 | William Bingley - 1821 - 298 páginas
...of texture resembling isinglass, and are, in shape-, somewhat like a saucer with one side flatted. Their thickness is little more than that of a " silver spoon, and their weight from a quarter to half an ounce. They are very brittle, and have a shining gummy appearance... | |
 | Julius Berncastle - 1850 - 314 páginas
...constituents. Externally, they resemble ill-concocted, fibrous isinglass, and are of a white colour, inclining to red. Their thickness is little more than...When dry, they are brittle, and wrinkled; the size is nearly that of a goose's egg. Those that are dry, white, and clean, are the most valuable. They are... | |
 | Julius Berncastle - 1850 - 338 páginas
...constituents. Externally, they resemble ill-concocted, fibrous isinglass, and are of a white colour, inclining to red. Their thickness is little more than...When dry, they are brittle, and wrinkled; the size is nearly that of a goose's egg. Those that are dry, white, and clean, are the most valuable. They are... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1859 - 830 páginas
...white colour, inclining to red ; their thickness little more than that'of a silver spoon, and the w from a quarter to half an ounce. When dry, they are brittle and wrinkled, the size being nearly of a goose's egg. The qualities of the nest vary, according to the situation and extent... | |
 | 1862 - 600 páginas
...constituents. Externally, they resemble illconcocted, fibrous isinglass, and are of a white colour, inclining to red. Their thickness is little more than...When dry, they are brittle and wrinkled ; the size is nearly that of a goose-egg. Those that are dry, white, and free from dirt and feathers, are the most... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1863 - 848 páginas
...white colour, inclining to red; their thickness little more than that of a silver spoon, and the weig! from a quarter to half an ounce. When dry, they are brittle and wrinkled, the size being nearly th of a goose's egg. The qualities of the nest vary, according to the situation and extent... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1871 - 830 páginas
...resemble ill-concocted fibrous isinglass, and are of a white colour, inclining to red; their thickness little more than that of a silver spoon, and the weight...When dry, they are brittle and wrinkled, the size being nearly that of a goose's egg. The qualities of 'the nest vary, according to the situation and... | |
 | Samuel Orchart Beeton - 1875 - 648 páginas
...white colour, inclining to red ; their thickness is little more than that ofa silver spoon, and their weight from a quarter to half an ounce. When dry they are brittle and wrinkled ; the size is little larger than a goose-egg. Those that are dry, white, and clean are the most valuable. They are... | |
 | Edward Balfour - 1885 - 1302 páginas
...of the swallow. Externally they resemble ill-concocted fibrous isinglass, and are of a white colour, inclining to red ; their thickness is little more than that of a silver spoon, and their weight from a quarter to half an ounce. When dry, they are brittle and wrinkled, little larger... | |
 | James Dyer Ball - 1904 - 848 páginas
...been described as :— ' Externally resembling ill-concocted fibrous isinglass, and of a white colour, inclining to red ; their thickness is little more than that of a silver spoon, and their weight from a quarter to half an ounce. When dry, they are brittle and wrinkled ; the size is... | |
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to show the constituents; externally, they resemble ill concocted, fibrous isinglass, and are of a white color, inclining to red ; their thickness is little more than that of a silver spoon, and the weight from a quarter to half an ounce. When dry, they... 
