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The type of still will influence the beverages' final flavor, because pot stills often do not separate the congeners as precisely as column stills do. The complex chemistry behind America’s spirit — how bourbon gets its distinctive taste and color 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z
Pot stills result in a spirit that often contains a more complex mixture of congeners. The complex chemistry behind America’s spirit — how bourbon gets its distinctive taste and color 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z
During distillation, distillers separate the alcohol and congeners from the fermented mash of grains, resulting in a liquid spirit. The complex chemistry behind America’s spirit — how bourbon gets its distinctive taste and color 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z
The fewer congeners you consume, the better to lessen your hangover symptoms. The absolute best way to minimize a hangover, according to a doctor 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z
One of these fractions is called the "hearts," containing mostly ethanol and water, but also small amounts of congeners, which play a big role in the final flavor of the product. The complex chemistry behind America’s spirit — how bourbon gets its distinctive taste and color 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z
And different yeasts produce different amounts of congeners. The complex chemistry behind America’s spirit — how bourbon gets its distinctive taste and color 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z
Yeast fermentation yields other byproducts besides alcohol and carbon dioxide, including flavor compounds called congeners. The complex chemistry behind America’s spirit — how bourbon gets its distinctive taste and color 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z
The type of still will influence the beverages’ final flavor, because pot stills often do not separate the congeners as precisely as column stills do. The Chemistry behind Bourbon 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z
The type of beverage you drink also matters: Tequila, whiskey and darker alcohols contain compounds called congeners, which are more likely to bring on longer-lasting hangovers because of how they are metabolized, Roberts said. When your hangover has a hangover 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z
Hangovers are believed to be caused by congeners, chemicals produced by the alcohol termination process that are present in drinks from wine and beer to hard liquor. Sorry, drinkers: Scientists say there is no hangover cure that stands up to scrutiny 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z
“I don’t want to say it’s meaningless, but it’s much more detailed and informative if you’re looking at the congener level,” Majcher said. Baltimore approves study of toxic chemicals in river to help scientists figure out how to get rid of them 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z
A drink’s congener content may exacerbate some of the pro-inflammatory or withdrawal-like responses he mentioned above. You Asked: What's the Best Hangover Cure? 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z
One of these fractions is called the “hearts,” containing mostly ethanol and water, but also small amounts of congeners, which play a big role in the final flavor of the product. The Chemistry behind Bourbon 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z
Research suggests certain compounds or impurities found in alcoholic drinks, like congeners, tannins and sulfites, may exacerbate aspects of your hangover. You Asked: Why Are My Hangovers Getting Worse? 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z
The study found congeners increased hangover severity, with people feeling worse after bourbon. In Search of a Cure for the Dreaded Hangover 2014-03-17T11:00:00Z
Ye fulsome diving dados, would ye were Extinct as your vocabular congener! Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, November 18, 1893 2012-04-12T02:00:26.587Z
Still, avoiding lots of congeners may be a good way to dodge a hangover, Koob says. You Asked: What's the Best Hangover Cure? 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z
In habit, the Toulouse goose resembles his congeners, but seems to possess a milder and more tractable disposition, which greatly conduces to the chance of his early fattening, and that, too, at a little cost. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z
The novel phenomena of galvanism and its congeners suggested vast possibilities in the range of the physical powers, especially of the physical powers of the human psyche as a natural agent. Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z
We can now glance at several modifications in the shape and mode of action of electric bells and their congeners. Electric Bells and All About Them A Practical Book for Practical Men 2012-03-06T03:00:25.273Z
The food of this species is chiefly minute seeds and tender buds; they also swallow large caterpillars and spiders, but do not, like their congeners, eat hard insects. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z
It is the handsomest of our Woodpeckers, having brighter tints than its congener of the plains, Colaptes agricola. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z
The latter may be taken as an illustrative example of his class, and his ways are identical with those of his ancient sacred congener and present inhabitant of Egypt. Eye Spy Afield with Nature Among Flowers and Animate Things 2012-02-24T03:00:23.760Z
The alpine chough is somewhat smaller than its congener, and is easily distinguished by its shorter and bright yellow bill. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z
Alcoholic beverages contain substances called congeners, toxins that are created during fermentation. Science finds genuine hangover cure is elusive 2011-12-31T01:17:04Z
Its smaller congener Sabine’s gull, X. sabinii, is more common, and has been found breeding both in Arctic America and in Siberia, and several examples, chiefly immature birds, have been obtained in the British islands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z
It is a large handsome bird, and differs from its congeners in being gregarious, and in never perching on trees or entering woods. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z
Yet, while shunned as near neighbours, it appears certain that the vultures perform services of value to their nobler congener. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z
Even in recent times we have seen bishops and their congeners, in our so-called civilized nation, oppose violence, and the popgun thunder of excommunication, to a learned prelate, and to an humble priest. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z
Its habits, too, are much the same, so that little can be said of it which does not equally apply to its congener. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
Both these birds have much in common with their larger congener the capercally and its eastern representative. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z
Ornithology" says, "In daring disposition, this bird equals most of its congeners. 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
In summer they infest the roads and by-ways of Austria, travelling southwards, as winter advances, thus resembling in habit their British congeners. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z
Eastward of the range of the present species its place is taken by its congener C. caniceps, which is easily recognized by wanting the black hood and white ear-coverts of the British bird. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z
On any other supposition it must have remained either of its own free will, which is not likely, or from incapacity to accompany its congeners. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
As it startsup and perches upon a low branch before you, it appears to have longer legs and a broader, squarer tail than its congeners. 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
Cinchona, sin-kō′na, n. a genus of trees, yielding the bark so much valued in medicine, from which the most important alkaloids, quinine and its congeners, are obtained—also called Peruvian bark.—adjs. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z
This doesn’t diminish, I recognise, any interest that may reside in the form either of “The Siege” aforesaid or of its congeners “An International Episode,” “A Bundle p. xvof Letters” and “The Pension Beaurepas.” Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z
This southern apple, which has extended more widely northward than most of its congeners, is believed to be a native of Macon County, Georgia. American Pomology Apples 2011-10-03T02:00:29.477Z
Its principal resorts are low damp meadows and grassy places near marshes, but it does not frequent swamps like its congeners. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
Of late years, the History of the Violin and its congeners has received much attention. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z
Certain it is that these courageous fish exhibit the same disregard for their lives that is spoken of previously as characteristic of their congeners, the salmon. Fly Fishing in Wonderland 2011-09-01T02:00:22.230Z
Gymnogongrus has two British species, one much resembling Chondrus crispus, already named, of which it was formerly considered a congener. Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils 2011-08-20T02:00:11.557Z
The Guaranis of Paraguay did not differ, in this respect, from their congeners. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z
This handsome little bird resembles its congeners so closely, both in structure and habits, that it scarcely needs a lengthened description. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
The giant bulk and terrible teeth of his usual form are the universal attributes of his congener. Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends Current in Southern India 2011-07-12T02:00:31.917Z
Nor is the conjecture that there may be in existence some congeners of these great reptiles inconsistent with zoological science. Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained 2011-07-11T02:00:07.857Z
The Indian polyp, like all its congeners, is attracted by light, but it is more strongly repelled by heat. Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa 2011-06-25T02:00:17.833Z
This ape, whose singular cry distinguishes it at once from all its congeners in these wilds, is remarkable as bearing a closer general resemblance to man than any other ape yet known. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z
In their habits they closely resemble their congeners, but are less graceful in their movements on the water, and spend a larger portion of their time on land. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
The great wolf is also found there, and his lesser and more cowardly congener, the coyote; but no more bears—grizzly or other—nor sign of them. The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora 2011-03-23T02:00:19.250Z
Unlike his congener the brown bear, the grizzly cannot climb a tree, and knowing this I fancied myself safe. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z
Although I had hunted its wild congeners on the prairies of Texas, it proved the swiftest thing in mustang shape I had ever followed, and I soon began to doubt my capacity to overtake it. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z
The paroquet had already joined the macaw, and, as if in imitation of its great congener, flew fluttering among the top branches, in a state of the wildest excitement! Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z
In habits it differs considerably from most of its congeners, in that it is not given to congregate with others of its kind, and that it resorts to inland waters rather than to the sea. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z
To the fierceness and treachery of their pagan congeners, their faith has added a savage fanaticism which takes the form of special hatred for the Christian. The Outlook: Uncle Sam's Place and Prospects in International Politics 2010-12-30T03:00:21Z
The Guelder Rose does not grow so tall as its congener, twelve feet being about the extreme height to which it attains in a wild state, and ordinarily it is several feet less. Wayside and Woodland Trees A pocket guide to the British sylva 2010-12-25T03:00:16.510Z
Darker-colored alcoholic beverages—bourbon, scotch, tequila, brandy, ales—have a greater amount of chemicals called congeners, which are more likely to cause a hangover, according to the Mayo Clinic. Hangover Cure? Hah. But These Tips May Help 2010-12-22T20:08:00Z
Although neither of these keep company with their own congeners they yet live socially with one another, both also herding at times with springboks, hartebeests, and ostriches. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z
For though Rollo's garments were by no means gay, they were at least of somewhat more fashionable cut than was usual among the gipsies and their congeners. The Firebrand
They were, in fact, those splendid trees, the giants of the extra-tropical zone, the congeners of the Australian and New Zealand eucalyptus, both situated under the same latitude as Lincoln Island. Abandoned
The ant and mosquito plagues of the coast jungles can hardly be over-estimated, but the virulence of their larger congeners is frequently and grossly exaggerated. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2
It is then that the sea-trout is found to be a valuable substitute for his larger congener of the river, to whom he is only second in affording excellent sport. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867
The legs of the bontebok are white from the knee down, while those of his congener are only white on the insides—the outsides being brown. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z
Like its congeners, it had in pleistocene times a more southerly extension, and fossil remains have been met with in various parts of continental Europe and in England. The History of the European Fauna
The monitor of New Holland is specifically distinct from the Indian species; these latter, again, from the African, and all from their congeners in the new world. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology
The latter may be taken as an illustrative example of his class, and his ways are identical with that of his ancient sacred congener and present inhabitant of Egypt. Harper's Round Table, September 24, 1895
After that we get the extremely interesting, if artificial, forms of the Rondeau and Ballade, with their many varieties and congeners. A Short History of French Literature
But there are some very curious points in the history of the “edolio,” which it does not share with its European congener. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z
It is well known in different portions of Continental Europe, and is frequently figured in contrast with its very poisonous congener, Amanita muscaria, or "False Orange," commonly known as the "Fly Amanita," or "Fly-Killer." Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous
Our long-tailed thrush, or thrasher, like its congeners the catbird and mocking-bird, delights in a high branch of some solitary tree, whence it will pour out its rich and intricate warble for an hour together. A Year in the Fields
The total effect is to lend to the blown-out �thalium a woolly appearance, entirely unlike that of its congener under the same conditions. The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species
This proved rather an imaginative description on Andy's part, like many other of his verbal sketches; for the raft was infantine compared with its congeners of the great lake and the St. Lawrence. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement
It is of a darker blue colour, but spotted like its congener, each feather having from four to six spots upon it. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z
Such is the local folk-tale; and it has its congeners in Celtic and even in Hindu myth. Legends & Romances of Brittany
Nevertheless, it is probably true, as Mr. Lowell says, that Cowper is the nearest congener of Rousseau in our language. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3)
The song in quality and general cast is like that of its congener, the water-accentor, which, however, I believe is never delivered on the wing. Ways of Nature
Other species of Lycoperdon have been eaten when young, and we have been assured by those who have made the experiment, that they are scarcely inferior to their larger congener. Fungi: Their Nature and Uses
Its bill, also, is smaller and less powerful than that of its congener. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z
It is obvious that such characters will be all the more distinct, the more the race differs from its congeners, and the purer its ethnical separation. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study
We have only to open our Bibles and be amazed at the prominence given to the ram and his congeners. An Orkney Maid
It was the French who saved the Canadian Indians from the mere sordid extinction which has befallen most of their southern congeners, as it was the Spaniards who kept the California tribes alive. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877
They do not consider the improbability of species having existed in a state of nature which, if like our present domestic breeds, would have been highly abnormal in comparison with all their congeners. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)
Among the ilex were scattered a few deciduous oaks, contrasting well in their autumnal tints with their evergreen congeners. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition.
Even the mode of decay of this Zamia, as shown by the abrupt termination of its leaflets, exactly resembled that of its existing congeners. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed
None of its congeners, however, show any trace of similar symptoms. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition
In contemporary literature, his nearest congeners are in fiction, not in poetry. Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning
The chipper's congener, the field sparrow, is less neighborly than he, but a much better musician. Birds in the Bush
The histories of medicine which exist are for the most part only fitted for the intellectual digestion of Dryasdust and his congeners. Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange
The Bornean bear is also the smallest of the family—in size, being even less than his near congener, the Malayan bear; though resembling the latter in many particulars. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt
True, several of its congeners invade the Martian sphere at intervals; but the proper habitat of Eros is within that limit, although its excursions transcend it. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition
The latter is a better shaped fish than its congener, can swim more rapidly, and is altogether of a more active habit. The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea
He began by killing and eating his aboriginal congener, and then made it more difficult than ever to keep anything eatable out of reach of his teeth. 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
And another fear came to help the former, its fit and appropriate congener. The End of a Coil
It is also of a gentler disposition than its congener, smaller in size, and never preys upon other animals. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt
This was admitted to be a bare gleaning of results; nor is there reason to suppose any of his congeners inferior to our sun in complexity of constitution. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition
Its more generally distributed congener, Senecio vulgaris,—also a foreigner—is, next to the common chickweed, I should say, our very hardiest bloomer. The Foot-path Way
It is impossible to account for the success of the Yellow Book school and its congeners save on the assumption that the rope was, generally speaking, invisible. G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study
But though the Nights themselves form the most considerable single group in the Cabinet, the united bulk of their congeners or imitations occupies a still larger space. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800
In shape, colour, and many of his habits, the Syrian bear differs essentially from his brown congener; and his dwelling-place—instead of being in forest-covered tracts—is more generally in open ground or among rocks. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt
Another physician tells of seeing a distinguished ecclesiastical dignitary, a sworn foe of alcohol and its congeners, giving his young child a generous daily allowance of one of these wines. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say
Indeed, the range of this species is more southerly than that of their congeners, the Baltimore orioles. Our Bird Comrades
The untutored savage, living in a state of communism, is untroubled by the jealousies and heart-burnings of his civilized congener. Religion and Lust or, The Psychical Correlation of Religious Emotion and Sexual Desire
A congener of the salmon species found in Scotland; it is small, and shaped like a sea-trout. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
They require to be so: since an encounter with a full-grown jaguar is but little less dangerous than with his striped congener of the Indian jungles. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt
Like their eastern congeners, the western nighthawks are fond of "booming." Birds of the Rockies
The skin of the African rhinoceros, as already stated, is without the plaits, folds, and scutellæ, that characterise its Asiatic congener, yet it is far from being a soft one. Popular Adventure Tales
The Russian diplomatist has all the softness and suavity of his Asiatic congeners. Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality
But alas, "down North" small dogs are taboo—their imperious Eskimo congeners having decided against them. Labrador Days Tales of the Sea Toilers
Are the bears of South America?—the sloth bear of India and Ceylon?—the bruang of Borneo?—and his near congener, the bruang of Java and Sumatra? Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt
This proves that these birds, like many of their congeners, are partial to a commanding lookout for a nesting site. Birds of the Rockies
It exists in a wild state in the high mountains, though, with186 great care and trouble, it can be domesticated and trained to carry burdens as well as its congener the llama. Popular Adventure Tales
It exists in a wild state in the high mountains, though, with great care and trouble, it can be domesticated and trained to carry burdens as well as its congener the llama. The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon
The resplendent trogon is a native of Mexico, and, like all its congeners, is fond of hiding its beauty in the dark glades of the rich tropical forests. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America
Like his brown congener of Europe he has a sweet tooth, and is greatly given to honey. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt
Its song and habits are similar to those of its eastern congener. Birds of the Rockies
In several of the stories just cited, and many of their congeners, the maiden forewarns her suitor how she will be disguised, or by what marks she will be known. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology
To the ordinary observer the Indian skylark is indistinguishable from its European congener. Birds of the Indian Hills
It has all the charms of novelty to recommend it, and it stands alone among its congeners; no other member of the genus, similarly coloured, having been discovered up to the present time. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America
In America, where there are several species of moles, their habits are similar; and the common American mole is very like its European congener in every respect. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys
Now in 2020 and its congeners we have found every one of these titles, save only that relating to the thunder. Studies in Central American Picture-Writing First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-80, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 205-245
It is equally obnoxious to fairies and their congeners. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology
The latter, in fact, is a near congener, and very much, resembles the tapir of South America. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire
However, as neither a bear nor any of his congeners had appeared since the last encounter Godfrey began to gather confidence. Godfrey Morgan A Californian Mystery
More probably its nobler congener, the jaguar, which is also found in Mexico, is the animal that held this distinction in the land of Anahuac. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys
It is probable then that all the animals of the new world are derived from congeners in the old, without any deviation from the ordinary course of nature. Evolution, Old & New Or, the Theories of Buffon, Dr. Erasmus Darwin and Lamarck, as compared with that of Charles Darwin
When one of the fore legs is in action, or in the air, and carrying no weight, its 250 pounds share of the weight will be thrown upon its congener, or partner, to sustain. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
Its legs are short and stout; and although far from clumsy in appearance, it does not possess the graceful tournure of body so characteristic of some of its congeners. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire
So that divinity and medicine may say to geometry, Don't you sneer: if rationalism, homœopathy, and their congeners are on the rise among us, your enemies are increasing quite as fast. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I
The Ground Squirrels can climb, and appear to ascend trees almost as nimbly as their congeners; but they rarely do so unless when pursued, and then but seldom go beyond the lower forks or branches. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys
These of Russia, however, asked all kinds of questions about the manners and customs of their congeners, and were pleased when they recognized familiar traits.  The Gypsies
If the two legs of a biped are both in action and raised from the ground, their congeners, still resting in inaction, will carry the total weight of the other two, or 500 pounds. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
The grizzly is rarely found under heavy timber, like his congener the black bear; and, unlike the latter, he is not a tree-climber. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire
Dined with the Resident of Bonthian; by no means surprised that he and his congeners had failed in their attempt to climb the mountain: the resident is a native! The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy
The written natural history of the beaver is usually that of the American species; not that this differs materially from his European congener, but simply because it has been more extensively and accurately observed. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys
And now I submit for consideration whether the sole strength of those who decry is being built and its congeners does not consist in their talent for calling hard names. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety.
It is printed of a warm tint, and is as effective as its congeners.” The Stamps of Canada
His fame, however, is likely to be eclipsed by his hitherto less-known congener—the grizzly. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire
A wild variety, Mimosa strigilosa, is native to some of the Southern States, but is by no means as sensitive as its South American congener. The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals
They have a strange habit, not observable among their congeners, of collecting in small troops, and rolling or “clewing” themselves up together. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys
But if, instead of losing ourselves in the fog-land of Pantheism, Theosophy and their unavowed congeners, we take our stand upon the firm belief in the otherness of God, the case alters altogether. Problems of Immanence: studies critical and constructive
The bald eagle is a cunning, bold, bad bird, and does not inspire one with the respect which his European congeners, the golden or the brown eagle, do. Canada and the Canadians, Vol. 2
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
It was the sycamore, identical with its European congener, the Platanus orientalis. The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters"
Even in Australia, where new mammalia have turned up in such odd and fantastic forms, the wolf has his congener in that curious creature known as the Tasmanian wolf. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys
He is more widely distributed than any of his congeners. The Bush Boys History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his Family
His wings are full and long, and his flight is most graceful and easy, not unlike that of his congener the turkey-buzzard. The Boy Hunters
They are farther distinguished, by the forehead of the white-lipped peccary being more hollowed or concave than that of its congener. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire
His conjecture proved correct: for on visiting the place shortly after, the broad orbicular leaves of the Nelumbium speciosum were perceived—almost as large as those of their South American congener. The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters"
In regard to food, the Polar bear differs altogether from his congeners. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys
The skin of the African rhinoceros, as already stated, is without the plaits, folds, and scutellae, that characterise its Asiatic congener, yet it is far from being a soft one. The Bush Boys History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his Family
What does your Manchester “Spinning Jenney,” the earnest upholder of free trade, say to the “Protection” policy of his congeners in the States? She and I, Volume 2 A Love Story. A Life History.
The widgeon, however, is equally fond of the roots of the wild celery with his congener; but he has no means of obtaining them except by robbing the latter. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire
Sand-martins differ from their congeners in the diminutiveness of their size, and in their colour, which is what is usually called a mouse-colour.  The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2
There is one particular in which they differ most remarkably from their congeners of the Old World; that is, in having prehensile tails. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys
Query.—Might not canary birds be naturalised to this climate, provided their eggs were put, in the spring, into the nests of some of their congeners, as goldfinches, greenfinches, etc?  The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1
The aye-aye is a lemur, but it differs singularly from all its congeners, and still more from all apes. On the Genesis of Species
In the pochard, the bill is of a bluish colour; that of the canvas-back is dark green; moreover, the eye of the pochard is yellow, while that of its congener is fiery red. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire
They seem not to be of a sociable turn, never with us congregating with their congeners in the autumn.  The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2
Its geographical range is more extensive than that of its congener. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys
It is probable, then, that all the animals of the New World are derived from congeners in the Old, without any deviation from the ordinary course of nature. Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work
Their maid, Harte, might well confide to her congeners that though my lord and my lady were the oldest couple she had known, they were the most attached, in a quiet way. That Stick
Indeed the vicuña is more deer-like than any other animal except the antelope—much more so than its congeners the llama, alpaca, or guanaco. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire
It is past all doubt that swifts can breed but once, since they withdraw in a short time after the flight of their young, and some time before their congeners bring out their second broods.  The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2
The black ones are much fiercer than their white congeners; although the latter are by far the largest, and present a far more formidable appearance, from the extreme length of their horns. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys
Individually, I prefer the tiny "diamond-back" to his gigantic congener, as more delicate and less cloying to the palate. Border and Bastille
On the other hand, the Siberian bear, deer, roebuck, hare, squirrel, marmot and mole are about one-third larger, and often half as heavy again as their European congeners. Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers
The common deer, therefore, inhabits a greater area than any of his congeners, and is altogether the best-known animal of his kind. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire
These hirundines never perch on trees or roofs, and so never congregate with their congeners The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2
Like his Indian congener, the shock from the massive horns of an African buffalo is almost irresistible; and both the lion and elephant at times succumb to it. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys
This herb—like its congener, the common Groundsel—has lancinated, juicy leaves, which possess a bitter saline taste, and yield earthy potash salts abundantly. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
In this manner may have originated, at the same time, the first sparrow, the first horse, the first man, in short, a whole circle of congeners. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life
It is just in such situations that the fallow deer delights to dwell; and these are the favourite haunts of its near congeners, the long-tails. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire
House-martins are distinguished from their congeners by having their legs covered with soft downy feathers down to their toes.  The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2
Reserving this topic for another occasion, we will glance at certain enactments with which innkeepers and their congeners found their avocations fenced about. The Customs of Old England
Italians, Swedes, and Norwegians settle among their congeners. Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro
The subject presents a striking contrast to the merciless system adopted by the Christian traders in their dealings with their pagan congeners. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir
The Saskatchewan folk, however, known of old as the Gens de Blaireaux—'The People of the Badger Holes'—were not behind their congeners. The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure
Even less was known of this affection than of its supposed congener, until a recent careful report upon the subject by Mr. W.R. Scientific American Supplement, No. 315, January 14, 1882
It is a literal fact that a very fine specimen of Roman pavement exists here in an unsavoury outhouse, not unknown to pigs and their congeners. Round About the Carpathians
"Shelley and Wordsworth," says Mr. Brownell, "have not more worthily immortalized the skylark than Lowell has the bobolink, its New England congener." The Vision of Sir Launfal And Other Poems by James Russell Lowell; Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Julian W. Abernethy, PH.D.
One often sees this species and its congeners upon the ledges of rocks, the edges of tombstones, the walls of buildings, and like situations, hunting their prey, which they secure by jumping upon it. Men and Women
These dogs also are specially trained, and are very ferocious, and easily rip up their unfortunate congeners, who become the game instead of hunting for it. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 2
It is superior to all its congeners in the brilliancy of its colour, nor are its blossoms so fugacious as many of the other species. The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 1 Or, Flower-Garden Displayed
This last-mentioned yellow meadow-ant has carried the system of domestication further in all probability than any other species among its congeners. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science
The comparative study of mythology and folk beliefs reveals that we have inherited certain modes of thought from our remote ancestors, who were the congeners of the Ancient Sumerians and the Ancient Egyptians. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria
In Scotland and the north of England we find her congener in the water-kelpie, who lurks in pools lying in wait for victims. Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine
Most nations fight for some personality; the English race and its congeners fight for a principle or an idea. The Measure of a Man
One might compare them with the Pitcairn Islanders in the South Seas—an isolated group of English origin, cut off by a vast distance from all their congeners in Europe or America. Science in Arcady
He saw that what naturalists call a species differs from what naturalists call a variety, merely in the way of being a little more distinctly marked, a little less like its nearest congeners elsewhere. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science
In them we recognize at once undoubted congeners of our Mediterranean race in Europe. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria
It is as simple in relation to its congeners as is beryllium to its group-members. Occult Chemistry Clairvoyant Observations on the Chemical Elements
Like his congener of the hortatory poem, the owl held his peace. Success A Novel
It is true that some of these verb forms under the influence of their congeners came to have an exceptional pronunciation. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin
The domestic donkey, with his near congeners, the zebra and co., have smooth short-haired tails, ending in a single bunch or fly-whisk of long hairs collected together in a tufted bundle at the extreme tip. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science
The possibility is urged by Mr. Johns's suggestion that Assyria may have been dominated in pre-Semitic times by the congeners of the Aryan military aristocracy of Mitanni. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria
But copper and silver, its congeners, have their connecting rods of exactly the same pattern as the chlorine rod, and the chlorine rod reappears in both bromine and iodine. Occult Chemistry Clairvoyant Observations on the Chemical Elements
Banneker went to the queer, decrepit frame cottage at the address given, and there found a group of old Sam Corpenshire's congeners, in solemn conclave over the dead. Success A Novel
From such facts it appears that the Hebrews, Phoenicians, and Canaanites were all congeners with each other, and with the Babylonians and Assyrians. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology
You have seen scores of her rusty, grimy congeners in any port in the world. Jaffery
If his enemies were not natives of Cappadocia, they may have been the congeners of the Hittite pigtailed type in another wooded and mountainous country. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria
The pillars are the same as in chlorine and its congeners, with a duad added at the base. Occult Chemistry Clairvoyant Observations on the Chemical Elements
It is commonly assumed that pride is incompatible with its weaker congener. The Function of the Poet and Other Essays
Respect for women was a marked trait among the Scandinavians, as Tacitus has noticed of their congeners, the Germans. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology
We have, however, reason to believe that many of these extinct Mammals were more abundantly furnished with hair, and more adapted to withstand a cool temperature, than any of their living congeners. The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science
Eels, to Stew.—Of the above fish, that of the "silver" kind is preferable to its congener, and, therefore, ought to be procured for all cuisine purposes. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889
The pendulum swinging so steadily within its case had a longer and more stately stride than most of its congeners. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 418 Volume 17, New Series, January 3, 1852
Or perhaps it is conceivable that, in consequence of their living in or about an inhabited dwelling, they may have contracted bodily impurities which may have been perceptible to their wild congeners. Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore
How has it happened that in all parts of the world the snake or his congeners, the lizard and the crocodile, have been credited with some design, sinister or erotic, on women? Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 The Evolution of Modesty; The Phenomena of Sexual Periodicity; Auto-Erotism
The Stick-insect—The Phasmidoe or spectres, another class of orthoptera, present as close a resemblance to small branches or leafless twigs as their congeners do to green leaves. Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1
He is well paid and holds his position, whatever it may be, by a less precarious tenure than his American congener. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 1
The prairie Indian, unlike his congener of the woods, has as yet been but partially able to substitute gunpowder for the bow. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875
It has been written, like all its congeners, for the unknown millions and for no one else. Some Private Views
Adapted to their new existence, they have become excellent water dogs, good swimmers, and better life savers by far than the majority of their congeners. Scientific American Supplement, No. 803, May 23, 1891
Phasmidæ or spectres, another class of orthoptera, present as close a resemblance to small branches or leafless twigs as their congeners do to green leaves. Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon
Ah! if they could but be kept quiet and still, nor slip their usual harmless masks to encourage with their interest the last speed of their most deadly congener. The Were-Wolf
The nests of this species are large, loosely constructed cups, much resembling those of its Himalayan congeners. The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1
Possibly the former may have the more sensitive imaginations, for unquestionably the buffalo is a far more terrible-looking fellow than his congener. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 90, June, 1875
It is the crisp, emphatic and powerful discourse of a man of the world, who is incomparably better informed than the mass of his congeners. Robert Browning
The Beavers had also an enemy in their congeners, the Chipewyans, the three nations seemingly dividing the great river between them. Through the Mackenzie Basin A Narrative of the Athabasca and Peace River Treaty Expedition of 1899
This very remarkable shell, the first of its genus discovered in Australia, differs from all its congeners. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 2
They appear from the specimens before me to be quite sui generis and unlike those of any of its congeners. The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1
But he differed from the Australian in his woolly, negro-like hair, whence the name of NEGRITO, which has been applied to him and his congeners. Critiques and Addresses
This remarkable form differs so widely in many respects from any of its congeners, as almost to deserve to be considered as the type of a distinct sub-genus. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1
Nevertheless, it abounds in pike, dory, and tullabees, the latter a close congener of the whitefish, but finer in flavour and very fat. Through the Mackenzie Basin A Narrative of the Athabasca and Peace River Treaty Expedition of 1899
There is no doubt that the "Babies' Book" and its existing congeners are the successors of anterior and still more imperfect attempts to introduce at table some degree of cleanliness and decency. Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine
The song of this species strongly resembles that of its congener, and is full, loud, and sweet. The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1
Whence the empire that it exerts over the aspect of its congeners? Delsarte System of Oratory
On its banks hung numerous rhizomas, sorts of mangroves, essentially distinct from their congeners of India. Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen
The Saskatchewan folk, however, known of old as the Gens de Blaireaux—"The People of the Badger Holes"—were not behind their congeners. Through the Mackenzie Basin A Narrative of the Athabasca and Peace River Treaty Expedition of 1899
Of Eucalyptus itself, only seven species were detected on those shores, and these, for the most part, form small trees, more approaching the average dimensions of all their congeners in the colony of Port Jackson. Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2
It is entirely herbivorous, as are all its congeners. The Illustrated London Reading Book
Each term in the Trinity is characterized processionally by the arrangement of the relations which unite it to its congeners. Delsarte System of Oratory
The greater number of small birds that remain in northern latitudes during winter, except the Woodpeckers and their congeners, are such as subsist chiefly upon seeds. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859
It was the crisp, emphatic, and powerful discourse of a man of the world who was incomparably better informed than the mass of his congeners. Collections and Recollections
The genus is also found on the North and North-west Coasts, where the species assume more particularly the habits of their congeners in India. Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2
He was not aware of the numerous species of British bees; and that several, of a small intrepid sort, will enter the hives, and prey on the treasures of their more industrious congeners. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 558, July 21, 1832
But, to be definite, it must pass into the domain of memory and there solicit the reappearance of its congeners with which it may identify itself. Delsarte System of Oratory
I will leave the Chicadees and their companions to speak of another class of birds of different character and habits: these are the Jays, and their sable-plumed congeners of the Crow family. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859
The baronets of fiction are, like their congeners in real life, a numerous and a motley band. Collections and Recollections
The Elk, which was once so common in Illinois, has also receded before the white man, and the Deer is fast following his congener. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 43, May, 1861 Creator
Thus, the acicular-leaved trees, consisting of Pines and their congeners, mark the cold-temperate and sub-arctic zones, in north latitude,—while Myrtles, Magnolias, and other broad-leaved evergreens, mark the equatorial and tropical regions. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 46, August, 1861
Roughs, to the number of a dozen or so, mostly steamboat-runners and their congeners, are of the party, headed by Flashy Joe. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 40, February, 1861
And ere you have done wondering, you hear that all three are congeners of the ugly, shapeless, white "dead man's hand," which you may pick up after a storm on any shore. Glaucus, or the Wonders of the Shore
Anatomically, it is distinguished from the white whale and the North Cape whale by the seven cervical vertebrae, and it has two more ribs than its congeners. Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea
The lion of Equatorial Africa is a very different animal from his North African congener. Freeland A Social Anticipation
Sometimes also his zeal as an etymologist misled him, as in his famous attempt to make the word bridegroom more conformable to its supposed Anglo-Saxon root and its modern Teutonic congeners. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 31, May, 1860
With all their differences they were spiritual congeners, and much might be hoped for from this new connection. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller
The lowest known mammal must be found in immediate relationship with his higher congener or brother, not in any remote cousinship. Life: Its True Genesis
These birds readily habituated themselves to their new abode, and returned there each evening, showing a greater propensity to domestication than the wood pigeons, their congeners, which do not breed except in a savage state. The Mysterious Island
This 'silk-cotton-tree' differs greatly in shape from its congener in Eastern Africa. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I
We have already inspired so great a fear that I believe that we can now safely follow the creature into its habitation, and encounter without danger any of its congeners that may be there. A Columbus of Space
Here was a sufficient hint for a criminal in the grand style, who should imagine himself the spiritual congener of Plutarch's heroes. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller
But out of what page in the volume of nature, in the countless leaves we have turned back, has the immediate congener dropped, that we are obliged to look for the relationship in thirty-fourth cousins? Life: Its True Genesis
He wanted to solve the mystery of that unseen combat, and to know what congener of the mastodons or other marine monster had given the dugong this strange wound. The Mysterious Island
We have no instance of its having stood out like its congener, and we doubt if it is so hardy, seeing that it is a Chinese plant. Scientific American Supplement, No. 358, November 11, 1882
His nearest congener in our own tongue is Cowper. Among My Books First Series
They say—I know not whether it is true—that the Wellingtonia gigantea, the greatest of forest trees, has a smaller seed than any of its congeners. Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts
When they perceived something approaching that the herd should beware of or get away from, they started on a run directly for the centre of the great mass of their peacefully grazing congeners. The old Santa Fe trail The Story of a Great Highway
They were a sort of agouti, a little larger than their tropical congeners, true American hares, with long ears and five molar teeth on either side. The Mysterious Island
Its nearest congener is the Hellenic, the next most distant being the Celtic. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius
The Mitanni, who may have been congeners of the latter, seem still to have been holding the north-west; probably all the north-east was Assyrian territory. The Ancient East
The fourth, and most important, is the hairy armadillo, with habits which are in strange contrast to those of its perishing congeners, and which seem to mock many hard-and-fast rules concerning animal life. The Naturalist in La Plata
What was worse, she used to point him out to her congeners in the Square or the Park as ‘such a false child.’ Chantry House
They were rabbits, much like their European congeners, and commonly known as “American hares.” The Mysterious Island
It is quite evident that the twisted teasels are inadequate for the struggle with their tall congeners, or with the surrounding plants. Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation
Perhaps they may prove to be congeners of the men of the Bronze Age, and of the earliest waves of Gypsy-immigration into Europe. The Land of Midian — Volume 2
The powerful tanager-like beak of this species seems also to show that it has diverged from its timid shade-loving congeners in another direction by becoming a seed and fruit eater. The Naturalist in La Plata
Again, in Washington, the black man and his congeners seemed to be doing remarkably well. My Native Land The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, and its People; with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions, Legends and History, for the Amusement of the Old and the Instruction of the Young
Here, doubtless, was the indigo-bird's southern congener, the nonpareil, or painted bunting, a beauty which I had begun to fear I was to miss. A Florida Sketch-Book
These two plants grew on the same spot, and were allowed to fertilize each other by the agency of the bees, but were kept isolated from any other congener. Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation
Adj. included, including &c. v.; inclusive; congener, congenerous; of the same class &c. Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases
The American view that practically all animals in this country represent species distinct from their European congeners is now generally accepted, and the name Alces americanus has been given to the American form. American Big Game in Its Haunts
There is no reason to doubt that our duck-hawk might be trained for the chase as readily as its foreign congener. Nature's Serial Story
Useful is what contributes to the procurement of those things which he and his congeners value—material wealth, power, and sensual enjoyment. The Principles of Aesthetics
It is supposed to have come from America in the same way as its congeners, but as yet I have not been able to ascertain on what grounds this supposition rests. Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation
And when has anybody seen the American rat, while his congener from across the water has penetrated to every part of the continent! Locusts and Wild Honey
His more powerful congener the raven, as has been pointed out, is practically extinct in southern counties, and no longer attacks the shepherd's weakly lambs. The Life of the Fields
The American beaver closely resembles his European congener, and I believe most naturalists now regard them as identical. The Earth as Modified by Human Action
The palaver now opened steadily with a drink: a bottle of trade "fizz" was produced for the white man, and rum for his black congeners; then the compliment of healths went all round. Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2
Contrary to their congeners they are dependent on visiting insects for pollination. Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation
Like most of their congeners, the animals die when exposed to the sun. Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 1
One species of Melilotus sleeps like a Trifolium, and therefore very differently from its congeners; so does one species of Cassia. The Power of Movement in Plants
He is usually in company with his congener, the white-throated sparrow, but seldom more than in the proportion of one to twenty of the latter. Birds and Poets : with Other Papers
"You have yet to learn the difference between Fred with you or with me, and Fred with his own congeners," said Beatrice; "you don't know half the phases of boy nature." Henrietta's Wish Or, Domineering
From its first leaves to the rosette period, and through this to the lengthening of the stem, the dwarfs are easily distinguished from any other of their congeners. Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation
Only the trained eye could have identified them among a score or two of their congeners. The Fortunate Youth
At any rate it is worthy of note that there are species living a quite isolated life in densely-inhabited regions, while the same species, or their nearest congeners, are gregarious in uninhabited countries. Mutual Aid; a factor of evolution
Presumably there are possibilities the thoughts of which fascinate our author and his congeners in this, to our mind, vain campaign in the cause of social retrogression. West Indian Fables by James Anthony Froude Explained by J. J. Thomas
Why hasn't he fallen in love with one of the chorus whom his congeners take out to supper? Simon the Jester
They are called the "Upright" and the "Mikado" types, and differ as much or even more from their parents than the latter do from any one of their wild congeners. Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation
And so also was Frycollin, whom his congeners in their delirium had failed to dismember. Robur the Conqueror
The cranes are extremely sociable and live in most excellent relations, not only with their congeners, but also with most aquatic birds. Mutual Aid; a factor of evolution
"Ah, your congeners are gone out!" was the doctor's reception. The Daisy chain, or Aspirations
In the same way the black scorpion appears to present none of the interesting peculiarities which we observe in the habits of its congener, the white scorpion of Languedoc. Fabre, Poet of Science
Despite the much-bewritten "brotherhood of the two great English-speaking races of the world," the old leaven of cousinly ill-feeling, the jealousy which embitters the Pole against his Russian congener, is still rampant. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16
They do not consider the improbability of species having existed in a state of nature which, if they resembled our present domestic breeds, would have been highly abnormal in comparison with all their congeners. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2
Precisely, the pleasures; because it is extremely difficult to say what brings animals together—the needs of mutual protection, or simply the pleasure of feeling surrounded by their congeners. Mutual Aid; a factor of evolution
This species, however, although much admired, looks dull in colour by the side of its congener, the Morpho Rhetenor, whose wings, on the upper face, are of quite a dazzling lustre. The Naturalist on the River Amazons
Several cases have also been recorded where the females alone imitate brilliantly-coloured and protected species, the males retaining "the normal aspect of their immediate congeners." The Descent of Man
We have seen that a species under new conditions of life may change its habits, or it may have diversified habits, with some very unlike those of its nearest congeners. The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, 6th Edition
As it starts up and perches upon a low branch before you, it appears to have longer legs and a broader, squarer tail than its congeners. Bird Neighbors
Altogether it is certainly not a want of honesty or of respect to the rights of the congeners which characterizes the barbarian societies of Caucasus. Mutual Aid; a factor of evolution
We seem to have got rid of the mediaeval plague and many of its typhoid congeners; but instead we have an increased amount of insanity, methomania, consumption, dyspepsia, and paralysis. The Unseen World and Other Essays
After them had come the Sanskrit-speaking race, a congener of the ancient Persians, who brought a form of fire-worshipping, perhaps once monotheistic, of which traces are still extant in the Vedas, their early Scriptures. Fall of the Moghul Empire of Hindustan
Both male and female are distinguished from their congeners by the length and forkedness of their tails. The Natural History of Selborne
He was longer, thinner, and more delicate looking than any of his English congeners. The Enemies of Books
They were maras, a sort of agouti, a little larger than their congeners of tropical countries, regular American rabbits, with long ears, jaws armed on each side with five molars, which distinguish the agouti. The Mysterious Island
We can only regard him specifically as Homo Anthropos, a creature of bigger brain than his congener Homo Pithekos, and of vastly greater promise. Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology
It is past all doubt that swifts can breed but once, since they withdraw in a short time after the flight of their young, and some time before their congeners bring out their second brood. The Natural History of Selborne
They seem not to be of a sociable turn, never with us congregating with their congeners in the autumn. The Natural History of Selborne
These hirundines never perch on trees or roofs, and so never congregate with their congeners. The Natural History of Selborne
They were, in fact, those splendid trees, the giants of the extratropical zone, the congeners of the Australian and New Zealand eucalyptus, both situated under the same latitude as Lincoln Island. The Mysterious Island
House-martins ate distinguished from that congeners by having that legs coveted with soft downy feathers down to their toes. The Natural History of Selborne
Query…..Might not canary birds be naturalized to this climate, provided their eggs were put in the spring, into the nests of some of their congeners, as goldfinches, greenfinches, etc. The Natural History of Selborne
Sand-martins differ from their congeners in the diminutiveness of their size, and in their colour, which is what is usually called a mouse-colour. The Natural History of Selborne
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