| 单词 | gallinaceous |
| 例句 | This gallinaceous volume — possibly his 32nd, who can keep count? — includes a gallery of his paintings of chickens, anecdotes from his remarkable life and recipes that are more story than instruction. Jacques Pépin, at 86, finds a new way to express his love — of the chicken 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z The order Rasores includes the numerous species of gallinaceous birds, and the term is applied to them from their habit of scratching in the ground in search of food. 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 In common with the family to which they belong, they have the hind toe of the foot placed on a level with the others, thus resembling the pigeons, and unlike the majority of gallinaceous birds. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z Turkey, turk′i, n. a large gallinaceous bird, a native of America—not Turkey.—ns. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z Pheasant, fez′ant, n. a gallinaceous bird abundant in Britain, and highly valued as food.—n. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z The scarcity of poultry in this country partly arises from all gallinaceous birds requiring warmth and dryness to keep them in perfect health, while the climate of Great Britain is naturally moist and cold. 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 Nearly all the diseases of gallinaceous fowls arise from cold moisture. 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 Mound′-birds, a family of Australasian gallinaceous birds which build large mounds as incubators for their eggs.—n. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z There vivid tints, and an almost metallic lustre, pervade animated beings, from the coral in its submarine abode, to the gallinaceous birds, the coxcombs of the forest. A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. 2011-12-04T03:00:03.890Z The Pigeons in some of their habits approach the gallinaceous birds, with which accordingly they are classed. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z The warmest and driest soils," says Mowbray, "are the best adapted to the breeding and rearing of gallinaceous fowls, more particularly chickens. 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 The grouse is a northern bird, extending into far colder regions than any other subfamily of the gallinaceous group. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast 2011-11-18T03:00:28.323Z In describing the bird thus produced, Boethius declares that the male has a sharp, pointed beak, like the gallinaceous birds, but that in the female the beak is obtuse as in other geese and ducks. Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained 2011-07-11T02:00:07.857Z The primary wing-feathers, which in most gallinaceous birds are uniformly coloured, are in the Argus pheasant not less wonderful objects than the secondary wing-feathers. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) 2011-06-27T02:01:01.007Z I own I was nearly beaten, but one of the directors, turning to us, said, 'You appear to have a veritable Noah's ark here, and we know a pheasant is a gallinaceous bird.' Scamping Tricks and Odd Knowledge Occasionally Practised upon Public Works 2011-01-14T03:00:46.103Z The gallinaceous birds are represented by a quail, Coturnix novae zealandiae, now exterminated. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z Nest and Eggs—The nest, like that of all the gallinaceous birds, is made on the ground and hidden away in some thick cluster of brush or beneath some log. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast 2011-11-18T03:00:28.323Z Among the most interesting forms are the hornbills, the peacock, the Impey pheasant, the tragopan or horned pheasant, and other gallinaceous birds, the pheasant family being very characteristic of South-Eastern Asia. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli These appendages, as Dr. Günther has remarked to me, may be compared with the combs of gallinaceous birds, and apparently serve as ornaments. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) 2011-06-27T02:01:01.007Z The gallinaceous birds are well represented, especially in game birds. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" Among the gallinaceous birds there does not appear to be much music. The Speech of Monkeys The pie, the gallinaceous, the columbine, and passerine tribes, resort to the fruit-bearing trees. Wanderings in South America All the birds yet mentioned are called gallinaceous birds, or Gallinæ, and sometimes Rasores or "Scratchers." The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 From what Mr. Wallace has observed of the habits of certain gallinaceous birds in the East he thinks that such slight differences are beneficial. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) 2011-06-27T02:01:01.007Z Surely it is a most potent egg, a gallinaceous Swift. Select Conversations with an Uncle (Now Extinct) And Two Other Reminiscences Himalaya, range of gallinaceous birds in the, i. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) She began to paw and grub and rummage in the big paper parcel, scratching about in the glittering mess of silk and embroidery with a pertinacity entirely gallinaceous. Athalie It belongs to the gallinaceous order, and is only found amidst the forests of the New World, particularly in Honduras. Adventures of a Young Naturalist No one probably will dispute that many gallinaceous birds which live on the open ground have acquired their present colours, at least in part, for the sake of protection. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) 2011-06-27T02:01:01.007Z These may be taken for the same purpose that some birds, especially of the gallinaceous order, swallow bits of gravel. Heads and Tales : or, Anecdotes and Stories of Quadrupeds and Other Beasts, Chiefly Connected with Incidents in the Histories of More or Less Distinguished Men. Range of gallinaceous birds on the Himalaya, i. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) He did not succeed in rearing them to maturity; but, as he remarks, "no wild gallinaceous bird thrives well at first on hard grain." The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. The clucking of a bird of the gallinaceous order, called the hocco—Crax alector—interrupted our discussion, and my two companions carefully proceeded towards a dark-foliaged tree, a little outside the edge of the forest. Adventures of a Young Naturalist The number of gallinaceous birds is extremely limited. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America In less time than it takes to tell it, that gallinaceous army had passed out of sight, forever. Woodcraft Two pigeons and four species of quail are all the rasorial birds in the island; the true gallinaceous birds being wholly wanting. The History of Tasmania, Volume I They are allied to the gallinaceous birds but differ from them in never sitting upon their eggs, which, thus buried in vegetable rubbish, are left to be hatched by heat and fermentation. The Rival Crusoes Here is not only a curious example of tenacity of memory, but it is the only instance of friendship Mrs F— has ever known to exist amongst gallinaceous fowl. Stories of Animal Sagacity Among the most striking are the gallinaceous birds. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America The gallinaceous birds include the large blue grouse of the coast, replaced in the Rocky Mountains by the dusky grouse. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" For already this slight gallinaceous effort of his had laid bare a hairy section of frozen mammoth. Police!!! Making all due allowance for honorable exceptions, the unmarried male who is not well saturated with spirituality and faith is notoriously gallinaceous in his morals. Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals And now the gallinaceous half of the world was leaving town in noisy and glittering migration, headed for temporary roosts all over the globe, from Newport to Nova Scotia, from Kineo to Kara Dagh. The Danger Mark It has gained its name from the slight external resemblance that it bears to the gallinaceous form. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America This is not precisely typical of the gallinaceous species; but it is none the less a phenomenon which might be mentioned in a comparison with the apteryx. The Land of Contrasts A Briton's View of His American Kin The wild chicken whom Darwin credits as the parent of the modern gallinaceous menagerie, is smaller than modern fowls and is colored in a manner similar to the Black-breasted Game. The Dollar Hen Its feet are like those of a gallinaceous bird, yet one which I wounded took voluntarily to the water and swam off to a neighbouring point to rejoin its mate. 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 As its appearance exhibits a near approach to the gallinaceous birds, so do its habits. 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 With the exception of some small partridge-like gallinaceous birds, the representatives of this family in Brazil belong to types which do not exist in any other parts of the world. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America His offer was in the interest of pheasant breeders, but the benefit is not confined to that variety of game alone, for it is equally applicable to all gallinaceous birds troubled with this disease. Scientific American Supplement, No. 460, October 25, 1884 The Partridge, and other gallinaceous birds, fly in a similar manner; but, on account of their larger size, their motions are less attractive. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 M. Cuvier showed me these valuable remains in Paris, and assured me that they left no doubt in his mind that the huge bird was one of the gallinaceous tribe. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 531, January 28, 1832 The eggs of many gallinaceous birds, that make their nests carelessly in the grass, are of a pale and less decided green, such as those of the partridge and pheasant. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 406, December 26, 1829 From this character, from the length of its legs, scratching feet, membranous covering to the nostrils, short and arched wings, this bird seems in a certain degree to connect the thrushes with the gallinaceous order. The Voyage of the Beagle In some instances, however, as in the gallinaceous tribe, including pheasants, this area is somewhat exceeded, but they are known to be very poor fliers. A History of Aeronautics A gallinaceous bird, about the size of turkeys, and capable of domestication. The Mysterious Island The pie, the gallinaceous, the columbine and passerine tribes resort to the fruit- bearing trees. Wanderings in South America Briefly and roughly to describe it: in size it is like a swan, in shape like a lapwing, only with a powerful curved gallinaceous beak. The Naturalist in La Plata Their flesh appeared to be harder and less white than that of the gallinaceous tribe in Europe, because they use much more muscular exercise. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 THE TURKEY.—This is one of the gallinaceous birds, the principal genera of which are Pheasants, Turkeys, Peacocks, Bustards, Pintatoes, and Grouse. The Book of Household Management The consequence is almost as great diversity of character within gallinaceous limits as exists in the families that care for them. Nature's Serial Story The wings have a general resemblance to those of gallinaceous birds. The Antiquity of Man I am very fond of second courses, and devoutly believe that the whole gallinaceous family was made to enrich our larders and to deck our tables. The Physiology of Taste In the place where we had landed our instruments, the banks being steep, we saw new proofs of the indolence of the gallinaceous birds of the tropics. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 He did not succeed in rearing them to maturity; but as he remarks, "no wild gallinaceous bird thrives well at first on hard grain." The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 1 Do you know any gallinaceous bird in which the female has well developed spurs? More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 No one probably will dispute that many gallinaceous birds which live on the open ground, have acquired their present colours, at least in part, for the sake of protection. The Descent of Man The turkey is the largest, and if not the finest, at least the most highly flavored of the gallinaceous family. The Physiology of Taste The practice of rearing parrots, birds of a family so different from the gallinaceous tribes, was remarked by Columbus. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 From the character of the other gallinaceous birds of Africa, it is not probable that Gallus is an African genus. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 1 They do not seem hard enough to resist the triturating power of the gizzard of a gallinaceous bird, though they must resist that of some other birds; for the skin is as hard as ivory. More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 The foregoing remarks relate to the secondary wing-feathers, but the primary wing-feathers, which in most gallinaceous birds are uniformly coloured, are in the Argus pheasant equally wonderful. The Descent of Man We are not satisfied with the flavor nature has given to gallinaceous fowls, art has taken possession of them, and under the pretext of ameliorating, has made martyrs of them. The Physiology of Taste For Miss Kate, from her earliest youth, had been distinguished by that matronly sedateness of voice and step, and completeness of figure, which indicates some members of the gallinaceous tribe from their callow infancy. Snow-Bound at Eagle's These appendages, as Dr. Gunther has remarked to me, may be compared with the combs of gallinaceous birds, and apparently serve as ornaments. The Descent of Man The males of many gallinaceous birds, especially of the polygamous kinds, are furnished with special weapons for fighting with their rivals, namely spurs, which can be used with fearful effect. The Descent of Man Sexual differences such as these may be strictly compared with those which are so frequent with gallinaceous birds. The Descent of Man |
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