 Its windpipe is fitted to produce the sound for which it is remarkable; the lower part of it dividing into the lungs, is supplied with a thin loose membrane, that can be filled with a large body of air, and exploded at pleasure.  The Natural History of Ireland - Strona 168autor: William Thompson - 1850Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | Thomas Nuttall - 1896 - Liczba stron: 498
...loose membrane that can be filled with a large body of air and exploded at pleasure. These bellowings are chiefly heard from the beginning of spring to the end of autumn, and are the usual calls during the pairing season." The American bird, no less than the true Bittern, is... | |
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