10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOORHEN»
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moorhen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
moorhen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds
following genera in the subtribe Fulicarina in addition to Fulica: Gallicrex (G.
cinerea), Porphyriops (P. melanops, Spot-flanked Moorhen), Pareudiastes (P.
pacificus, Samoan Moorhen; P. silvestris, San Cristobal Moorhen), Tribonyx (T.
ventralis ...
Les Christidis, Walter Boles, 2008
2
Birds of the Middle East
Slimmer than Common Moorhen; slaty-brown and white, with rufous-chestnut
vent and undertail-coverts; crimson eye set in white face is very conspicuous; in
breeding season note reddish base to upper mandible. Juvenile has white face ...
Richard Porter, Simon Aspinall, 2010
3
Sasol Southern African Birds: A Photographic Guide
Common Moorhen Callinulachloropus 30-36 cm Grootwaterhoender The
Common Moorhen is smoky black overall with a dark olive mantle and a
horizontal white stripe on the flank. The bill and frontal shield are bright red with a
small yellow ...
Ian Sinclair, Ian Hugh Davidson, 1995
4
Jacobite Minstrelsy: With Notes Illustrative of the Text and ...
THE BONNY MOORHEN.v MY bonny moorhen, my bonny moorhen, Up in the
gray hill, down in the glen ; It's when ye gang butt the house, when ye gang ben,
Aye drink a health to my bonny moorhen. My bonny moorhen's gane over the
main, ...
5
Birds of the Horn of Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, ...
Moorhen. Gallinula chloropus 35cm, 14" Blackish rallid with yellow-tipped red bill
and rounded red frontal shield, white stripes along flanks and white undertail-
coverts (with black central stripe). Mantle and wings browner than rest of
plumage.
Nigel Redman, Terry Stevenson, John Fanshawe, 2009
6
Pete Dunne's Essential Field Guide Companion: A ...
It does not tend to swim in open areas carpeted with surface weeds (as does
Common Moorhen). It does habitually forage, by walking in a predatory crouch,
across lily pads, and it spends a great deal of time clambering in rank vegetation
and ...
7
Birds of Peru: Revised and Updated Edition
2 3 4 5 6 Gallinules, moorhen, and coots are large, heavy-bodied, short-billed
rails of marshes. Moorhen, coots, and Spot-flanked Gallinule often are seen
swimming in marshes and in lakes near dense aquatic vegetation; may be
mistaken for ...
Thomas S. Schulenberg, Douglas F. Stotz, Daniel F. Lane, 2010
8
Issues in Life Sciences: Zoology: 2011 Edition
We compared observed numbers of moorhen at 15 Oahu, Hawaii, USA, wetlands
with predicted numbers based on measured energy and protein in food plants
and abundance of these food plants in each wetland and on estimates of energy
...
9
Zoologist: A Monthly Journal of Natural History
Moorhen (G. chloropus), or, as we have it here the " waterhen," for if any one
were to speak here of the moorhen he would be looked upon as talking of the red
grouse or " muir fowl." In consequence of having but few lochs, and those very ...
Edward Newman, James Edmund Harting, 1860
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The Zoologist: A Monthly Journal of Natural History ...
It was a still,sunny morning, and I was taking a quiet stroll by the side of a pond,
when my attention was attracted by a moorhen rushing at a tremendous pace
along the bottom ofa hedge, and while I was wondering what should have been
the ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOORHEN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
moorhen is used in the context of the following news items.
Living Life Elevated, or: Hasta La Vista - the reinvention of West …
Moorhen Way. Local historical names must be obliterated, now, in Hendon Waterside. Year Zero has begun. Tyrrel? It was the name of a local ... «NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL LOLS, Jul 15»
Bufflehead selected for 2016 Duck Stamp Art Contest
... or moorhen (gallinule) is required to purchase a state duck stamp. Money from the sale of Nevada Duck Stamps is used for projects approved ... «Elko Daily Free Press, Jul 15»
Varied weekend for Milton Keynes fire crews
They were also called to help the RSPCA release a trapped moorhen in Knowlhill just after 12.15pm on the same day. The bird had become ... «Milton Keynes Citizen, Jul 15»
The Outdoors briefs
The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries is scheduled to establish regulations for dove, woodcock, gallinule, moorhen, ... «Bristol Herald Courier, Jul 15»
Birdwatchers' paradise to get Rs 2.54 crore facelift
Grey Leg Geese, Pintail, Garganey, Glossy Ibis, Yellow Wagtain, Citrine Wagtail, White Wagtail, Purple Moorhen Comb Duck, Osprey, Eurasian ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
Another busy month in the Three Brooks nature reserve
We're rather chuffed with them – and with the ducklings, grebe and moorhen chicks that can be seen at the lake. We had made several ... «The Bradley Stoke Journal, Jul 15»
Police to probe rival claims about the fate of a moorhen nesting in …
For people living near the River Hiz in Hitchin, the site of a moorhen guarding her chicks on a partially submerged shopping trolley had created ... «Comet 24, Jul 15»
GUY HENDERSON: Golf might not be game for me
I walked to the ball and exchanged a few words with a young moorhen which was looking at my ball with lofty disdain. Feeling smug, I prepared ... «Torquay Herald Express, Jul 15»
Looking again at roadkill casualties
It was about the size of a moorhen and the general plumage was black. There was a white wing bar and a few dark purple feathers with a hint ... «Highland News, Jul 15»
Rotary clubs planning family-friendly Sunday stroll to raise funds for …
The Sunday stroll on July 19 is suitable for all ages and there will be a choice of two starting points – The Moorhen pub in Harlow or Pig Lane in ... «Harlow Star, Jul 15»
