A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants, Volume 4Gray & Bowen, 1831 |
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... America , but was once known on all the coasts of Europe . It is still occasionally met with on the shores of the Mediter- ranean . Its beauty , its size , and the peculiar delicacy of its flesh , have been such temptations to destroy ...
... America , but was once known on all the coasts of Europe . It is still occasionally met with on the shores of the Mediter- ranean . Its beauty , its size , and the peculiar delicacy of its flesh , have been such temptations to destroy ...
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... America they breed in sum- mer ; on the other side of the line they take the most fa- vourable season of the year . They build their nests in extensive marshes , and where they are in no danger of a surprise . The nest is not less ...
... America they breed in sum- mer ; on the other side of the line they take the most fa- vourable season of the year . They build their nests in extensive marshes , and where they are in no danger of a surprise . The nest is not less ...
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... . States , and on the peninsula of East Florida . They are also common in the warmer parts of America , Peru , Chili , Cayenne , Brazil and the West Indies . - Vilson . white between the bill and the eyes , and an. 6 NATURAL HISTORY .
... . States , and on the peninsula of East Florida . They are also common in the warmer parts of America , Peru , Chili , Cayenne , Brazil and the West Indies . - Vilson . white between the bill and the eyes , and an. 6 NATURAL HISTORY .
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... Black - headed Gull in America , appears in New Jersey in the latter part of April . They breed in marshes , and live on worms , insects and animal substances . - Wilson . The Gull , the petrel , the tern , have 20 NATURAL HISTORY . 20.
... Black - headed Gull in America , appears in New Jersey in the latter part of April . They breed in marshes , and live on worms , insects and animal substances . - Wilson . The Gull , the petrel , the tern , have 20 NATURAL HISTORY . 20.
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... America , and probably in the East Indies . The BLACK SWAN . New Holland , that country of ani- mal wonders , presents us with a bird which the ancients imagined could not possibly have existence . The Black Swan is exactly similar in ...
... America , and probably in the East Indies . The BLACK SWAN . New Holland , that country of ani- mal wonders , presents us with a bird which the ancients imagined could not possibly have existence . The Black Swan is exactly similar in ...
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