A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants, Volume 4Gray & Bowen, 1831 |
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... belly perfectly white . This bird is found in all the northern parts of Europe , and feeds on fish . It breeds on the inaccessible rocks and steep cliff's in the Isle of Man , and like wise in Cornwall ; on Prestholm Island , near Beau ...
... belly perfectly white . This bird is found in all the northern parts of Europe , and feeds on fish . It breeds on the inaccessible rocks and steep cliff's in the Isle of Man , and like wise in Cornwall ; on Prestholm Island , near Beau ...
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... belly white . ern regions , but dom found in France or 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 ...
... belly white . ern regions , but dom found in France or 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 ...
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... belly , and tail of the Kittiwake are of a snowy white- ness ; the back and wings are gray ; and both species have behind each ear a dark spot : both species are about the same size , viz . fourteen inches ; and the Tarrack weighs seven ...
... belly , and tail of the Kittiwake are of a snowy white- ness ; the back and wings are gray ; and both species have behind each ear a dark spot : both species are about the same size , viz . fourteen inches ; and the Tarrack weighs seven ...
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... belly white : the upper part of the back is glossy black ; the lower parts and the rump are striated with brown and pale gray on the wings there are white bars tipped with black , and the breast is reddish , mixed with black and white ...
... belly white : the upper part of the back is glossy black ; the lower parts and the rump are striated with brown and pale gray on the wings there are white bars tipped with black , and the breast is reddish , mixed with black and white ...
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... belly white . The HOODED MERGANSER is a native of North Amer- ica , and peculiar to that country . It is common on the coasts of New England , and breeds in the arctic regions . It is about the size of a widgeon . The head and neck are ...
... belly white . The HOODED MERGANSER is a native of North Amer- ica , and peculiar to that country . It is common on the coasts of New England , and breeds in the arctic regions . It is about the size of a widgeon . The head and neck are ...
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