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单词 corvine
例句 corvine
He went to the king of crows, and begged that his corvine majesty would be pleased to allow one thousand of his black subjects to accompany him on a certain day to a certain place. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z
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
These very long sticks were so slender and dry that the bird was able to lift and to fly with them; therefore, to his corvine mind, they were suitable for his purpose. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z
In the long struggle between human ingenuity and corvine sagacity, it is doubtful which has thus far obtained the upper hand. A Rambler's lease 2011-05-22T02:00:11.507Z
No one could say of this bird that it carried out the corvine principle, and—             ”—died as slow, As the morning mists down the hill that go.” Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa
Having recently had a slight corvine plucking with Mr. Cobden and Mr. Bright, Mr. Punch has the more pleasure in bearing testimony to their noble conduct in reference to the strike disturbances at Wigan. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853)
Far up a hillside of poplar, a horde of crows were clamoring over some corvine scandal, perhaps. When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine
It now behoves us to consider the smaller members of the corvine clan. Birds of the Indian Hills
“Why, you depraved descendant of a corvine ancestor; you grey-headed old miscreant,” exclaimed the blackbird, who had been to look at the prisoner, “what have you done with the foreigner?” Featherland How the Birds lived at Greenlawn
Any attempt at courtship after the style of the costermonger is resented by the whole corvine community. A Bird Calendar for Northern India
And he spoke unto all the men and said, 'Study, ye the corvine science. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12
They are recognised as a branch of the great corvine family. How to See the British Museum in Four Visits
The eggs, generally five in number, are of the usual corvine green, blotched, spotted, and streaked, as a rule, most densely about the large end with umber mingled with sepia-brown. The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1
Although there is a numerous sub-colony of crows in the wood behind my house, the headquarters of the corvine army are in the pine grove of the ancient castle grounds, visible from my front rooms. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series
And while this corvine Clatter still endured A lambent Flame, by fragrant Promise lured, Crept in, as all the Inmates cried amain, "The Shop's afire and we are Uninsured!" The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Jr.
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