A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants, Volume 4Gray & Bowen, 1831 |
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... bottom of its hole , devours both the parent and its family . The LITTLE AUK is still less than the puffin , being not above the size of a blackbird . Of the birds of this genus , the TUFTED AUK is one of the most curious . It is ...
... bottom of its hole , devours both the parent and its family . The LITTLE AUK is still less than the puffin , being not above the size of a blackbird . Of the birds of this genus , the TUFTED AUK is one of the most curious . It is ...
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... bottom , where the waves , that swell like mountains , are scarcely seen to curl on the surface , and the roar of the ocean appears softer than the murmur of a brook ! It is in these formidable mansions that myriads of seafowls are ever ...
... bottom , where the waves , that swell like mountains , are scarcely seen to curl on the surface , and the roar of the ocean appears softer than the murmur of a brook ! It is in these formidable mansions that myriads of seafowls are ever ...
Page 25
... the water , or the in- sects at the bottom , the grass by the bank , or the fruits and corn in cultivated grounds , are sufficient to satisfy their easy appetites . VOL . IV . B They breed in great abundance , and lead their young.
... the water , or the in- sects at the bottom , the grass by the bank , or the fruits and corn in cultivated grounds , are sufficient to satisfy their easy appetites . VOL . IV . B They breed in great abundance , and lead their young.
Page 33
... bottoms ; it is well known to be hatched from an egg , in the ordinary manner , and to differ in very few particulars from all the rest of its kind . The upper parts of the plumage are black , the forehead , chin , and all the under ...
... bottoms ; it is well known to be hatched from an egg , in the ordinary manner , and to differ in very few particulars from all the rest of its kind . The upper parts of the plumage are black , the forehead , chin , and all the under ...
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... Isle of Ely , & c . where the male is called the Widgeon , and the female the Whewer . They feed upon wild peri- winkles , grass , weeds , & c . which grow at the bottom of rivers and lakes . Their flesh has a very THE DUCK GENUS . 41.
... Isle of Ely , & c . where the male is called the Widgeon , and the female the Whewer . They feed upon wild peri- winkles , grass , weeds , & c . which grow at the bottom of rivers and lakes . Their flesh has a very THE DUCK GENUS . 41.
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