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The hour of midnight approached when the drama was to be acted, and Donald Macgillivray, loaded with all the charms and benedictions in his country, took mournful leave of his friends, and proceeded to the scene of his intended enterprise.
It is certain that distinct species of birds occasionally pair in a state of nature and produce hybrids. Many instances could be given: thus Macgillivray relates how a male blackbird and female thrush "fell in love with each other," and produced offspring. 'History of Brit. With other birds, as Mr.
Blakiston, 'Ibis, 1863, p. 125. For the Cathartes and Ardea, Audubon, 'Ornithological Biography, vol. ii. p. 51, and vol. iii. p. 89. On the White-throat, Macgillivray, 'History of British Birds, vol. ii. p. 354.
But it does not appear that the spurs in this case, or in that of some of the spur-winged rails, are larger in the male than in the female. For the Egyptian goose, see Macgillivray, 'British Birds, vol. iv. p. 639. For Plectropterus, Livingstone's 'Travels, p. 254. For Palamedea, Brehm's 'Thierleben, B. iv. s. 740.
Macgillivray pushed on into the trench, along it to a communication trench, and up and down one alley after another, until he reached the most advanced trench which the British held. Here a pandemonium of fighting was still in progress, but to this Macgillivray after the first couple of minutes paid no heed.
Different tones are emitted by the feathers of the different species when waved through the air; and the Scolopax Wilsonii of the United States makes a switching noise whilst descending rapidly to the earth. See M. Meves' interesting paper in 'Proc. Zool. Soc. 1858, p. 199. For the habits of the snipe, Macgillivray, 'History of British Birds, vol. iv. p. 371. For the American snipe, Capt.
The next ensuing official reference of particular interest is contained in the narrative of the voyage of H.M.S. RATTLESNAKE, by John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S., naturalist of the expedition. Our excursions were confined to the vicinity of the watering-place and the bay in which it is situated. The shores are rocky on one side and sandy on the other, where a low point runs out to the westward.
We got into two of the waiting motor-cars all but Sir Walter, who went off to Scotland Yard to 'mobilize MacGillivray', so he said. We marched through empty corridors and big bare chambers where the charwomen were busy, till we reached a little room lined with books and maps. I sat at the desk and the others stood round, for somehow or other I had got charge of this expedition. It was no good.
Smith says: "John Macgillivray, Esquire, Naturalist to Her Majesty's Ship Rattlesnake, lately presented to the British Museum the nest of a South American species of Polistes, which he says is very abundant at St.
Sir Walter took off his big tortoiseshell spectacles and laid them carefully on the table. 'Roll up the map of Europe, he said. 'This is our Austerlitz. Mary, my dear, I am feeling very old. Macgillivray had the sharpened face of a bitterly disappointed man. Blenkiron had got very red, and I could see that he was blaspheming violently under his breath. Mary's eyes were quiet and solemn.
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