. Palestine : the physical geography and natural history of the Holy Land. ng Birds are also numerous in Syria and Palestine, including a considerable proportion of species not known in England. The FlamingoA is rare, but issometimes seen; and must fromits size and colour reckon amongthe most conspicuous of the birdsof whatever country it is found Spoon-bill ; e the commonHeron? which abounds in theHaouran; the Stork. The last-named bird is often mentioned inScripture under the pleasant nameof i~T~PDn, chasidah, pious, or gracious, on account of itskindness to the parent birds andto the
. Palestine : the physical geography and natural history of the Holy Land. ng Birds are also numerous in Syria and Palestine, including a considerable proportion of species not known in England. The FlamingoA is rare, but issometimes seen; and must fromits size and colour reckon amongthe most conspicuous of the birdsof whatever country it is found Spoon-bill ; e the commonHeron? which abounds in theHaouran; the Stork. The last-named bird is often mentioned inScripture under the pleasant nameof i~T~PDn, chasidah, pious, or gracious, on account of itskindness to the parent birds andto the young. For this reason,as well as on account of the con-fidence it reposes in man by build-ing its large nest, and intrustingits own conspicuous person, with-in his reach, by taking up itsabode in towns and upon humanhabitations, this bird has been inall countries regarded with re-spect, and nowhere more than inSyria and Palestine. There is notthe least doubt that the nest andits inmate figured as conspicuouslyupon the highest points in thetowns and villages of ancient. [Flamingo.] a Lev. xi. 18 ; Teut. xiv. 17 ; Psalm eii. 7 ; Isa. xxxiv. 11; 14. ll Phcenicoptertts ruber. e Flatulea leucorodia. b Colymbus Ardea Cinerea. c L. cants. CCCCVl PHYSICAL HISTORY OF PALESTINE. [Chap. VIII.
Size: 1317px × 1897px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1840, books, booksubjectnaturalhistory
