10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALTRICES»
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altrices in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences
Altrices usually lay few eggs, Prsecoces many; an evident adaptation to facilities
of caring for young under the two regimes. Yet an immense group of prascoces
— Grallse — lay but four, which is below the average of altricial Insessores.
Academy of Natural Sciences (Philadelphia, Pa.), 1869
2
Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Altrices usually lay few eggs, Prsecoces many; an evident adaptation to facilities
of caring for young under the two regimes. Yet an immense group of prseeoces
— Grallse — lay but four, which is below the average of altiicial Insessores.
3
Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
would be interesting to know whether they are altrices or pracoces, and how far
the palate agrees with that of Geranomorphre. The “ naturalness ” of the division
as a sub-class is sustained in a satisfactory if not conclusive manner, by the large
...
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1868
In this respect we are certainly inclined to rank the Altrices higher than the
Praecoces. But now let us see what are the relations of the sexes in these two
groups. As a rule, the Altrices, are monogamous ; they live in pairs, and the two
mates ...
5
The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Zoology, Botany, ...
The . passage between my Gavia or web-footed Altrices, and my Herodiones or
grallatorial Altrices, is beautifully exemplified by that most remarkable bird the
Balaniceps, whose affinity with Pelecanida has so well been pointed out, and
even ...
Sir William Jardine, 1853
6
House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents: ...
Altrices. Their food consists generally of vertebrated animals. Order 10. Strisorbs,
Cabana. The bill without a cere, hard at the base, without any swollen skin at the
nostrils, and of a variable form. Three anterior toes, which are generally united ...
United States. Congress. House, 1866
7
On the Classification of Water Birds
... or pra;cocial characters are but doubtfully expressed, or else do not agree with
unquestionable affinities in other respects. Finally, it should be observed that, as
all Insessores are altrices, no parallelism exists between the great majority ...
8
Annual Report of the Board of Regents
Altrices. Their food consists generally of vertebrated animals. Order 10.
Srmsonns, Cabanis. The bill without a cere, hard at the base, without any swollen
skin at the nostrils, and of a variable form. Three anterior toes, which are
generally united ...
Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum, 1866
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Report of the Board of Regents
Altrices. Their food consists generally of vertebrated animals. Order 10.
STRISORES, Cabanis. The bill without a cere, hard at the base, without any
swollen skin at the nostrils, and of a variable form. Three anterior toes, which are
generally ...
Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents, 1866
10
Foods of Association: Biocultural Perspectives on Foods and ...
These observations illustrate the convergence of some, or parts of, courtship and
feeding repertoires (Dugatkin 1997). In mammalian and bird altricial species, or
altrices, the newly born or hatched require parental care longer than the young ...
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALTRICES»
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