A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants, Volume 4Gray & Bowen, 1831 |
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... England . It feeds on worms and insects , which it scoops out of the sand with its bill . The AMERICAN AVOSET differs only in being some- thing larger , and having the neck and breast of a deep cream colour . In Hudson's Bay there is a ...
... England . It feeds on worms and insects , which it scoops out of the sand with its bill . The AMERICAN AVOSET differs only in being some- thing larger , and having the neck and breast of a deep cream colour . In Hudson's Bay there is a ...
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... England during the summer sea- The BLACKBILLED AUK is still smaller . son . THE PUFFIN the half next the point is red , that next. Is the size of the teal , weighs about twelve ounces , and is twelve inches in length . The bill is much ...
... England during the summer sea- The BLACKBILLED AUK is still smaller . son . THE PUFFIN the half next the point is red , that next. Is the size of the teal , weighs about twelve ounces , and is twelve inches in length . The bill is much ...
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... England . The Northern Diver lays exceedingly large eggs ; being full three inches long , blunt at one end , and sharp at the other , of a sort of bluish colour , generally spotted with some black spots or strokes . It flies high and ...
... England . The Northern Diver lays exceedingly large eggs ; being full three inches long , blunt at one end , and sharp at the other , of a sort of bluish colour , generally spotted with some black spots or strokes . It flies high and ...
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... England . The RED - THROATED DIVER differs chiefly from the pre- ceding in having the throat and part of the neck of a fine red ; the upper parts of the body also are dusky , marked with a few white spots . It is seldom found to the ...
... England . The RED - THROATED DIVER differs chiefly from the pre- ceding in having the throat and part of the neck of a fine red ; the upper parts of the body also are dusky , marked with a few white spots . It is seldom found to the ...
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... England , the Car Swallow . It is a very noisy animal . Among the foreign birds of the Tern genus , there are some found of a snowy white ; but the most singular bird of this kind is the STRIATED TERN which is found at New Zealand . It ...
... England , the Car Swallow . It is a very noisy animal . Among the foreign birds of the Tern genus , there are some found of a snowy white ; but the most singular bird of this kind is the STRIATED TERN which is found at New Zealand . It ...
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