The Nature-study Review: Devoted to All Phases of Nature-study in Elementary Schools, Volume 13M.A. Bigelow, 1917 |
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... tail make him a beautiful object . That tail is a wonderful one , it seems to me . He drives his beak into the suet like a wood- pecker , and though he hammers hard , his beak goes in just far enough . Jan. 20. The first thing I saw was ...
... tail make him a beautiful object . That tail is a wonderful one , it seems to me . He drives his beak into the suet like a wood- pecker , and though he hammers hard , his beak goes in just far enough . Jan. 20. The first thing I saw was ...
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... tail spread like a little turkey cock , showing his white feathers . The chickadees sing " phoebe " too , and give their singing yodle . Jan. 31. Another cold wave has been billowing toward us all day , yet I heard the chickadees sing ...
... tail spread like a little turkey cock , showing his white feathers . The chickadees sing " phoebe " too , and give their singing yodle . Jan. 31. Another cold wave has been billowing toward us all day , yet I heard the chickadees sing ...
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... tail ; its legs are short compared with its body ; the front feet have four toes and the hind feet three ; the toes are armed with rather stubby nails ; although the cavy is a true rodent it has short incisors , and the back teeth have ...
... tail ; its legs are short compared with its body ; the front feet have four toes and the hind feet three ; the toes are armed with rather stubby nails ; although the cavy is a true rodent it has short incisors , and the back teeth have ...
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... tail ? Describe its fur , whether fine , coarse , long or short , or in rosettes . Is it for warmth or ornament ? In what position does it sleep ? How does it play ; how does it show anger or pleasure ? Describe its voice ; what does it ...
... tail ? Describe its fur , whether fine , coarse , long or short , or in rosettes . Is it for warmth or ornament ? In what position does it sleep ? How does it play ; how does it show anger or pleasure ? Describe its voice ; what does it ...
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... tail butterflies deposits its eggs upon the laurel leaves , and the larvae feed with no ill effects . Dr. Barker says that Indians drink a tea made from Kalmia leaves when they wish to commit suicide . The wood is very hard , fine ...
... tail butterflies deposits its eggs upon the laurel leaves , and the larvae feed with no ill effects . Dr. Barker says that Indians drink a tea made from Kalmia leaves when they wish to commit suicide . The wood is very hard , fine ...
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Página 172 - And soon that toil shall end ; Soon shalt thou find a summer home, and rest And scream among thy fellows ; reeds shall bend Soon o'er thy sheltered nest. Thou'rt gone, the abyss of heaven Hath swallowed up thy form ; yet on my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson thou hast given, And shall not soon depart. He who from zone to zone Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight, In the long way that I must tread alone, Will lead my Steps aright.
Página 172 - Seek'st thou the plashy brink Of weedy lake, or marge of river wide, Or where the rocking billows rise and sink On the chafed ocean side?
Página 172 - Whither, midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the last steps of day, Far, through their rosy depths, dost thou pursue Thy solitary way? Vainly the fowler's eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly painted on the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along.
Página 47 - And radiant raindrops couching in cool flowers; And flowers themselves, that sway through sunny hours, Dreaming of moths that drink them under the moon; Then, the cool kindliness of sheets, that soon Smooth away trouble...
Página 283 - A wise old owl lived in an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard. Why can't we all be like that wise old bird?
Página 47 - And to keep loyalties young, I'll write those names Golden for ever, eagles, crying flames, And set them as a banner, that men may know, To dare the generations, burn, and blow Out on the wind of Time, shining and streaming.
Página 5 - Thy Father has written for thee." " Come, wander with me," she said, " Into regions yet untrod ; And read what is still unread In the manuscripts of God." And he wandered away and away With Nature, the dear old nurse, Who sang to him night and day The rhymes of the universe. And whenever the way seemed long, Or his heart began to fail, She would sing a more wonderful song, Or tell a more marvellous tale.
Página 27 - THE speckled sky is dim with snow, The light flakes falter and fall slow; Athwart the hill-top, rapt and pale, Silently drops a silvery veil; And all the valley is shut in By flickering curtains gray and thin. But cheerily the chickadee Singeth to me on fence and tree; The snow sails round him as he sings, White as the down of angels
Página 118 - Hiawatha Learned of every bird its language, Learned their names and all their secrets, How they built their nests in Summer, Where they hid themselves in Winter, Talked with them whene'er he met them, Called them "Hiawatha's Chickens." Of all beasts he learned the language, Learned their names and all their secrets, How the beavers built their lodges, Where the squirrels hid their acorns, How the reindeer ran so swiftly, Why the rabbit was so timid, Talked with them whene'er he met them, Called...
Página 138 - I thought the sparrow's note from heaven, Singing at dawn on the alder bough; I brought him home, in his nest, at even ; He sings the song, but it cheers not now, For I did not bring home the river and sky; — He sang to my ear, — they sang to my eye.