10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GONYS»
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Key to North American Birds: Containing a Concise Account of ...
5, k) ; this is the GONYS (corrupted from the Gr. gonu, a knee; hence, any similar
protuberance). That is to say, this point is gonys proper; but the term is extended
to apply to the whole line of union of the rami, from gonys proper to the tip of the ...
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Key to North American Birds: Containing a Concise Account of ...
5, Jc) ; this is the gonys (corrupted from the Gr. gonu, a knee ; hence, any similar
protuberance). That is to say, this point is gonys proper ; but the term is extended
to apply to the whole line of union of the rami, from gonys proper to the tip of the ...
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A Reference Guide to Gulls of the Americas
... tip of the mandible as a hook. The mandible comprises two lateral plates that
meet near the tip (at the gonydeal expansion) and fuse into the gonys, which is
the ventral ridge ol the mandible tip. f he ventral edges ol the mandible plates
often ...
Steve N. G. Howell, Jon Dunn, 2007
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A manual of Philippine birds
Mandibles .falcate; the tips crossed ............................................... .. Loxia (p. 676) u'.
Mandibles not falcate; the tips not crossed; culmen and gonys straight or but little
curved. 11'. Bill blunt and very stout, its width at nostril equal to bill from nostril.
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Birds of the Galapagos Archipelago
Length (skin), 5.35; wing, 2.75; tail, 1.72; culmen, 0.75; gonys, 0.41; basal width
of mandible, 0.32; basal depth of bill, 0.39; tarsus, 0.82; middle toe, 0.60.
Younger male—No. 125962, U.S.N.M.; same locality and collector, April 1, 1891.
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Bird Ecology and Conservation: A Handbook of Techniques
The typical reference point is at the deepest point of the gonys (the distal portion
of the bill where the two lateral arms (rami) of the lower mandible are fused). In
gulls and some seabirds, the bill-depth at the gonys is sexually dimorphic and a ...
William J. Sutherland, Ian Newton, Rhys Green, 2004
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On the Natural History and Classification of Birds
The under mandible is horizontal and porrect, as in Lorius, with the gonys not
curved. Nostrils tumid, naked ; the aperture central and round. Tail rather short,
even, or slightly rounded. The feathers broad, but ending abruptly in a
lengthened, ...
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The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Difussion of ...
The hill is powerful, the under mandible more particularly, which is marked by a
strong ascending gonys. The nostrils are wide and oval, and covered only on the
upper part by a membrane. The tarsi and feet are particularly strong : the former ...
Society for the Difussion of Useful Knowledge, 1837
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Penny cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful ...
Bill strong ; the gonys ascending. The only other genus besides Leiothrix placed
in this subfamily by Mr. Swainson is Pterulhius, Sw., to which that author uives the
following Generic Character. — Bill short, compressed, thick ; the tip shrike-like, ...
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), 1839
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The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of ...
Bill straight, finch-like ; the base triangular ; the sides compressed. Culmen and
gonys equally inclined towards the tip ; gonys angulated. Wings lengthened,
pointed. Tail moderate, rounded. Feet short. Middle toe much longer than the
tarsus.
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1838
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GONYS»
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The BCCI must do right by the fans
The Asnodkars, Manpreet Gonys,Paul Valthatys, Suresh Rainas, Sunil Narines(look how he struggled in real cricket-Tests) and many more ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, May 13»
Review: Grill on New York Street, Manchester
Grill on New York Street (or GONYS) excels at responsibly sourced meat and fish, and great British beer. This and its proximity to Canal Street ... «So So Gay, May 13»
