| 单词 | insectivorous |
| 例句 | In Europe, parallel declines of insectivorous swallows, house martins and swifts have all been linked to insect declines. Insects are vanishing worldwide – making it harder to grow food 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z A critically endangered insectivorous plant from the Philippines that produces pitchers as big as an American football, Nepenthes attenboroughii is named after the naturalist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough. New species top 10 2010-05-23T16:38:00Z When young, Jeff would challenge himself to define a word, chasing it down through the dictionary: Fishwife to shrew to shrewmouse to insectivorous to vorous. Don Delillo's deep freeze: 'Zero K' takes on death, futurists and cryonics 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z The insectivorous bats are thought to play a key role in the surrounding ecosystems, eating crop pests and controlling disease-bearing mosquitoes. Adorable Moth-Size Bats Found in the Pacific Islands’ Largest Bat Cave 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z An insectivorous plant has specialized leaves to attract and digest insects. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z "We think bats probably evolved from a small, tree-dwelling, insectivorous mammal," Jones said. Oldest-known bat skeletons shed light on evolution of flying mammals 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z Despite their reputation as ferocious predators, which they certainly could be, they were normally “frugivorous and insectivorous,” as Roosevelt put it in The Times. Column: Why make the grizzly bear California's state animal — after they're all gone? 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z The main thing is the species that we’re getting: the regular nets are missing a lot of the insectivorous bats that we normally see very rarely. Ultrathin Nets Catch Overlooked Bats 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z The insectivorous choruses actually synchronize their sibilant symphonies in a deafening, but gorgeous, hum. Marching to the Beat of the 17-Year Cicada Clock 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z The ancestral virus probably resided in a bat, possibly a horseshoe bat, belonging to a genus of small, insectivorous creatures with horseshoe-shaped noses, which commonly carry coronaviruses. How viruses shape our world 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z But more than 40 percent of insectivorous bat species hunt by plucking prey resting on leaves or other surfaces. Physics Technique Reveals Hidden Bugs to Bats 2019-12-01T05:00:00Z At the moment, there’s a particular interest in insectivorous mammals. When Calif. builders dig, paleontologists are there to bag the fossils — even whales 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z Medellín also studies this little-known, endemic, and insectivorous species. The Bat Man of Mexico; Tequila's Super Hero? 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z The team is now looking more closely at insectivorous bats, but Leendertz cautions against focusing on any one animal. Hunt for Ebola’s wild hideout takes off as epidemic wanes 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z The team wrote: "We estimate that the suppression of herbivory by insectivorous bats is worth more than US$1bn globally on this crop alone." Bats perform 'vital pest control' on crops - BBC News 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z By the looks of it, Nepenthes hemsleyana, a pitcher plant in the peat swamp forests of Borneo, is gradually shrugging off meat eating in favor of the nitrogen-rich offerings of an insectivorous bat. Plants That Are Predators 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z Numerous UK birds, mammals and fish are insectivorous, including all 17 of our native bat species. Eight things insects – those unsung heroes – do for us | David Urry 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z Most of the types of bat that roost in hollow trees are insectivorous. Blood earth 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Only a handful of other mammals, including cetaceans and certain insectivorous bats, are vocal learners. Bats learn sounds like humans do 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z The authors observed: "Urgent efforts are needed to educate the public and policymakers about the ecological and economic importance of insectivorous bats and to provide practical conservation solutions." Bats perform 'vital pest control' on crops - BBC News 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z The insectivorous Brandt’s bat of Eurasia, for example, weighs an average of just six grams, compared with 20 grams for a mouse. No Time for Bats to Rest Easy 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z ‘All 17 of the UK’s native bat species are insectivorous.’ Eight things insects – those unsung heroes – do for us | David Urry 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z The study does not provide a direct link between insectivorous bats and Emile, and further specimen collection and laboratory testing will be needed to definitively conclude where the Ebola virus came from. Study Suggests Ebola Outbreak Linked to Guinean Bat Colony 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z And one type of bat in particular -- free-tailed insectivorous bats -- may be a plausible source of transmission, the researchers determined. Bats May Have Triggered Ebola Outbreak in West Africa, Study Says 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z A large number of these insectivorous free-tailed bats - Mops condylurus in Latin - bats were collected by the villagers for consumption, but disposed of the next day after a ban on bushmeat consumption was announced. First Ebola case linked to bat play 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z "If insectivorous birds are declining because of these chemicals, then other things that eat insects are going to be too," said Prof Dave Goulson from the University of Sussex. Bird decline linked to pesticide use 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z Ecomorphological relationships in a group of insectivorous birds of temperate forests in winter. Bird behaviour, the ‘deep time’ perspective 2014-01-27T12:35:26Z But the four-week investigation in and around Meliandou led researchers to list insectivorous bats among the list of likely animal carriers. Study Suggests Ebola Outbreak Linked to Guinean Bat Colony 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z However, a large colony of free-tailed insectivorous bats lived in a hollow tree near the toddler's home. Bats May Have Triggered Ebola Outbreak in West Africa, Study Says 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z Perhaps the most familiar is the Frilled lizard, Frilled dragon or Frillynecked dragon Chlamydosaurus kingii, a highly variable, mostly insectivorous agamid that reaches 85 cm in total length and is predominantly arboreal. Australia, land of dragons (by which I mean: agamids) (part I) 2014-01-17T21:45:11.082Z Many are tiny and insectivorous but there are species occupying all body sizes up to 4 m. Welcome to the Squamozoic! 2013-04-01T13:45:05.040Z Now Koenig and his colleagues suggest the lengths of the cycles may somehow cause the numbers of cicadas’ predators—insectivorous birds—to drop. Deus ex Cicada: Are Predatory Bird Populations Influenced by Cicadas Odd Life Cycles? 2013-03-19T12:45:00.213Z Deep litter favours insects, and thus insectivorous birds. Ecology: Under the mistletoe 2012-07-12T15:01:25Z Though insectivorous, the hedgehog is reported to have a liking for mice, while frogs and toads, as well as plants and fruits, all seem to be acceptable. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z Although almost as exclusively insectivorous as bats, moles and shrews do not, so far as is known, hibernate. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z An East Indian insectivorous mammal of the genus Tupaia. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z In the vegetable world also, similar protection is afforded flower and fruit, the most wonderful instances of such protection being, perhaps, those of the insectivorous plants. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution 2012-03-17T02:01:00.033Z Food in the alimentary canal is, strictly speaking, outside the confines of the body; as much so as the fly grasped in the leaves of the insectivorous Dionea is outside of the plant itself. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z The head in these bats is long and pointed, the ears moderately large, the nose without the appendages seen in the insectivorous bats, and the jaws armed with incisors, canines, and molar teeth. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z Shrew, shrōō, n. a brawling, troublesome woman: a scold: a family of insectivorous mammals closely resembling, in general form and appearance, the true mice and dormice—the head long, muzzle long and pointed.—adj. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z A long break now ensued in his work on insectivorous plants, and it was not till 1872 that the subject seriously occupied him again. Charles Darwin: His Life in an Autobiographical Chapter, and in a Selected Series of His Published Letters 2012-01-22T03:00:19.733Z Probably every cowbird you see has sacrificed the lives of at least part of a brood of valuable, insectivorous songsters. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z Falcons.—The smaller species are chiefly insectivorous—the Lesser Kestrel and Eleanora Falcon exclusively so. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z The family of Shrikes, or Butcher-birds, would seem to occupy an intermediate station between birds of prey and insectivorous birds. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Whatever the uninformed farmer or gardener may say on this head, I beg to assure them that the depredations birds commit are more than compensated by their insectivorous habits. The Emigrant's Lost Son or, Life Alone in the Forest 2011-10-13T02:00:39.777Z Terrapene o. ornata is an omnivorous, opportunistic feeder, primarily insectivorous but able to subsist on nearly any sort of animal or vegetable food. Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz 2011-10-01T02:00:30.200Z They are insectivorous and chiefly nocturnal, but are fond of basking in the sun, motionless on the bark of a tree, or on a rock the colour of which is then imitated to a nicety. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z The first peak of laying reflects activities of the large raptors, and the second peak is that of the insectivorous Burrowing Owl and Loggerhead Shrike. The Breeding Birds of Kansas 2011-08-27T02:00:24.797Z It’s all sweat and wings in here, an insectivorous ballet set to the hypnotizing song of cicadas. In the darkness of night, N.Va.?s bat lady tends to her fragile wards 2011-07-25T19:29:00Z Man, when he clears and cultivates the land, destroys the winter food of birds, cutting down the trees that nature intended should supply them with berries during a season when their insectivorous habits are suspended. The Emigrant's Lost Son or, Life Alone in the Forest 2011-10-13T02:00:39.777Z The insectivorous mammals have much the same history with the Rodents. The Chain of Life in Geological Time A Sketch of the Origin and Succession of Animals and Plants 2011-06-01T02:00:24.880Z The proprietor argues that it was far less clean than could be wished—there was too much insectivorous activity in it. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z Drosera�ce�, a nat. ord. of polypetalous Dicotyledons, consisting of insectivorous marsh herbs, whose leaves are usually covered with glands or glandular hairs. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z But identifying, substantiating, and applying solutions will only be fueled...by increased and widespread awareness of the benefits of insectivorous bats among the public, policy-makers and scientists. Saving bats could prevent huge U.S. farming losses 2011-03-31T21:45:06.077Z “A treaty between Great Britain and the United States for the protection of insectivorous birds on both sides of the Canadian border was negotiated in 1916.” The Woodcraft Girls in the City 2011-03-27T02:00:11.007Z All the species are terrestrial, and insectivorous or more or less omnivorous. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z In findings published in the European Journal of Wildlife Research, Mateusz Ciechanowski reports benefits for insectivorous bats sharing habitat with beavers. Beaver construction benefits bats 2011-01-17T09:47:22Z They are entirely insectivorous, and so are of great value economically. An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use 2010-12-31T03:00:10.497Z Both the insectivorous and frugivorous divisions of the bats are well represented. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" All the British bats belong to the insectivorous group, the fruit-eating and blood-sucking bats being confined to warmer regions. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis The thrushes are largely insectivorous, and also are fond of spiders, myriapods, sowbugs, snails, and angleworms. Food Habits of the Thrushes of the United States USDA Bulletin 280 It is estimated that more than half the birds of Brazil are insectivorous, and that more than one-eighth are climbers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" In the same order come the Goatsuckers, or Nightjars, wide-mouthed, swift-flying, insectivorous birds, which have an almost cosmopolitan range, being absent only from New Zealand and the Polynesian Islands. An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use 2010-12-31T03:00:10.497Z The insectivorous swallows which visit our island would perish during winter, if they did not annually repair to warmer climes. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Bats may be conveniently divided into two sections—the insectivorous or carnivorous, comprising all European and most African and American species; and the fruit-eating, belonging to tropical Asia and Australia, with several African forms. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis These highly flavored insects are eaten by most insectivorous birds often, but usually in small quantities. Food Habits of the Thrushes of the United States USDA Bulletin 280 The Professorin added in continuation:— "But yet the granivorous birds are no more virtuous than the insectivorous; each kind lives in accordance with its own law." Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine Being mainly insectivorous, they are invaluable birds, and we can ill spare them in this country, where insect life is so abnormally prolific. An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use 2010-12-31T03:00:10.497Z Food habits of the vireos; a family of insectivorous birds. Natural History of the Bell Vireo, Vireo bellii Audubon Professor Bailey of Providence spoke on insectivorous plants, and on one occasion we enjoyed in his company a club picnic at Paradise, after which the wild flowers in that immediate vicinity were gathered and explained. Reminiscences, 1819-1899 In the case of insectivorous Vertebrata and their prey such differences exist in an exaggerated form. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" Precursory notes on American insectivorous mammals, with descriptions of new species. Noteworthy Mammals from Sinaloa, Mexico Thus there are herbivorous, carnivorous, and insectivorous marsupials. An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use 2010-12-31T03:00:10.497Z The intestine is comparatively short, varying from one and a half to four times the length of the head and body; longest in the frugivorous, shortest in the insectivorous species. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" He satisfies his instincts precisely as an insectivorous insect does–the rest are there to furnish something to his life. Aurora the Magnificent Thus the cuckoo appears to be an insectivorous bird which will freely devour conspicuously coloured unpalatable larvae. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" T is said that the following petition was instrumental in securing the adoption in Massachusetts of a law prohibiting the wearing of song and insectivorous birds on women’s hats. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 3 September 1897 In addition to the interest of their habits and life history, Cuckoos are amongst the most valuable of insectivorous birds. An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use 2010-12-31T03:00:10.497Z Nearly all the Vampyreae appear to be insectivorous, so that the term cannot be considered indicative of habits; but a few, if not all, probably supplement their insect diet with fruit. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" Our oriole is an insectivorous bird, but in some localities it is very destructive in the August vineyards. Ways of Nature "Wells was probably the first writer to suggest insectivorous inhabitants on Mars; his were considerably larger, though." McIlvaine's Star An illustrated, pocket text book that enables anyone to quickly identify any song or insectivorous bird found east of the Rocky Mountains. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. Now, the interest of this observation is that most of our ornithologists were prepared to state that the Kestrel is entirely insectivorous, and never touches small birds. An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use 2010-12-31T03:00:10.497Z The origin of the order from primitive insectivorous mammals must have taken place at least as early as the Lower Eocene. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" The eggs also which will thus develop in the soil have more chance of escaping destruction by various insectivorous animals. The Industries of Animals Back of the group of primates lies a far less developed set of insectivorous animals, behind them the reptiles, behind them the fishes. The Meaning of Evolution It traps its game without movement, but is nevertheless insectivorous. Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 In twenty-five years twelve species of conspicuous plants, and six different insectivorous birds had become settled and flourishing inhabitants in the plantations. Life of Charles Darwin The Rhinolophidae are the most highly organized of insectivorous bats, in which the osseous and cutaneous systems reach the fullest development. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" There was a liberal abundance, however, in the insectivorous department. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months It is true that most birds feed their young on insects, hence there is a time when any bird is apt to be insectivorous. The Meaning of Evolution On your own Earth there are, we learn, hundreds of varieties of insectivorous plants: the Venus fly-trap, known otherwise as the Dionaea Muscipula, which has a leaf hinged in the median line, with teeth-like bristles. Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 From a purely utilitarian point of view it is of value, for it is insectivorous and preys upon insects which are apt to prefer orchard fruit to their natural bush food. 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 The genus includes delicately formed insectivorous, tropical, forest-haunting bats, whose colouring approximates them to the ripe bananas among which they often pass the daytime. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" It does not fear the collector with his long pin; but it realizes danger in general; and it dreads its natural enemy, the insectivorous bird, which swallows it with a single snap. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles Many birds are partially insectivorous, feeding upon insects when these are plentiful, and upon various seeds at other times. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" The majority of these waterfowl are insectivorous in the nursery stage and vegetarian when full grown. Birds in the Calendar We do not hesitate to class amongst vegetables the Drosera, the Dionaea, the Pinguicula, which are insectivorous plants. Creative Evolution In the Rhinolophidae, the only family of insectivorous bats wanting the tragus, the auditory bullae reach their greatest size, and the nasal appendages their highest development. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" It is closely allied to the Bear family, but is much smaller and more active, and is both carnivorous and insectivorous. Adventures of a Young Naturalist This is moistened with water or mixed with mashed boiled potato, and forms a diet upon which most of the insectivorous birds thrive. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Legislative enactments made expressly to protect the insectivorous songsters are every day violated with impunity. The $100 Prize Essay on the Cultivation of the Potato. Prize offered by W. T. Wylie and awarded to D. H. Compton. How to Cook the Potato, Furnished by Prof. Blot. They are usually granivorous, though some are insectivorous; and one species, the “red-billed weaver bird” is a parasite of the wild buffaloes. Popular Adventure Tales The second and larger suborder, the Microchiroptera, includes all the insectivorous species, the majority of which are of relatively small size as compared with the Megachiroptera. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" And he has also instanced the remarkable resemblance of a shrew to a mouse—that is, of an insectivorous mammal to a rodent—not to mention other cases. Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions Although it is a good staple diet for these birds, the addition of mealworms, caterpillars, grubs, spiders and so forth is often a necessity, especially for purely insectivorous species. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" When the trouble is caused by a worm or an insect, some insectivorous bird is called in for the same purpose. The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 301-398 The English sparrow, doves and other insectivorous birds, if there are any others that eat them, should be domesticated in order to reduce the number of these pests. Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses Among insectivorous mammals the Chinese and Japanese shrew-moles, respectively forming the genera Uropsilus and Urotrichus, are represented in America by Neurotrichus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" It is difficult in any case to understand what it is that attracts this insectivorous bird to one of the regions that is poorest in insect life in the whole world. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II The Phascogales are small insectivorous animals, found on the mountains and in the dense forest parts of the island, and little is known of their habits. The History of Tasmania, Volume I It was an insectivorous or carnivorous species, as I recall—" "Yes? Attrition But they are fruit-eating birds, and not insectivorous; it is this that constitutes the chief difference between them and the woodpeckers. Birds of the Indian Hills Otherwise they differ in many respects—some being carnivorous, others graminivorous, others insectivorous, and so on. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys The lowest or mineral world mainly supplies the material—and this is true even for insectivorous species—for the vegetable kingdom. Natural Law in the Spiritual World The manual shall contain matters relating to forestry and birds, including a copy of such laws relating to the protection of song and insectivorous birds as he deems proper. Ohio Arbor Day 1913: Arbor and Bird Day Manual Issued for the Benefit of the Schools of our State We began this series by insectivorous birds, and we have ended with them, Not that in nature the relations can ever be as simple as this. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. (2nd edition) It is the only insectivorous bird which is largely exported from India. Birds of the Indian Hills Among the Mammalia the only case which may be true mimicry is that of the insectivorous genus Cladobates, found in the Malay countries, several species of which very closely resemble squirrels. Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays In the frog we have a mainly insectivorous type, living much in the water. Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata The food of the nestling Bluebird is insectivorous, or, rather to be more exact, I should say animal; but the adult birds vary their diet at all seasons by eating berries and small fruits. Ohio Arbor Day 1913: Arbor and Bird Day Manual Issued for the Benefit of the Schools of our State Few of them, however, escape to enjoy existence, for they are immediately set upon by numbers of insectivorous animals and devoured. On the Banks of the Amazon Nearly every State and Territory has passed game laws, and several States have statutes protecting insectivorous birds. Bird Day; How to prepare for it Mr. Bates has shown that certain groups of butterflies have a defence against insectivorous animals, independent of swiftness of motion. Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays These birds are insectivorous in their feeding habits, which of course also means that they are migratory. The Bird Study Book Perameles, wonderfully correspond, as to the form of certain of the grinding teeth, with certain insectivorous placentals, e.g. On the Genesis of Species It is almost impossible for any insectivorous bird except a flycatcher to take a moth or a butterfly on the wing. The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers The most primitive mammals were probably small insectivorous or omnivorous forms, therefore with simple, short-crowned teeth, of slow-moving, ambulatory, terrestrial, or arboreal habit, and with short feet provided with claws. Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology The behaviour of the insectivorous plant called Venus's fly-trap when it shuts on an insect is like a reflex action in an animal, but plants have no definite nervous system. The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told BUTTERWORT, the popular name of a small insectivorous plant, Pinguicula vulgaris, which grows in wet, boggy land. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Thus it has often been remarked that the insectivorous marsupials, e.g. On the Genesis of Species The dentition is more adapted to their diet; they have cutting incisors to each jaw, and grinders with flat crowns, and their intestines are longer than those of the insectivorous bats. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Similarly in the case of the teeth, insectivorous and omnivorous types appear to be more central and ancient than either the exclusively carnivorous or herbivorous types. Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology Marsupial rats take the place of the insectivorous mammals. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America We migrated no more than the woodpeckers in your sycamore trees, and made no sound in events more than their insectivorous tapping. The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times Even the small monkeys generally regarded as insectivorous, were confined to a rigid vegetarian fare and were thriving. Northern Nut Growers Association, report of the proceedings at the eighth annual meeting Stamford, Connecticut, September 5 and 6, 1917 They are sprightly little creatures, easily tamed, and, not being purely insectivorous, are not difficult to feed in captivity. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon No unseemly rivalry disturbed this friendship as long as it was merely a question of collecting, preparing, and mounting for exhibition the vast numbers of butterflies and moths which haunt this insectivorous earth. Police!!! That 'nauseous insects have vivid coloration' comes under the general law of 'protective coloration'; as they are easily recognised and therefore avoided by insectivorous birds and other animals. Logic Deductive and Inductive The use is, I doubt not, the protection the disguise affords against small insectivorous birds. A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. The redwing, being largely insectivorous, is often picked up dead in the fields when the frost is unusually severe and food proportionally difficult to obtain. Hertfordshire I observed the dam picking out insects from the bark and leaves of the baobab, keeping on the wing the while: it would thus appear to be insectivorous as well as a honey-bibber. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 Nearly everywhere it is unlawful to keep in cages any native song birds or those that destroy harmful insects—the so-called "insectivorous birds." Outdoor Sports and Games Mr. Weir's paper on the kinds of larvæ, etc., eaten or rejected by insectivorous birds was read at the last meeting of the Entomological Society and was most interesting and satisfactory. Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 While not included among the insectivorous forms these birds do much towards diminishing the ever increasing horde of creeping and jumping things. A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. Sitta feeds on seeds as well as on insects, but the structure of its stomach is insectivorous. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries This must be useful exactly in the same way as in the last case, since it divides the inevitable toll to insectivorous birds and other animals among a number of species. Darwinism (1889) The fossil exhibits ten small molars placed side by side, one canine, and three incisors, separated by small intervals, and it indicates a small insectivorous animal, probably most nearly related to the existing Myrmecobius. The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science He finds that all nocturnal-feeding obscure-coloured caterpillars, all green and brown and mimicking caterpillars, are greedily eaten by almost every insectivorous bird. Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 They include carnivorous, herbivorous, and insectivorous families, and their head-quarters appear to be Australia. How to See the British Museum in Four Visits There are some very interesting types among the insectivorous mammals. The Duel and Other Stories They derive mutual benefit from becoming, in appearance, one species, from which a certain toll is taken annually to teach the young insectivorous birds that they are uneatable. Darwinism (1889) The remaining three genera appear to have been certainly insectivorous, and find their nearest living representatives in the Australian Phalangers and the American Opossums. The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science If the plants disappear, many of the insects will go with them; and this will mean the disappearance of the small insectivorous birds. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation The balance between insectivorous birds and caterpillar life was destroyed for a time, and the caterpillars conquered the plum-trees. Grain and Chaff from an English Manor Nature smiles once more; the lawns are green, the trees are reviving; the roadsides are beautiful with the grasses, the ferns, and the wild flowers, among which insectivorous life makes cheery music. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2 It is, however, very doubtful whether these are its chief enemies, and its protective form and colour may be needed against insectivorous birds or mammals. Darwinism (1889) But the little insectivorous details that will not down! Quiet Talks on Service Third,—To protect the farmer and fruit grower from the enormous losses that the destruction of our insectivorous and rodent-eating birds is now inflicting upon both the producer and consumer. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Those insectivorous species that gather their food chiefly from the ground are under a particular necessity of migrating. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 Of the insectivorous birds, some sixty or seventy species are found here, among which is the Mocking-Bird, in the middle and southern districts. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 43, May, 1861 Creator All are insectivorous, catching and drowning insects in their curious leaves. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section S This is the tidbit which tempts his insectivorous fate. Walden It is not fair for you to permit the slaughter of the insectivorous birds that are like the blood of life to the farmer and fruit grower. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation The Woodpeckers and their allied species, though insectivorous, are not thus affected by the winter. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 The substitution of wire and railings for live fences in so many fields has greatly lessened the cover both for insectivorous birds and for spiders. Scientific American Supplement, No. 303, October 22, 1881 Birds that are only partly insectivorous, and which eat grain and fruit, may need further inquiry. Scientific American Supplement, No. 275, April 9, 1881 Most other edentates are diurnal and almost exclusively insectivorous, some feeding only on ants; they have unchangeable habits, very limited intelligence, and vanish before civilization. The Naturalist in La Plata For good reasons, forty states of the American Union strictly prohibit the killing of song and insectivorous birds. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation The bobolink is an insectivorous bird in the North, or until its brood has flown, and a granivorous bird in the South. The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton At all events, the ornithologist finds it hard to believe that so bad an insect-catcher is really causing the extinction of any exclusively insectivorous species. Birds in Town and Village How widely distant they are from the beautiful adaptative organizations of orchids, of insectivorous plants and of so many others! Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation The magpie found a moth, big of abdomen, fat, and brown, a tempting morsel to any insectivorous bird. My Tropic Isle During the past thirty years the destruction of our game birds has been enormous, and the insectivorous birds have greatly decreased. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation This subject of insectivorous plants is always of great interest to pupils. Outlines of Lessons in Botany, Part I; from Seed to Leaf The insectivorous tribes are the true representatives of our ornithology. At Last But evolutionary lines are of great length, and the evolution of a flower, or of an insectivorous plant is a way with many sidepaths. Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation He showed us many slides on the Western Ghats i.e. insectivorous plants, mountain goats, rivers that are formed by condensation of water vapour, plants that flower every ten years, etc. Free from School From the beginning, their efforts have tended especially toward the preservation of the non-game birds, and it is well that the song and other insectivorous birds have thus been specially championed. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation The multitudes of insectivorous carnivora, which arose to greet Mr. P., effectually prevented him from seeing anything more than a yard distant. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 23, September 3, 1870 Our frugivorous and baccivorous genera are also pretty numerous, and most of them are so fond of insect food that they unite, as occasion offers, with the insectivorous tribes.’ At Last Some are both carnivorous and insectivorous, and are therefore armed with powerful canines, and with molars like those of the hedgehog. The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals Thus the investigation of the operations of insectivorous plants, embodied in the work on that topic published in 1875, was started fifteen years before, by a passing observation made during one of Darwin's rare holidays. Darwiniana : Essays — Volume 02 If the people of Europe can stand the wholesale, systematic slaughter of their song and insectivorous birds, we can! Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation The dearth of insectivorous birds seriously affects the cultivation of a soil naturally bounteous to excess. The Hawaiian Archipelago This liquid attracts insects, and the insects numerous insectivorous birds, including the species I have mentioned and many kinds of humming-birds. The Naturalist in Nicaragua We began this series by insectivorous birds, and we had ended with them. Darwiniana; Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism There may be a sort of satisfaction in the reflection, that for, perhaps, every insectivorous bird wantonly killed, some proportion of its weight in silver has to be paid indirectly by the country. Confessions of a Beachcomber The slaughter of song, insectivorous and all other birds by Italians and other aliens from southern Europe has become a scourge to the bird life of this country. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation That review has done him much harm in the estimation of thinking men—and curiously enough, since it was written, reptiles have been found in the old red sandstone, and insectivorous mammals in the Trias! Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1 The real use is, I doubt not, the protection the disguise affords against small insectivorous birds. The Naturalist in Nicaragua The Choeropus is insectivorous, and I was therefore not surprised at their taking to animal food, which, however, not agreeing with them, they died one after the other. Expedition into Central Australia This order, which includes lemurs, monkeys, apes, and man, seems to have sprung from a creodont or insectivorous ancestry in the lower Eocene. The Elements of Geology It has been named Triconodon from its bicuspid teeth, and is supposed to have been a small insectivorous marsupial, about the size of a hedgehog. The Student's Elements of Geology I have been working for some time on a special subject, namely insectivorous plants. More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 Many of the genera are not phosphorescent, but all appear to be distasteful to insectivorous mammals and birds. The Naturalist in Nicaragua An insectivorous bird, frequenting the brushes of the interior, and of wide range; visiting the southern districts in summer, but evidently being a bird of a warm climate. Expedition into Central Australia Their enormously large, hard, and indestructible heads may be of use in protecting them against the attacks of insectivorous animals. The Naturalist on the River Amazons The rest of the year was taken up with his work on insectivorous plants, and on cross-fertilisation, as will be shown in a later chapter. Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 Therefore, absurd as it may sound, I am prepared to affirm that Pinguicula is not only insectivorous, but graminivorous, and granivorous! More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 I may mention that I once saw some squirrels eagerly splitting those little semi-transparent spherical galls on the back of oak- leaves for the maggot within; so that they are insectivorous. Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 It was an exceedingly pretty animal, of a light grey colour, having a long tail, feathered at the end, insectivorous, and not marsupial. Expedition into Central Australia They are so eagerly preyed upon by insectivorous animals that on the morning after their flight not an individual is to be seen, a few impregnated females alone escaping the slaughter to found new colonies. The Naturalist on the River Amazons If a different case had been taken, and it had been asked how an insectivorous quadruped could possibly have been converted into a flying bat, the question would have been far more difficult to answer. The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, 6th Edition But inasmuch as he felt evolution to be his life's work, he regarded himself as something of an idler in observing climbing plants, insectivorous plants, orchids, etc. Darwin and Modern Science Even when Giovanni sells a quart of warm worms and chestnut hulls he has to hand out a pint to an insectivorous cop. The Gentle Grafter Desnoyers meanwhile had lowered his head a little, he knew perfectly well that insectivorous sound. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse It would not be supposed that the insectivorous birds are also gregarious, but they are so— numbers of distinct species, belonging to many different families, joining together in the chase or search of food. The Naturalist on the River Amazons LEMURIDAE.—A group of four-handed animals, distinct from the monkeys and approaching the insectivorous quadrupeds in some of their characters and habits. The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, 6th Edition We began this series by insectivorous birds, and we have ended with them. On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection, or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life |
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