| 单词 | moult |
| 例句 | As we emerged from the school with Maureen, we began to moult immediately. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Only, in the far comer of the room, which had been netted off for Cully—loose there, unhooded and deep in moult —they could hear a faint muttering from the choleric infantry colonel. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The jerfalcon which had been given to Lancelot was not property through her moult Like Hamlet she was fat and scant of breath. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z No larger than a raven, it was young and barely out of its first moult; the head seemed a little too big for its body, the feathers thin and quilly. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Her long confinement in the mews, while she moulted, had got her into a sulky and temperamental state. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The compounds identified suggest that the fluid is derived from moulting fluids, which are produced when the larvae shed their outer cuticle as they develop into pupae. Ants Can Produce Milk for Their Young (and Old) 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z They also de-bark conifers, allowing native species to flourish, and their moulted fur provides insulating material for nesting birds. Leonardo DiCaprio lauds birth of bison calf in Canterbury 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z The bison also de-bark the conifers, allowing native species to flourish, with even their moulted fur expected to provide insulating material for nesting birds. Canterbury bison environment near Blean could be expanded 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z Stick insects moult several times and when Charlie shed its skin, everyone began to notice the unusual creature. Natural History Museum confirms stick insect is male and female 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z The Changpa carefully comb the hair during the spring moulting season to harvest the downy undercoat, and then the good fibre is laboriously separated from the bad by hand. The Cashmere crisis in the Himalayan ice desert 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z The Changpa carefully comb the goats’ hair during the spring moulting season to harvest the downy undercoat and then the good fibre is laboriously separated from the bad by hand. Cashmere country: the perils of making the world's finest fabric 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z With the hats having stayed in place for at least five days, the group said they must be fastened by a strong adhesive, and would likely remain in place until the pigeons moulted. Pigeons wearing tiny cowboy hats spotted in Las Vegas 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z They undergo a dramatic moult in the summer months of January and February. Emperor penguin 'needs greater protection' 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z The nymphs will moult grow and develop, but under the influence of the queen’s pheromone, most of them won’t fully mature, remaining permanent stay-at-home preteens – eyeless, wingless helpers. A giant crawling brain: the jaw-dropping world of termites 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z Moreover, in contrast to lizards and snakes, who shed their skin in large patches or in a single moult, birds shed their skin in small flakes. Did dinosaurs get dandruff? 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z But many of the wild birds are rare or endangered, and supply has dwindled to sources such as Victorian feather hats or moulted plumage from zoos. When feathers flew at a natural-history archive 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z After breeding, a European swift will stay aloft for nearly a year, flying to sub-Saharan Africa and back, eating and moulting and sleeping on the wing, without landing once. The radical otherness of birds: Jonathan Franzen on why they matter 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z Palm trees stood as tall as the ornate French colonial buildings that were moulting bits and pieces of decor like flesh-dripping zombies. The brutal world of sheep fighting: the illegal sport beloved by Algeria’s angry young men 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z The fungus also causes changes in the behaviour of snakes, causing them to spend more time basking in the sun as their skin moults, putting them at greater risk of starvation and attack from predators. Fungus poses global threat to snakes 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z Their scrawny swan moults rather than melts, scattering feathers as she reaches her big moment. Tarred and feathered: the blackest visions of Swan Lake 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z “It was usually believed that the descriptions are different because they were wrong. But the descriptions were not wrong. Actually they describe the dodo in different states of moulting.” said Angst. Life cycle of the mysterious and long-dead dodo revealed by bone study 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z She went to the opera wearing a dress of white swan down, which moulted as she moved. Sex and art by the Grand Canal: how Peggy Guggenheim took Venice 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z The spiders moult in order to grow larger in size. Watch a Giant Spider Drag a Mouse However, the feathers themselves were more like those of adults and showed no signs that they had moulted — suggesting they had developed quickly and skipped the downy juvenile stage of modern birds entirely. Bird wings trapped in amber are a fossil first from the age of dinosaurs 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z The exact reason for the behaviour is not known, but scientists speculate it is most likely to do with the process of moulting. Giant crab horde gathers in Australia - BBC News 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z By looking at thickness of the bone deposited between such lines, the researchers were then able to determine the time of year that the dodos ovulated or moulted. Life cycle of the mysterious and long-dead dodo revealed by bone study 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z The scientists said the tags were lightweight and would drop off when the seals moulted. Orkney seals to receive 'smartphones' as part of study - BBC News 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z Early moulting in 2012 caused a glut in lobsters and a drop in prices. Shell shock 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Thus, it makes sense that we moult depending on the temperature: hold onto our hair more tightly during the winter months and lose it in the summer. NINA RADCLIFF: Cold, snow and ice myth busters 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Heeled boots, studded with glitter, have begun to moult in the autumn damp; wherever Adele settles around the room she leaves behind traces of sparkle. Adele: ‘I can finally reach out a hand to my ex. Let him know I’m over it’ 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z I had to get it all cut off before it fell off, in a horrid, frizzy, never-ending blizzard of moult. 'Shaving my head led to my first orgasm': writers on their lives in hair 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z Reviewers said his portrayal of the British landscape painter was "part Michelangelo, part Toad of Toad Hall" and likened him to "a moulting, phlegmy Gruffalo". Mr Turner sex scene tops UK film complaints - BBC News 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Over this time they will triple in weight before moulting to reveal their distinguishing grey marks and waterproof coat for the first time. Seals filmed at night for first time 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z Plus, when the shrimp moults, the parasite takes advantage of the situation by feeding off the discarded tissue and progressing to its free swimming stage. Search is on for black gill shrimp in Georgia 2014-10-25T04:00:00Z "We were told by a gamekeeper that when the pheasant began moulting he might calm down, but the weather's not been warm so he's still fully-feathered," she said. Love tames 'terrorist' pheasant 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z This process of self-amputation is known as autotomy and spiders commonly regenerate the missing limb in their next moult. VIDEO: Garden spider amputates its own leg 2013-10-31T12:31:42Z Experts studied off the coast of Scotland to understand more about their habits during the annual moult. 10 heat secrets caught on camera 2013-10-02T14:40:25Z Copyright: Nicky Bay You’ve shot a number of insects in really distinct stages or behaviours, such as the planthopper’s defence mechanism or the house centipede after moulting. Photographer Nicky Bay's Purple Centipedes and Singapore Blues 2013-09-12T14:15:53.093Z Eventually, after several months, the mammals moult and the sensors fall off. Mission to understand huge glacier 2013-09-09T11:51:47Z With the warm weather this month, the nymphs have been crawling out of the ground before moulting for one last time and taking wing. Long-lived insects raise prime riddle 2013-05-29T17:20:23.740Z The moulting season having come, the "chicken lot" looks as if several feather beds had been emptied there. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z The young males, as usual before moulting, have the colours of the female; one of them, in an intermediate state, is in my possession. Zoological Illustrations, Volume II or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals 2012-04-19T02:00:34.283Z The cicada remains in this colour for just a few minutes before it turns black. I have also created animation sequences of the moult. Photographer Nicky Bay's Purple Centipedes and Singapore Blues 2013-09-12T14:15:53.093Z I shay, may friendship's wing Ne'er moult a feather, not to all eternity. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, November 11, 1893 2012-04-12T02:00:28.173Z A cicada moults for the last time before taking wing. Long-lived insects raise prime riddle 2013-05-29T17:20:23.740Z He is in full dress—his first suit, as it were—and is not subject to the moulting process at present. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z The hawks are in good condition; not indeed as fat as though they were put up to moult, but with plenty of flesh and muscle, and wind kept good by almost daily exercise. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z One of the most memorable would be the scene of a beautiful moulting cicada, which I searched and stood for the entire morning to capture the entire sequence. Photographer Nicky Bay's Purple Centipedes and Singapore Blues 2013-09-12T14:15:53.093Z The growth of an insect is usually rapid, and as the cuticle does not share therein, it is from time to time cast off by moulting or ecdysis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z If they are not near the moult a little puff of breath will generally dislodge them. Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects 2012-03-28T02:00:31.483Z It is strange, too, that his moulting season should last the year round. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z The laying continues, with few interruptions, till the close of summer, when the natural process of moulting causes them to cease. 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 Accidentally touching and causing any arthropod to drop to the ground while moulting may cause permanent damage to it. Photographer Nicky Bay's Purple Centipedes and Singapore Blues 2013-09-12T14:15:53.093Z Before a moult actually occurs the cuticle becomes separated from its connexion with the underlying hypodermis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z If, however, a caterpillar has spun a web on the side and is hung up to moult, it must not be disturbed. Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects 2012-03-28T02:00:31.483Z Society is forever moulting, putting off and on, and is not happy. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z The approach of cold weather, also, at the close of the moulting period, contributes to the same result. 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 Among the hunting feats of the natives was the spring duck-hunting, when the birds are moulting and unable to fly. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z Although most of them had not finished moulting, they were constantly singing, and seemed perfectly contented with their desolate surroundings.” Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z When a year old they acquire by moulting the mottled plumage of the adults, but do not attain their full size until the third year. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z If there is nothing better than to delve for clothes and wooden palaces, it were as well that there should be more moulting. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z As the season of moulting is every year later, the older the hen is, the later in the spring she will begin to lay. 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 Councillor Curran, who looked like a moulting bird, grey-skinned, unkempt, essayed to speak words of comfort; but she seemed not to understand. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z Young birds appear to acquire these attenuate primaries only after a complete moult. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z After nine or ten months the adult plumage is acquired, not by moulting, but by a gradual change in the colours of the feathers. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z Why is it that the more angelic we are--the more ready to moult our earthy plumage--we should be the less fit to combat those of earth? The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z This disease, common to confined fowls, should not be confounded with the natural process of moulting. 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 Time shall moult away his wings Ere he shall discover In the whole wide world again Such a constant lover. A Little Book of Old Time Verse Old Fashioned Flowers 2012-02-13T03:00:15.823Z The wild geese with their young suffered us to approach pretty closely, because, at this season, they moult their long wing feathers. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z There is a church," said he, "and moult and moult people entering it. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z It only appears after the first moulting, and is much larger in the male than in the female. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z In diseased moulting, where the feathers stare and fall off, till the naked skin appears, sugar should be added to the water which the fowls drink, and corn and hemp-seed be given. 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 No longer he moulted; no longer he dripped melancholy on all who stood near to him. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z Further, the gradual appearance and differentiation of the successive somites and appendages may be accelerated, so that comparatively great advances take place at a single moult. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z During the natural process of moulting, hens cease laying because all the superabundant nutriment is required for the production of the new feathers. 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 Moult′ing, the act or process of moulting or casting feathers, skin, &c. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z One hen of this variety laid just a hundred eggs, many of them on consecutive days, before wanting to incubate; and after rearing a brood successfully, she laid twenty-five eggs before moulting in autumn. 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 Our young birds commence laying at five months old, lay through the fall months, moult slightly during the first of December, and about the middle of December begin again. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z At successive moults the somites increase in number, new somites being added behind those already differentiated, from a formative zone in front of the telsonic region. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z Therefore, by having pullets and hens of different ages, and moulting at different times, a healthy laying stock may be kept up. 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 At their first arrival on the sea-coast, they are exceeding good eating; but when in a moulting state, though very fat, they are in general so rank that few Europeans are fond of them. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z Once or twice in the course of a year the whole plumage of the bird is renewed, the casting of the old feathers being called moulting. 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 aerial songster moults his plumerie, To vie in sleekness with each feathered brother. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z S presents a highly magnified section of one of the valves to show the successive moults. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z If in good health and condition, they will be already laying, or will begin almost immediately; and, if well housed and fed, will give a constant supply of eggs until they moult in the autumn. 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 material counts for nothing with him: he has moulted it away. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z When almost every other bird is moulting and moping, he warbles with the same fervour and timbre. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z After one or two moults they acquire seven pairs of branchiæ, or gills, which are generally in the form of leaves, one pair to the segment. On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects 2011-12-05T03:00:46.667Z In the former case it contains numerous grains of sand which are introduced by the animal itself after each moult and which are supposed to act as otoliths. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z This method answers much better than clipping the quills of each wing, as the cut points are liable to inflict injuries and cause irritation in moulting. 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 "Your angel's wings may moult, and she who now goes tiptoe for very lightness will one day—but, pshaw! if you love her, she will always skim the ground." The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z After the nesting season, the tanager begins to moult and then he is a queer looking object indeed in his motley coat. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z When it has elapsed, the animal moults again, again changes its form, and assumes that shown in Fig. On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects 2011-12-05T03:00:46.667Z Ecdysteroid control of moulting is one of the defining features of arthropods. The genome of Tetranychus urticae reveals herbivorous pest adaptations 2011-11-23T18:21:26.577Z But nothing will restore the feathers till the next moult. 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 male annually undergoes a moult, or change of feathers, similar to that described as taking place in the Mallard. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z After family cares are over for the year, robins moult, and then they hide, mope, and keep silent for awhile. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z In this moult the last abdominal segment of the first larva is entirely thrown off: not merely the outer skin, as in the case of the other segments, but also36 the hypodermis and the muscles. On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects 2011-12-05T03:00:46.667Z They add this lime when they change their clothes; that is, when they moult or cast their shells. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z Cochins lose their beauty earlier than any other breed, and moult with more difficulty each time. 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 After they have recovered from their summer moult, they migrate southwards, and arrive in Scotland, sometimes in large flocks, early in October. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z After the August moult, he emerges a dingy olive-brown, sparrowy bird, in perfect colour harmony with the wintry fields. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z Hence the caterpillar undergoes little, if any, change, except in size, and the metamorphosis is concentrated, so to say, into the last two moults. On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects 2011-12-05T03:00:46.667Z Several times he moulted in this way, and each time the new skin and shield came harder and stronger, making him safer from his enemies. The Sun's Babies 2011-11-21T03:00:12.963Z Fowls, when too closely housed or not well supplied with green food and lime, sometimes eat each other's feathers, destroying the plumage till the next moult. 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 young of the Kittiwake, previous to its first moult, is sometimes called the Tarrock. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Then they moult and sometimes lose so many feathers they are unable to fly. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z In others, as in caterpillars, several changes of skin take place without any material alteration of form, and the change, instead of being spread over many, is confined to the last two moults. On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects 2011-12-05T03:00:46.667Z I knew that worms moulted several times, because they grew up and found it close in their old hide, and so put on a new one. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z If fowls intended for exhibition are allowed to sit, the chickens are apt to cause injury to their plumage, and loss of condition, while if prevented from sitting, they are liable to suffer in moulting. 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 Having laid eggs from which chicks were raised, this pea-hen, after moulting, developed feathers proper to the other sex; appearing like a pied peacock. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z This boy discovered for himself the screech owls' strange characteristic of changing their colour without changing their feathers, as moulting song birds change theirs. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z Thus, after the ordinary moult of a caterpillar, the insect only requires a short rest until the new skin is hardened. On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects 2011-12-05T03:00:46.667Z He says that it began to lose its memory at the age of sixty, to moult irregularly at sixty-five, that it became blind at ninety, and died aged ninety-three. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z When fowls are neither laying well nor moulting, they should not be fed very abundantly; for in such a state over-feeding, especially with rich food, may cause them to accumulate too much fat. 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 latter individual was moulting, patches of new fur having replaced the old on the top of the head midway between the ears and eyes, between the shoulders, and on the rump. Notes on the Mammals of Gogebic and Ontonagon Counties, Michigan, 1920 Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, Number 109 2011-10-15T02:00:26.690Z At that time the males are a uniform glossy, bluish-black, and their mates a slate gray, darker above than below; but after the summer moult, when they gather in small companies, both are decidedly rusty. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z Until the first moult in late summer the young birds are a dark olive-brown in color, with white or whitish throat. 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 In its youth the swamp white oak is comely and symmetrical, its untidy moulting habit concealed by the abundant foliage. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Capons never moult, and lose their previously strong, shrill voice. 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 other female mentioned above, taken July 30, had nearly completed her moult. Notes on the Mammals of Gogebic and Ontonagon Counties, Michigan, 1920 Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, Number 109 2011-10-15T02:00:26.690Z They are of a dark brown in their younger state, but become lighter and more clearly marked at each successive moulting, so that they are distinctly striped with black and yellow. American Pomology Apples 2011-10-03T02:00:29.477Z When the autumn foliage is all aglow with yellow and flame this tiny sprite comes out of the north, where neither nesting nor moulting could rob him of his cheerful spirits. 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 Beaming Bolton had to moult on, Gone his old Rad feathers. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, September 2nd, 1893 2011-09-30T02:00:16.737Z Most birds become rather lighter at each moult. 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 These caterpillars are in their third moult—that is, they have changed their skin three times since emerging from the egg—and are now busily chewing the immature fruit of the scrub-palmetto. Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z "Sarah told me they had to take away all the looking-glasses every spring, or it cried the whole time it was moulting—over its tail feathers, you know," said the caller, thoughtfully. In a Mysterious Way 2011-09-25T02:00:17.377Z "Have you e'er a good cleansing purge for a moulting hawk?" inquired Derrick Brown, whilst the doctor was unlocking the box. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z There are just about so many pigeons to be plucked, anyway; they'd moult if they weren't plucked. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z They lay regularly on an average five fine large eggs a week all the year round, even when snow is on the ground, except when moulting or tending their brood. 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 Before each moult the caterpillar is likely to spin a silken web upon the leaf surface. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z The male of the common wild duck is called the mallard, and soon after his brown duck begins to sit the drake moults the whole of its flight feathers. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z When the chicks' down has been moulted and their plumage acquired, they proceed to the water's edge and here they learn to swim. Antarctic Penguins A Study of Their Social Habits 2011-08-03T02:00:14.143Z It undergoes three moults, each time altering its figure, until at the third exuviation it has become enclosed in a bivalve shell, and has acquired a second eye. Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained 2011-07-11T02:00:07.857Z By such steps as these, the vernal moult might be ren84dered more and more complete, until a perfect double moult was acquired. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) 2011-06-27T02:01:01.007Z A week or ten days after the last moult of its caterpillar growth the larva commonly becomes full fed and ready to change to the chrysalis state. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z Mew.—A hawk is said to “mew” when she moults. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z The adults who instructed the young in the water had finished their moult, and were themselves ready to depart. Antarctic Penguins A Study of Their Social Habits 2011-08-03T02:00:14.143Z "Here's to the Wings of Love, May they never moult a feather." The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z Most species which undergo a double moult keep their ornamental feathers for about six months. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) 2011-06-27T02:01:01.007Z The caterpillar immediately begins to feed upon the green substance of the leaf, continuing thus about a week before the first moult. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z The darker markings of their plumage are longitudinal before the first real moult takes place, and for ever afterwards are transverse. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Then come changes on the head, round the bill, and at the tail; the upper breast, neck, and back being the last parts to moult. Antarctic Penguins A Study of Their Social Habits 2011-08-03T02:00:14.143Z According to many naturalists the life of birds is lengthened by moulting, and that of women, too, I add; for they are always ailing until they have on a new plumage. The Invisible Lodge 2011-06-09T02:00:19.470Z I do not know whether the winter-plumage is thicker and warmer than the 81summer-plumage, which seems, when there is no change of colour, the most probable cause of a double moult. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) 2011-06-27T02:01:01.007Z After each moult they do not devour their cast skins, which happens in the case of many of their relatives. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z At least once annually birds renew their feathers completely by a process known as a moult. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z As in the case of the Adélies, the black throat is not acquired until the second moult. Antarctic Penguins A Study of Their Social Habits 2011-08-03T02:00:14.143Z It is not until they have been for some time in the creek, that the moult or sloughing generally commences. Rambles of a Naturalist 2011-06-04T02:00:13.503Z It appears at first sight a surprising circumstance that with closely-allied birds, some species should regularly undergo a double annual moult, and others only a single one. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) 2011-06-27T02:01:01.007Z It is now ready to moult its last caterpillar skin and become a chrysalis. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z Generally this replacement takes place gradually, new and old feathers occurring side by side, and on this account it is not always possible to see whether a moult is proceeding without raising the old feathers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z In some places we found these old birds in holes under the rocks, the old moulted feathers making some sort of a bed which helped to protect their late wearers from the cold. Antarctic Penguins A Study of Their Social Habits 2011-08-03T02:00:14.143Z The sequence of plumages and moults of the passerine birds of New York. Comparative Breeding Behavior of Ammospiza caudacuta and A. maritima 2011-06-01T02:00:28.030Z The moulting of birds, even within the same family, sometimes differs much without any assignable 214cause. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) 2011-06-27T02:01:01.007Z In this final moult the chrysalis has to work very hard. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z In the penguins this simultaneous method of moulting is carried still further. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z As it moults the abdomen and thighs change first, and white feathers appear in place of the down. Antarctic Penguins A Study of Their Social Habits 2011-08-03T02:00:14.143Z What different and interminable jokes would he not have made upon this moulting at another time, and under the influence of other feelings! Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z When the period of moulting has been accelerated, the age at which the colours of the adult plumage were first developed would falsely appear to us to have been earlier than it really was. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) 2011-06-27T02:01:01.007Z It continues to feed for several days before the first moult, after which it becomes decidedly larger and begins to eat again more voraciously than before. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z In the cassowary, and emeu, the old feathers similarly adhere for a time to the tips of the new; but in these birds the feathers are moulted singly as in other birds. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Mercy on us, no!—if that means sitting on a boulder like a moulting fowl, and gazing at nothing in particular. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z They say that when you tried to lift, both your wings moulted! The Giant Crab and Other Tales from Old India 2011-05-07T02:00:31.307Z Some birds moult so early, that nearly all the body-feathers are cast off before the first wing-feathers are fully grown; and we cannot believe that this was the primordial state of things. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) 2011-06-27T02:01:01.007Z At the period of moulting, the caterpillars remain quiet for a short time, but they soon become active again and begin feeding with increased voracity. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z But when this is the case the spring moult is only partial, since the quill feathers of the wings and the tail feathers are not renewed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Weak and wrong heads are the hardest to change; and their inward man acquires a scanty covering; thus capons never moult. The Campaner Thal and Other Writings 2011-04-26T02:00:29.827Z Bedad will I; and yourself ‘ud say the same, if you had as much spirit in you as a moulting chicken.” Humours of Irish Life 2011-04-19T02:00:16.057Z Sexual differences—Law of battle—Special weapons—Vocal organs—Instrumental music—Love-antics and dances—Decorations, permanent and seasonal—Double and single annual moults—Display of ornaments by the males. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) 2011-06-27T02:01:01.007Z During the next three weeks, this moulting process is repeated three times, the caterpillars becoming larger each time, and leaving their cast skins upon the denuded twigs. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z At this spring moult a special “nuptial” plumage is often assumed, as for example in many of the Limicolae, e.g. god-wits, knots, dunlin, ruff. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Mrs Howard first noticed the changes in Gertie's appearance and behaviour a few months ago, when both hens began to moult. 'Sex-change' chicken shocks owner 2011-03-31T09:35:20Z I have been writing a little now and then lately: but nothing to speak of—being discontented and as it were moulting. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z The bushes, glowing in autumnal splendor, look like huge moulting birds who shiveringly lose their feathers. Felix Lanzberg's Expiation 2011-03-15T02:00:14.763Z They then feed again and continue this process of feeding and moulting until early in summer. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z But the assumption at the breeding season of a conspicuously brilliant plumage is not always due to a moult. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z The owl's been moulting, ma'am—devilish sick—the moulting owl. The Tenants of Malory Volume 3 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:53.937Z I have of late been moulting: not for fresh feathers and wings: they are gone, and in their stead I hope to have a pair of patient sublunary legs. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z The colour change seems to be due to phagocytes devouring the pigment-bodies of the hair, and not to a moult. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z For after the third moult the caterpillars stop feeding and become more or less quiet, thus beginning a nine months' fast, during which they are simply to wait until the return of spring. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z According to some authorities, however, some birds acquire a change of colour without a moult by the ascent of pigment from the base of the feather. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z All the birds of this class are strangely inapprehensive of danger when moulting or hatching. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z What schemes have poultry men to bring this moulting at the most favorable season?What is a "balanced ration" as applied to fowls? A Guide for the Study of Animals 2011-01-18T03:00:14.913Z As soon as their broods were raised, you know, their feathers had begun to drop out, and they had kept on moulting until all of the old ones were gone and the new ones on. Among the Forest People 2011-01-17T03:00:55.113Z Here also the second moult commonly takes place, after which the caterpillar migrates to a new leaf and constructs its third nest. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z It is this sheath which gives the curious spine-covered character to many nestling birds and birds in moult. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Strictly analogous cases occur during the successive moults of certain male crustaceans. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I 2011-01-17T03:00:49.523Z The reason of her ill-humour was that she had seen her lord and master flirt with a moulting old hatching hen, and she had felt ruffled at his behaviour. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z When birds are moulting they never feel well, and when it is over they are both happy and proud. Among the Forest People 2011-01-17T03:00:55.113Z After several days of such feeding it moults, still under the shelter of its hairy covering. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z That is to say, the normal quiescent period, and periodic moult, may be suspended, so that the feather maintains a steady and continuous growth till it attains a length of several feet. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z In the males, on the other hand, they become fully developed and acquire their perfect structure at the last moult, when the insect is mature and ready to breed. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I 2011-01-17T03:00:49.523Z Madame's moulted plumage was hung upon the back of the outer and only door. She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z At the autumn moult, it obtains a long tail and a streaked crown. An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use 2010-12-31T03:00:10.497Z After about a week it becomes too large for the skin with which it was born, so it moults and immediately devours its cast skin. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z The place where a hawk was kept to moult was in olden times called her “mew.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z The young males at first resemble the females, and it is only after the fourth moulting, according to A.R. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z Over the winter, the birds undergo their main moult in which they lose their wing feathers, making them flightless and vulnerable to adverse conditions, such as storms or poor food supplies. 2010-01-12T18:25:00Z Many other birds get a bright dress for the breeding season only, but the male Duck wears his bright dress for the whole year, except in the moulting period. An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use 2010-12-31T03:00:10.497Z It continues to feed through July and the early part of August, moulting once or twice before it begins to form the winter case. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z He always objected to children, and being naturally irritable from the effect of moulting, his temper became uncontrollable. Birds Illustrated by Color Photography [January, 1898] A Monthly Serial designed to Promote Knowledge of Bird-Life What a saving it would be if they’d only moult every year and come out in a new suit!” A Little World No sham there: no fear of her moulting a curl here and a tress there, if her back hair came undone. By Birth a Lady In the same sub-family come the Eider-Ducks of Iceland and the Logger-head, Racehorse, or Steamer Duck, of Magellan Straits, which is said to lose the power of flight on reaching maturity after the first moult. An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use 2010-12-31T03:00:10.497Z After a week or so it moults and then continues feeding as before. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z During this time their growth is generally very rapid, and they undergo a series of moults or changes of skin, of which we shall have more to say in a future chapter. Butterflies and Moths (British) The cause of this apathy was soon explained; he was just over a season of moulting, or changing his skin! Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies All the romance of commerce was to be found in The Exchange and Mart together with practical hints on the moulting of canaries or red mange in collies. Sinister Street, vol. 1 Unlike most other birds, Swans and Ducks lose the whole of their wing feathers at once when moulting, so that for a short time they cannot fly. An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use 2010-12-31T03:00:10.497Z It continues to feed and grow for several weeks, moulting regularly until it becomes full fed as a caterpillar. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z Then the skin splits, and the last moult of the caterpillar commences. Butterflies and Moths (British) As, however, the worthy youth was "moulting," and in the listless estate which has been described, the Captain lay in bonds awaiting the revival of Proud's appetite. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies It moulted regularly twice a year, till the age of sixty-five, when the red feathers of the tail gave place to yellow ones, after which, no other change of plumage took place. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom The geese were moulting at this time, and unable to fly; they afforded us much sport in their chase, and an excellent supper every night. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea They hatch in the same way as the others but when the caterpillars have moulted about twice they form a winter case or hibernaculum, in exactly the same way as the caterpillars of the Viceroy. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z Dissection of a caterpillar a few days before the final moult is due will show that the changes are already going on. Butterflies and Moths (British) The female is drab, but shows the same white markings as the male, and the young males resemble the females until after the first autumn moult, when they gradually assume the plumage of their sex. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" The animal resides within two small valves, not unlike those of a bivalve shell, and moults its integuments annually, which the conchiferous mollusks do not. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology When about to moult, his wonted vivacity changes to moroseness. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847 By that time it will again have reached its limit of growth within this second skin and the process of moulting must be repeated. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z In one of the most esteemed varieties, the wing and tail feathers are at first black—a peculiarity, however, which disappears after the first moulting. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" This, however, is not serious as it almost invariably disappears with the first moult. Ducks and Geese The number of moults is uncertain, but they are without doubt numerous. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" By waylaying the stay-at-home geese at the time when the moult of the wing-quills disabled them for flight, Mr Waterton succeeded in securing and pinioning six of them, thus preventing their future departure. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 This process of feeding and moulting is continued for several weeks, the number of moults being usually four. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z Then, holding the candle near the long pinions which were moulting their down in places, he murmured, "They are eaten away." Anatole France The Revolt of the Angels The color of the plumage is likely to fade with age but after the birds moult and secure their new plumage, the color is usually higher again. Ducks and Geese Privately, Rosemary felt as if her heart had been moulting, and she had not yet had time to grow her new spiritual feathers. The Head Girl at the Gables So felt I. Had I come a month later, this place would have suited me perfectly, but this process of human moulting is horrible to witness; and so, say I once more, En route. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands At each moult, of course, it gets larger and feeds more freely upon the celery or other plant on which it may happen to be. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z After a further moult the animal assumes a form very similar to that of the adult. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" About June 1 the drakes moult, losing their characteristic male adult plumage and the new plumage is practically that of the female. Ducks and Geese In this manner, the germ-destroyer, the intrusion of tea dust and the moulted coat of sandbags, combined to prevent the lime juice, like crabbed poet, “from being as generally tasted as he deserved to be.” The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday What is good for my canary while it is moulting? Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) A week or so later it moults for the second time, and continues these processes of feeding and moulting until full grown, which is perhaps a month from the time of hatching from the egg. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z His wings measured about five feet from tip to tip, though he was supposed to have only lately passed the perilous period of his first moulting, and to be quite young. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 When the ducks finish laying their eggs they begin to moult and it is at this time that they should be marketed. Ducks and Geese The white ruff on the neck, and the similarly coloured feathers of the wing, do not appear until the completion of the first moulting. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" When states are moulting, it is all I can do to tell Vermont from Massachusetts. A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories The eggs hatch during the latter part of September and the young caterpillars feed upon the violet leaves for two or three weeks, moulting perhaps twice and becoming approximately half grown. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z But the proud bird may moult a feather from his pinion without descending from his lofty pride of place.” Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion At certain periods of the moult the head coloring of the drakes becomes a good buff color and later when the moult is complete, it changes to a copper color. Ducks and Geese There it feeds first as an internal parasite of the wasp-grub, then bores its way out, moults and devours the wasp larva from outside. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" It was now the rainy season, the birds were moulting; fifty-eight specimens of the handsomest of them in the neighbourhood of Pernambuco had been collected, and it was time to proceed elsewhere. Wanderings in South America The Baltimore caterpillars often wander more or less from their tent-like home but they generally come back to feed as well as to moult. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z The passing of winter in snow regions is like the moulting season of fowls, or the season when the furred world sheds its coat. In the Brooding Wild Occasional young females may show slate in the back but this is not serious as it almost invariably disappears with the first moult. Ducks and Geese Clinging to her hairs they are carried to the nest, where they bore into the body of a bee or wasp larva, and after a moult become soft-skinned legless maggots. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" In Lithotrya alone the scales of the peduncle are moulted together with the connecting membrane. A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. The tent thus made is likely to be deserted after the first moult and a new and larger one constructed on another part of the plant. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z I have been wondering how much longer we were to be kept cooped up here like moulting falcons. Marguerite De Roberval A Romance of the Days of Jacques Cartier Many goose raisers in the South and a less number in the Middle West and North however still pluck the feathers from the live geese prior to the time of moulting. Ducks and Geese It bores through and enters the developing seed, where it undergoes a moult and becomes legless. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" I may here remark that, in most sessile Cirripedes, the outside membrane connecting the operculum and shell, is regularly moulted. A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. Two or perhaps three such nests may be made from the time the caterpillar hatches until after the second moult. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z He used to run about uttering low, nervous moans before moulting; and when his time came to mate, I thought he never would find the right doe. The Crow's Nest The ducklings must be marketed within one week after they begin this moult. Ducks and Geese They seemed to be afflicted with some uncomfortable moulting disease. The Campfire Girls on the Field of Honor Peduncle.—The most remarkable fact concerning this part, is that the outer tunic, together with the calcareous scales with which it is covered, is moulted at each successive period of exuviation and growth. A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. After each moult a new tent is formed and even the chrysalis is often hung within the last one. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z This soon came to be the regular thing, and all through the trying season of moulting he waited for me to bring a perch and restore him to the upper regions where he belonged. Upon The Tree-Tops A partial moult on the neck and breast occurs about this time giving them a somewhat rough look. Ducks and Geese It is not until the young are well grown, the moulting season is over and the summer pretty nearly the same that any blue jay gets his voice. Old Plymouth Trails The apodeme, of course, is moulted with the integuments of the mouth. A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. This process of moulting and feeding continues for two or three weeks, the caterpillar occasionally making a new covering as needed for its food supply. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z These are also good when the bird is moulting. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes The object in feeding and caring for the breeding ducks is to keep them from moulting and to keep them laying as long as possible. Ducks and Geese Master Francis Villon had propounded an alternative that afternoon at a tavern window: was it only Pagan Jupiter plucking geese upon Olympus? or were the holy angels moulting? The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) I know of no other instance, amongst Cirripedia, in which calcified valves or scales are moulted. A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. The caterpillar continues to use this nest number two as a place for remaining when not feeding and for protection during the process of moulting. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z At sixty its memory began to fail, at sixty-five the moult became very irregular and the tail changed to yellow. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 2 February, 1897 If marketing is delayed, the ducks will lose condition as the moulting progresses and will therefore be held at a loss. Ducks and Geese After the young are hatched both old and young disport themselves about the water until moulting time. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 3 September 1897 But my bird book says, feed a canary red pepper and he'll turn red, and stay so till next time he moults. Mrs. Tree These caterpillars feed for a few weeks until they become nearly half grown and have passed their second or possibly their third moult. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z You always choose February to moult in, and you will have to be feathered down there. Love and Lucy If killing is not done within a week after this moult starts they will begin to lose flesh and it will be some time before they will fatten again. Ducks and Geese But the conqueror finds the provisions already reduced and insufficient to enable it to reach the moulting stage, at the end of which it could profit by the honey. The Industries of Animals That potentate would not moult a feather though Madame Ypsilante cursed him all day long. The Island Mystery The little larvae remain together until after the third moult, at which time they are about half grown. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z During this stage of its existence the caterpillar moults five times and the larva period varies somewhat according to the weather from one to three weeks. The Story of the Cotton Plant It's also whispered that I'm moulting, but that, I know, isn't true. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 2, 1914 Then their wings moult, and the stumps are concealed behind their dress, which is like that of a man. Japanese Fairy World Stories from the Wonder-Lore of Japan The old ones are in the process of the spring moulting; their thick, matted hair is peeling off in large flakes, like fragments of a ragged, moth-eaten coat. Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit In about eleven days after hatching it is ready to change to a chrysalis, having undergone during this period only three moults, instead of at least four as with other caterpillars. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z His feathers were not so black and glossy as they had been,––the fact was, the moulting season had begun, and it was some time before he began to feel really bright and well again. What the Blackbird said A story in four chirps This diet may be continued till they have done moulting, or renewed at any time when they appear unhealthy, and afterwards they may be fed in the usual manner. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Captain Brand, too, arose, and, opening his green-bluish eyes, smoothing his moulting feathers, and splashing his fins in the wet sand, took an observation. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life May S.—You will find directions for treatment of moulting birds in Post-office Box No. 19. Harper's Young People, May 25, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly It remains an occupant of this home until after the second moult. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z But the Myriapoda, which apparently represent the larv� of true insects, have, as Newport has shown, this power until their last moult. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) The swarm, whose life cycle Bram had admitted he did not understand, had just moulted! Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930 In 1849 a strange disease, called pebrine, broke out among the worms; they were unable to moult and died before the cocoons were spun. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History "Subscriber," New York.—It is not easy to stop a canary from moulting. Harper's Young People, March 9, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly They remain in these cases until the time for the first moult, when they are likely to line the inside of the silken web before moulting. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z Neumeister describes and figures a breed of pigeons in which the whole body is white except the breast, neck, and head; but before the first moult all the white feathers acquire coloured edges. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) It had moulted because the bodies, gorged with food, had grown too large for the shells. Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930 At the beginning of September, as soon as moulting is completed, this bird returns to its birthplace, apparently in order to take possession of the nest. The Sexual Life of the Child The last moult, and sometimes the last two, take place on the trunk of the tree, and the clusters of discarded skins frequently remain for several months afterwards. The Pecan and its Culture After the earlier moults, the thin skin is covered with very fine snow-white hairs, between which there is developed a curious whitish exudation, so that the caterpillars have a flocculent appearance. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z This transfiguration, which everything shows to be indispensable to the life of the larva, is effected by a simple moult. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles Professional people are like wild geese—roosting on air and moulting their names like feathers. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 The grey wood wren begins to sing before the first moulting, but sings more powerfully during and after moulting, right on into the month of October, singing like a full-grown bird. The Sexual Life of the Child Later, they may be burned off with a torch, killed when clustered on the trunk during the last moult, or poisoned with an arsenical spray. The Pecan and its Culture In suitable large aviaries, however, their nesting habits, courtship, display, incubation, moult and so forth can be accurately observed and recorded. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" The larva of the Meloid�, therefore, undergo four moults before attaining the nymphal state; and after each moult their characteristics alter most profoundly. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles There shall be no feather moulted between us. The Vicar of Bullhampton Occasionally the shell moults or peels, the outer part coming off in great flakes. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year To the teacher.—The moulting of the nymph is a very interesting process to observe and so is the laying of the eggs by the female in a burrow that she prepares in the soil. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study This is the result of a kind of superficial moulting. Bird Stories from Burroughs Sketches of Bird Life Taken from the Works of John Burroughs The passage from one of these forms to the next is effected by a simple moult, without any changes in the viscera. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles The male while moulting assumes very nearly the color of the female, a dull brown, the rich plumage not returning for two or three months. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 5 May, 1897 Have they flown elsewhere and left their mates to endure the dangers of moulting alone? The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year On leaving the nest they, accompanied by their parents, seek a more favorable situation until after the moulting season. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 4 April, 1897 He received visits, however, from several of the king's ministers, who all remarked that if he had been guilty of some foolish actions his words were remarkably wise—"toutefois moult sagement parloit." Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 Whether simple or multiple, this moult has nothing in common with the renewals due to the hypermetamorphosis, which so profoundly change the creature's appearance. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles By that time his little folk are full grown, and can take care of themselves, and he is getting on his winter suit, or moulting. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes When most birds moult it is for a period of several months, but these ducks have a partial fall moult which is of the greatest importance to them. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year It is only in the moulting season that he does not sing. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 4 April, 1897 The bird is losing all the feathers from her neck, though it is not yet the time for moulting. Little Folks A Magazine for the Young (Date of issue unknown) After any moult that it may have undergone, the larva retains the same characteristics. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles She paid her daily visits to the cages, forcing the robin to take an outing, which he did not care to do while moulting and not very sure of his powers. In Nesting Time When the wing feathers begin to loosen in their sockets an unfailing instinct leads these birds to seek out some secluded pond, where they patiently await the moult. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year Usually with the degree of heat we keep here the first moulting takes place within eight days. The Story of Silk In autumn, however, after moulting, he looks as if bedecked with white pearls. The Nursery, December 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 6 When the lodge is ready and the torpor of the approaching moult arrives, it lies inert; but, at the least alarm, it comes to life and turns round on its axis. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles After moulting, the birds feathered out beautifully, and their spirits rose in proportion. In Nesting Time The young bird moults twice before the first winter. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year You can always tell when it is going to moult, because it raises its head and remains still in that position as if asleep. The Story of Silk There are several sub-varieties, such as Baldheads, Beards, Mottles, and Almonds; the latter are remarkable from not acquiring their perfectly-coloured plumage until they have moulted three or four times. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. It lays its eggs in hollows of trees, at a great height from the ground, and moults between March and June. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America In man improvement and amelioration depend largely upon the growth of conscious knowledge, by which the errors of ignorance are continually moulted, and truth is organised. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 The second moult brings out the mark on the throat, but it is rusty now, not black in colour; his cravat is grayish and the wing bar ashy. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year The larvæ attain their full size after moulting twice. Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses On landing I found only moulting barnacle geese. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II The bird moults, in fact, twice and sometimes thrice in the year. Chatterbox, 1906 This process of moulting is repeated two or three times at intervals during the life of the insect. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 In the spring, however, a noticeable change takes place, but neither by the moulting nor the coming in of plumage. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year At the given time, and after the body of the adult has fully formed beneath the chrysalis skin, there is another moult, and the butterfly, with baggy, wet wings, creeps out. Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses “He sure was moulting,” said he, as he dropped letter after letter on the floor. The Man Who Lost Himself Time shall moult away his wings, Ere he shall discover In the whole wide world again Such a constant Lover. The Book of Humorous Verse After the last moulting the worm climbs the brambles placed to receive it, and spins among them its cocoon. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 Mr. Cornish came, gradually moulting his mystery; but still far above the Lattimore standard in dress and style of living. Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic The adult state in these insects is attained after a number of moults of the skin, during each of which the insect gradually draws nearer to the final winged form. Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses I haven't set eyes on him for weeks," was the answer, "so he is probably moulting; this is the time of year. Tales of Fantasy and Fact As they sing most of the time, except when they are asleep, or when moulting, they must have a lot of happiness in their lives. Woodland Tales On May 2 a worm which had just finished its fourth moulting was examined. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 I’m not moulting, or you might have had one or two of my feathers to stick on for a tail,” he added. Dick, Marjorie and Fidge A Search for the Wonderful Dodo After a second moult it becomes purplish, and much more slender, as in the adult. Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses Even when moulting their feathers, or when young, they can escape—fluttering over the surface of the water faster than a canoe can be paddled. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire They do this, perhaps, because these wild territories afford them a better security during the season of incubation, and afterwards of moulting. The Young Voyageurs Boy Hunters in the North The moulting birds sit by themselves; and the bachelors, I conclude, have also to dwell in solitude. Old Jack I shouldn’t have thought you had any to spare for moulting purposes,” said the Archæopteryx. Dick, Marjorie and Fidge A Search for the Wonderful Dodo When the insect is about to assume the pupa state, it moults its skin. Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses I never witnessed a French horse-race, but I am told that they enjoy it moult tristement, as they say we English enjoy all our amusements. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 Sometimes they disguise their canoes under brushwood, and paddle to the edge of the flock; and when the moulting season comes round, they pursue them through the water, and kill them with sticks. The Young Voyageurs Boy Hunters in the North Ecdysis: the process of casting the skin; moulting. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology The dove that cooed in his bosom was a live bird; but once under Darco's eyes, and it was a moulted rag—a thing dead and despicable. Despair's Last Journey The larva after its first moult retains its early clumsy form, and is still white. Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses He moulted once again before the winter, but this was merely a growing moult. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character When moulting, and unable to rise into the air, it is no easy matter to follow them even with a canoe. The Young Voyageurs Boy Hunters in the North Moult: a period in the transformation when the larva changes from one instar to another: the cast skin of a larva that has moulted. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology After the last moulting of the skin the worm begins to spin a cocoon about itself. Little Busybodies The Life of Crickets, Ants, Bees, Beetles, and Other Busybodies Periods of moulting, of putting on new skins, and the like, are never periods of extreme physical vigour. The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) Then his skin split down his back, and he successfully accomplished his first moult. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character “His wing is grown since the moulting,” said Stephen. The Armourer's Prentices Amnios: the first cast skin of the larva when a moult occurs almost immediately after emergence from the egg. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology After a time I began to let him out for an hour or two, first releasing him when he was moulting and could not fly very easily. Wild Nature Won By Kindness But the hens' feathers are coming out and they're moulting—I heard Ruth say so. The Corner House Girls at School It was after his fifth and final moult. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character Perhaps there is some irritation and unpleasantness connected with moulting which causes a dejection of spirit. The Bird Study Book Do they not rather perhaps retire to rest for a season, and p. 49at that juncture moult and change their feathers, since all other birds are known to moult soon after the season of breeding? The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2 I could not tell whether the insect moulted its skin, as it was always hidden, but in July, after four months' feeding, the ant-lions changed into chrysalides, which looked like perfectly round balls of sand. Wild Nature Won By Kindness You went and sat right down in the middle of my Alice-doll's old cradle, and on her best knit coverlet, and went to sleep—and you're moulting! The Corner House Girls at School “It does seem as if they needn’t all moult at the same time,” said Peggy. Peggy in Her Blue Frock In a few cases birds begin to migrate before this moulting takes place, but with the great majority the moult is complete before they leave their summer homes. The Bird Study Book Are they regulated in their motions with us by a defect of food, or by a propensity to moulting, or by a disposition to rest after so rapid a life, or by what? The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2 After his summer moulting he became wonderfully vigorous, and would fly round the room with such velocity that I often felt afraid he might some day fly against the plate-glass windows and injure himself. Wild Nature Won By Kindness Such transitions are ever full of pain: thus the Eagle when he moults is sickly; and, to attain his new beak, must harshly dash-off the old one upon rocks. Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History Autumn had changed to winter, and still the hens were moulting, and there were no eggs. Peggy in Her Blue Frock The ptarmigan moults three times in the year. The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told When moulting keep warm and avoid all draughts of air. The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference Directly after each moult the body will be found to be quite soft, but the skin quickly hardens again. Chatterbox, 1905. They are taught continuously for nine months, and the lesson is repeated throughout the first moulting, as during that change the young birds are apt to forget all that they have previously acquired. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Peggy and Alice had hunted with such anxious care, every morning in Hotel Hennery, to see if they could find any eggs, and each morning they were disappointed; for all the hens were moulting. Peggy in Her Blue Frock It is most effective camouflaging, but if the crab continues to grow it has to moult, and that means losing the disguise. The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told Milton apparently uses it in the sense of 'renewing by the process of moulting.' A Book of English Prose Part II, Arranged for Secondary and High Schools Ten days separate each of the first four moults, and an interval of sixteen days elapses between the fourth, or fifth, and last. Chatterbox, 1905. A good sportsman can always find a few birds even during the moult, and I do not think that birds killed at that time are at all worse eating than others. Warwick Woodlands Things as they Were There Twenty Years Ago When the potato begins to moult it is a sign the stew is nearly done. Skiddoo! The colour does not seem to change till the next moult, and not then unless there is some reason for it. The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told As for her silly nonsense, she is evidently in the moulting state, and I prophesy that by the time baby has the measles we shall hear no more of it. The Opinions of a Philosopher At each change of skin a sudden and easily noticed increase of size takes place; and, before further growth is possible, another moult must be undergone. Chatterbox, 1905. The Countess and the Infant were dressed as for a royal garden party, and Terry and I would have felt like moulting sparrows had not Miss Destrey's plain white cotton kept us in countenance. My Friend the Chauffeur When I had more than one change of raiment these appendages remained in their places, now they drop off as though I were a moulting fowl. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris If the worm has fastened itself for the purpose of moulting, the best way is to remove the entire branch, clipping off all the dried leaves before so removing it. Scientific American, Volume XXIV., No. 12, March 18, 1871 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. Their leaders moult opinions, they do not mould them, and could not translate them into action if they did. Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View This last moult is followed by a still greater change, the caterpillar passing into a state of coma, or sleep, during which it is turned into the butterfly or moth. Chatterbox, 1905. They killed, however, two swans that were moulting, several cranes and many gray geese. Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819-20-21-22, Volume 2 It moults several times, and at last little short wings appear. The Insect Folk One might account for it supposing the Antwerp skin to be that of a young bird, or of a moulting bird, or perhaps of a different sex from the bird whose feather I had secured. In Search of the Unknown Game is, as a rule, very tame, and during the moulting season, when the geese are unable to fly, it is quite possible to kill them with a stick. The First Landing on Wrangel Island With Some Remarks on the Northern Inhabitants About July the old teals moult, and, losing for a time their quill feathers, they are unable to fly, though able to walk and swim. Chatterbox, 1905. We procured also some caccawees, which were then moulting, and assembled in immense flocks. Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819-20-21-22, Volume 2 It stays down there, eating and growing and moulting, for nine or ten months or even longer; then something very wonderful happens. The Insect Folk The proper position for the process of moulting has now been assumed and the proper stability assured. Social Life in the Insect World A fourth moult takes place in seven or eight days, and when the caterpillars are about an inch and a half in length. A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. Except for an occasional solo, nearly all the birds are silent, moulting and moping in the thickets. Some Summer Days in Iowa In a few, however, the process of renewal does not keep pace with that of shedding; the result is that the moulting bird presents a mangy appearance. A Bird Calendar for Northern India It grows fast and moults several times, and when winter comes it hides away, only to come forth at the first breath of spring and continue its eating. The Insect Folk Its fine tunic-like covering splits, and wrinkles, but still encloses the extremity of the abdomen, which adheres to the moulted skin for some little time longer. Social Life in the Insect World After five or six days, and when they are about a quarter of an inch in length, they go through their first moult. A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. They disappear early, seeking seclusion for the moulting. Some Summer Days in Iowa The mynas afford conspicuous examples of this; when moulting their necks often become almost nude, so that the birds bear some resemblance to miniature vultures. A Bird Calendar for Northern India But they eat and grow of course, and shed their skins, and after each moult they become darker in color. The Insect Folk In those portions which the progress of the moult exposes to view I see the legs bend under the mere weight of the suspended insect when I tilt the supporting cover. Social Life in the Insect World But it leaves the egg with a subdorsal line, which the caterpillar of the Elephant Hawk-moth does not acquire until after its first moult. A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. I counted dozens and dozens of moult nests where the duck had congregated before their long flight south. The Canadian Commonwealth Migration and moulting are the chief events in the feathered world at the present season. A Bird Calendar for Northern India They eat and grow and moult, and eat and grow and moult, until they are grown up. The Insect Folk I have just witnessed a moving spectacle: the last moult of a locust; the emergence of the adult from its larval envelope. Social Life in the Insect World When it has elapsed, the animal moults again, again changes its form; after this, it becomes a pupa, without any remarkable peculiarities. A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. This lady my father called 'the angel with the moulting wings,' because she was always in an ecstatic tremor over the second coming of the Messiah. Visionaries In October the annual moult of the birds is completed, so that, clothed in their warm new feathers, they are ready for winter some time before it comes. A Bird Calendar for Northern India But they hold up their spiny front legs and catch insects, and they grow and moult in the usual way. The Insect Folk Very much in the same way, but with far less delicate precision, the claws of the crayfish, at the period of the moult, withdraw the soft flesh of their double fingers from their stony sheath. Social Life in the Insect World After another five or six days, and when about half an inch in length, our caterpillars moult again. A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. I'm sorry, but we can't get the heathen away any earlier because he says it's good luck to start a journey at sunset in the moulting moon. The Courage of Marge O'Doone In the case of the redstart, the bush-chat, most of the wagtails, and some other species, the moult completely changes the colouring of the bird. A Bird Calendar for Northern India Those larvæ had no wings at first, but the wings grew, and finally at the last moult they were full-sized. The Insect Folk Their expansion, which will occupy more than three hours, is reserved for the end, when the insect is completely moulted and in its normal position. Social Life in the Insect World There our sick ships unrigged in summer lay, Like moulting fowl, a weak and easy prey, For whose strong bulk earth scarce could timber find, The ocean water, or the heavens wind. Andrew Marvell The dove and budgerigars were moulted feathers saved up until there were sufficient to make a page. Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XII, Jan. 3, 1891 After a time the edges of the new feathers become worn away, and then the differently-hued deeper parts begin to show, so that the bird gradually resumes the appearance it had before the moult. A Bird Calendar for Northern India It continues to eat and grow and moult, and the little wings are moulted off with the rest of the skin—for the wings of the insect are only modified parts of the skin. The Insect Folk Having the spiny weapons of the legs in mind, I imagined that those limbs would moult in scales and patches, or that the sheathing would rub off like a dead scarf-skin. Social Life in the Insect World "Then," said the little bird, "I'll moult all my feathers," so he moulted all his gay feathers. English Fairy Tales "Pollypet is moulting!" explains the Lady of the Parrot, with a laugh. Greenwich Village After the fourth moult, the young aphides attain maturity; and then they give origin, parthenogenetically, to a second brood, also of imperfect females, all produced without any fathers. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science But there are new and larger wings underneath, and these grow and are moulted off with the next skin, until, at last, the grasshopper is full-grown, with full-grown wings. The Insect Folk The lower record of January was caused by some pullets moulting. Pratt's Practical Pointers on the Care of Livestock and Poultry Our object was to change occupation and mode of life without financial loss, and without moulting a single comfort. The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm When such a moult is about to take place the cuticle separates from the underlying epidermis, and a fluid collects beneath. The Life-Story of Insects After moulting four times, the foundress produces, by parthenogenesis, a number of false eggs, which it fastens to the leaf-stalks and under side of the foliage. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science It will not moult any more after that. The Insect Folk The term "moulted feather" has peculiar significance from the fact that this was a poem which Shelley afterwards rejected. Browning's Shorter Poems The birds in this contest were all hatched early in March and were all through the moult before the cold weather came. Outdoor Sports and Games Wing-rudiments appear, however, in an early instar as visible outgrowths on the thoracic segments, and become larger after each moult. The Life-Story of Insects Four times they moult their skins, these moults being in some respects analogous to the metamorphosis of the caterpillar into chrysalis and butterfly. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science But they eat and grow and moult like other larvæ until they are full-grown insects. The Insect Folk For there I picked upon the heather And there I put inside my breast A moulted feather, an eagle-feather! Browning's Shorter Poems During the period of the moulting season they catch many black swans. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 For if they were growing outwardly the new cuticle would be formed over them, so that they would be apparent after the next moult. The Life-Story of Insects He bore no bad resemblance, he said, to-a moulting fowl, with scanty feathers, running before a gale in the farm yard. Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three They look like ghosts of bugs, but they are very voracious ghosts indeed, and they eat and moult and grow and become darker colored until they reach maturity. The Insect Folk Dear Darwin,—Many thanks for the fourth edition of the "Origin," which I am glad to see grows so vigorously at each moult, although it undergoes no metamorphosis. Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 They moult at the South, and the young pass gradually into adult plumage. Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885 Thus in the life-story of an insect or other arthropod, such as a lobster, a spider, or a centipede, there must be a succession of cuticle-castings—'moults' or ecdyses as they are often called. The Life-Story of Insects Any live factory can always be seen moulting year after year. Crowds A Moving-Picture of Democracy Of course, they grow and moult until they arrive at the adult form. The Insect Folk When the potato begins to moult it is a sign the stew is getting done. The Silly Syclopedia She was callow and moulting, flat-footed and long-shanked. Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative In all insects these successive moults tend to be associated with change of form, sometimes slight, sometimes very great. The Life-Story of Insects When I moulted for the first time, he watched me closely. The Child's World Third Reader Of course these larvæ grow and moult and continue to do so until they have moulted a good many times and grown quite large. The Insect Folk His rumination ended in a doze, and his doze in a dream, in which he fancied himself a Brobdignag Java sparrow during the moulting season. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, September 5, 1841 The North Shore people have drowned myriads of moulting scoters in August; but they use the meat. Animal Sanctuaries in Labrador An Address Presented by Lt.-Colonel William Wood, F.R.S.C. before the Second Annual Meeting of the Commission of Conservation at Quebec, January, 1911 But after the first or the second moult, definite wing-rudiments are visible in the form of outgrowths on the corners of the second and third thoracic segments. The Life-Story of Insects After the first moult they become smaller, comparatively; but it is only after the second moult that the ocelli begin to appear, and these are not fully defined till after the third moult. Darwinism (1889) The wings of the larva do not grow at each moult like the wings of the grasshopper. The Insect Folk The primary quills had not been moulted, and are quite those of the immature bird, with no white tip whatever. Birds of Guernsey (1879) And the Neighbouring Islands: Alderney, Sark, Jethou, Herm; Being a Small Contribution to the Ornitholony of the Channel Islands His business is now done, and he does not tarry, but wings his way to Millefleur and Rottenbottom, where he moults all his fine feathers. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 22, January, 1873 After the last moult the wings are exposed, articulated to the segments that bear them, and capable of motion. The Life-Story of Insects This is because it then descends to the ground to bury itself, and the green colour and red horn would be conspicuous and dangerous; it therefore loses both at the last moult. Darwinism (1889) Just before the last moult it stops sucking out sap. The Insect Folk It was, however, still in the same green plumage when it was killed as it was when I brought it home, though it had moulted twice. Birds of Guernsey (1879) And the Neighbouring Islands: Alderney, Sark, Jethou, Herm; Being a Small Contribution to the Ornitholony of the Channel Islands Night brooded here like a dyspeptic raven with moulting tail-feathers and ragged wings. Flames But this is not the final instar; may-flies are exceptional among insects in undergoing yet another moult after they have acquired wings which they can use for flight. The Life-Story of Insects The very young larvae of several species are green or yellowish without any markings; they then, in subsequent moults, obtain certain markings, some of which are often lost again before the larva is fully grown. Darwinism (1889) The froth dries about it in the form of a little room, and in this it undergoes its last moult and comes out—an adult bug. The Insect Folk This red plumage remains till the autumn, when it is replaced, after the moult, by the more sombre and less handsome grey of the winter plumage. Birds of Guernsey (1879) And the Neighbouring Islands: Alderney, Sark, Jethou, Herm; Being a Small Contribution to the Ornitholony of the Channel Islands The bird appears about two years old: it has gone through this year's moulting. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 569, October 6, 1832 A few hours later the final moult takes place, a very delicate cuticle being shed and revealing the true imago. The Life-Story of Insects It was as if he had moulted some of the gay plumage of the wooing-season, and unconsciously begun to gather something of the authority of the coming head of a great house. V. V.'s Eyes Yes, these are the little skins it discards when it moults. The Insect Folk The moulting process, in point of dress, through which the Japanese passed was not untypical of the change the institutions of their country have been undergoing in obedience to similarly stern requirements. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 101, May, 1876 And the spring sunshine grew hot, and sprinkling carts appeared, and the metropolis moulted its overcoats, and the derby became a burden, and the annual spring exhibition of the National Academy of Design remained uncrowded. The Common Law After each moult some changes in detail may be observable, for example in the proportions of the body-segments or their outgrowths, in the colour or the closeness of the hairy or spiny armature. The Life-Story of Insects They killed however two swans that were moulting, several cranes and many gray geese. The Journey to the Polar Sea At each moult they became a little more like their parents, and finally at the last moult, without any resting period, out sprang the perfect insect. The Insect Folk The decline in egg production was probably due in large part to the fact that the hens began to moult during the second period, and continued to do so during the rest of the experiment. Scientific American Supplement, No. 795, March 28, 1891 Mr. Currie Ghyrkins vainly attempted to stem the torrent of his eloquence, but at last pinned him on some erratic statement about tigers moulting later in the year and their skins not being worth taking. Mr. Isaacs The sensitiveness dies away as the caterpillar grows older, since little or no change of hue in response to a change of environment could be induced after the penultimate moult. The Life-Story of Insects We procured also some caccawees which were then moulting and assembled in immense flocks. The Journey to the Polar Sea Yes, the caddice larva grows and moults in the usual way. The Insect Folk The pullets stay in these same houses in the same field until the moulting season of the third year, or until they are two and a half years old. The Dollar Hen The moulting season is not during the hatching season, but is after the hatching season. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Were the process of moulting to be simply completed while the insect hangs by the claspers, the pupa would of course fall to the ground. The Life-Story of Insects I shall moult no feather; Old boys are not always old fools. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, March 14, 1891 She heard him chuckling all down the passage; but long before his fly had reached Ullerton he had left off doing that and was moulting again. The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight This poor creature was moulting; its feathers were rumpled and disordered; its tail ragged. Frank Mildmay Or, The Naval Officer I have never seen a moulted or dropped feather that was fit for anything. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation The moult is thus completed and the pupa hangs securely all the time. The Life-Story of Insects |
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