 The visits of the female were generally repeated in the space of a minute and a half or two minutes, or upon an average thirty-six times in an hour ; and this continued full sixteen hours in a day, which, if equally divided, between the eight young ones,...  Once a Week - Page 48edited by - 1864Full view - About this book
 | George Montagu - Birds - 1802 - 716 pages
...or two minutes ; or, upon an average, thirty-fix rimes in an hour; and this continued full fixteen hours in a day, which, if equally divided between the eight young ones, each would receive feventy-two feeds in the day; the whole amounting to five hundred and feventy-fix.... | |
 | James Rennie - Animal behavior - 1833 - 422 pages
...The visits of the female were generally repeated in the space of a minute and a half or two minutes, or upon an average thirty-six times in an hour ; and...which, if equally divided between the eight young ones, each 13 would receive seventy-two feeds in the day; the whole amounting to five hundred and seventy-six.... | |
 | George Montagu - Birds - 1831 - 670 pages
...The visits of the female were generally repeated in the space of a minute and a half or two minutes, or, upon an average, thirty-six times in an hour ;...which, if equally divided between the eight young ones, each would receive seventy-two feeds in the day ; the whole amounting to 576. From examination of the... | |
 | James Rennie - Birds - 1833 - 410 pages
...The visits of the female were generally repeated in the space of a minute and a half or two minutes, or upon an average thirty-six times in an hour ; and...if equally divided, between the eight young ones, each would receive seventy-two feeds in the day; the whole amounting to five hundred and seventy-six.... | |
 | Christian life - 1835 - 480 pages
...The visits of the female were generally repeated in the space of a minute and a half or two minutes, or, upon an average, thirty-six times in an hour ;...which, if equally divided between the eight young ones, each would receive seventytwo feeds in the day ; the whole amounting to 576." We need hardly observe... | |
 | Gilbert White - Natural history - 1837 - 680 pages
...rising under the eaves. 1 Colonel Montagu has observed, that the wren returns once in tiro minutes, or upon an average thirty-six times in an hour: and...hours in a day, which, if equally divided between eight young ones, each would receive seventy-two feeds in the day, the whole amounting to five hundred... | |
 | Gilbert White - Natural history - 1837 - 678 pages
...rising under the eaves. 1 Colonel Montagu has observed, that the wren returns once in /«•., minutes, or upon an average thirty-six times in an hour : and...hours in a day, which, if equally divided between eight young ones, each would receive seventy-two feeds in the day, the whole amounting to five hundred... | |
 | William Macgillivray - 1839 - 578 pages
...female alone, whose visits " were generally repeated in the space of a minute and a half or two minutes, or, upon an average, thirty-six times in an hour;...which, if equally divided between the eight young ones, each would receive seventy-two feeds in the day ; the whole amounting to 576. From examination of the... | |
 | William John Broderip - Animal behavior - 1847 - 434 pages
...little mother's visits were generally repeated in the space of a minute and a half, or two minutes, or, upon an average, thirty-six times in an hour ; and this continued for full sixteen hours in a day, which would amount to seventy-two feeds daily for each, if equally... | |
 | Gilbert White, Edward Jesse - Natural history - 1851 - 534 pages
...Montagu has observed (see Ornithological Diet., p. 35), that the wren returns once in two minutes, or, upon an average, thirty-six times in an hour;...hours in a day, which, if equally divided between eight young ones, each would receive seventy-two feeds in the day. To this may be added, that the swallow... | |
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