10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPARROW-LIKE»
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1
Biology of the Ubiquitous House
Sparrow : From Genes to ...
between the typical male house sparrow and the typical male Spanish spar- row,
assigning a value of 0 for the house sparrow-like coloration and a value between
5 and 15 for the Spanish sparrow-like coloration. Specimens were scored on ...
Ted R. Anderson Professor of Biology McKendree College in Illinois (Emeritus), 2006
2
Sasol Southern African Birds: A Photographic Guide
R Cape SparroW Passer melanurus 15cm GewoneMossie This species with its
black and white head pattern is more bunting-like than it is sparrow-like. The
male is unmistakable: the only sparrow in the region to have a pied head. The
female ...
Ian Sinclair, Ian Hugh Davidson, 1995
3
Birds of the Horn of Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, ...
Pale Rockfinch was formerly considered to be a Petronia, but is now placed in a
monotypic genus. yellow-spotted Petronia Petronia pyrgita 15cm, 6" Fairly
uniform, pale grey-brown sparrow-like bird, typically with yellow spot at base
ofthroat ...
Nigel Redman, Terry Stevenson, John Fanshawe, 2009
4
Birds of the Middle East
Call a House Sparrow-like cheep, chilp or chirrup, also softer, more liquid and
tuneful. Habitat Open dry woodland, date groves, villages, valley bottoms with
trees, cultivated areas. Nests in hole or crevice in tree. Note Passage hatched,
but ...
Richard Porter, Simon Aspinall, 2010
5
In Search of A Golden
Sparrow
Flying right behind the golden sparrow, like it was being escorted, was one that
was all white! Bill stood at the window watching, as the small flock flew so close
to the window that if it were opened he could have reached out and touched them
.
Kenneth Edward Barnes, 2011
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Perspectives on the Study of Speech
Thus the swamp sparrows showed some tendency to focus on syllables in the
first part of any song learned, whether swamp sparrow-like or not. Otherwise, the
swamp sparrows were largely unresponsive to temporal organization of the ...
P. D. Eimas, J. L. Miller, 2013
7
Silhouette of a
Sparrow
“That's a dress for an oriole, Isabella, not a sparrow like me.” As soon as I said it, I
remembered the nuthatch. I re- membered Mary Elizabeth. And I wondered— “Oh
, come on, just put it on.” Then her hands were on me, lifting up my dress.
8
A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe
Large, sparrow-like, with long, full tail often raised. Male black above and on
upper breast, with white belly and conspicuous rusty flanks. Large white edges
on outer tail-feathers and wing- feathers. Female and immature brown where
male is ...
Roger Tory Peterson, Guy Mountfort, P. A. D. Hollum, 2001
9
Birds of East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi
SPARROW-LARKS Small chunky sparrow-like larks with heavy bills, usually
found in flocks. Sexually dimorphic: males are boldly marked on the head and
underparts; females and immatures are much more drab. Fischer's Sparrow-Lark
...
Terry Stevenson, John Fanshawe, 2004
10
When the Last
Sparrow Falls
Even a sparrow like me can see that, God." God said, "Hyiental, I thought the
exact same thing about My greatest creation, but they had the freedom to choose
My ways or their own way to live. When it became apparent to me that My laws
were ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPARROW-LIKE»
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Johnny Depp bottle feeds a tiny orphan bat named 'Jackie Sparrow'
Named Jackie Sparrow because of her sparrow-like qualities and the Hollywood actor's close proximity, the tiny mammal was found injured in the recent ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Trip to Mexico was truly enchanting
Then a husky drab sparrow-like bird with a huge bill flew into view just a few feet from us. Female blue grosbeak came to mind, and my hunch was confirmed ... «Farm and Dairy, Jul 15»
Rain fails to slow D39 bikers during opening of student-designed racks
The selected designs feature a sparrow-like bird by Elle Linetsky from Central Elementary School and four abstract figures by Nika Chuzhoy of Highcrest Middle ... «Chicago Tribune, May 15»
A great Goodnight from Hope Not Hate
... a double long-player of 26 tracks that progresses seamlessly through anthems, croaks, falsetto, banjos, heaving guitar solos and even sparrow-like voices. «Morning Star Online, Apr 15»
Mike Pejic: Stoke City must put some meat on big defender's legs
Assuming he is bought by Stoke after this `trial' spell, he's got to get to work on those sparrow-like legs of his. He looks top-heavy to me because the top half of ... «Stoke Sentinel, Apr 15»
With spring comes the Brown-headed Cowbird
It has a short sparrow-like bill and dark eyes. The female is an ashy brown and is somewhat lighter in colour on the throat. It does not have the distinctive brown ... «Pembroke Daily Observer, Mar 15»
The Evening Chorus Helen Humphreys
And, like me, your prejudice might encourage you to doubt The Evening Chorus, with its pretty cover featuring a sparrow-like creature resting on a strand of ... «National Post, Feb 15»
Piping Plover Bird At Center Of Sandy Recovery Controversy
The small, sparrow-like bird that lives on the island is listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act and, elsewhere in the country, is classified ... «Huffington Post, Oct 14»
Bird of the Week: Dickcissel
The Dickcissel is a sparrow-like bird that breeds in the prairie grasslands of the U.S. The males have a rusty-colored shoulder patch, and a yellow breast, with a ... «THV 11, May 13»
Mailbird, A Sparrow-Like Client For Windows, Is Making Email A …
Mailbird, a very Sparrow-like email client for Windows users, is launching into beta this week with plans to take its email desktop app beyond where Sparrow left ... «TechCrunch, Apr 13»
