety bears a very large thin-shelled, irregular nut, with rather poor cleavage, but the quality of the kernel is of such distinct value that I prize the variety. Northern Nut Growers Association, report of the proceedings at the eighth annual meeting Stamford, Connecticut, September 5 and 6, 1917
The wood and buds are hardy to a temperature of 47° below zero Fahrenheit, so that wherever the wild bitternut hickory grow, this grafted tree will survive to bear its thin-shelled nuts. Growing Nuts in the North A Personal Story of the Author's Experience of 33 Years with Nut Culture in Minnesota and Wisconsin
There is another variety which bears on the same tree differently shaped leaves, like the heterophyllous hornbeam; this tree is also remarkable from having pendulous branches, and bearing elongated, large, thin-shelled nuts. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 1
The nuts are large, like those of Fairbanks, attractive, thin-shelled, easy to crack and of pleasing palatability to some people. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting Battle Creek, Michigan, September 10 and 11, 1934
TITMICE, destructive to thin-shelled walnuts. -attacking nuts. -attacking peas. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2
Why it was as if I had been given a thin-shelled pullet's egg to carry on my palm from Equatorial Africa to Hoboken. The Good Soldier
Warrigal used to get the lowan eggs—beautiful pink thin-shelled ones they are, first-rate to eat, and one of 'em a man's breakfast. Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields
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