A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants, Volume 4Gray & Bowen, 1831 |
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... countries that are as yet but thin- ly peopled . When the Europeans first came to America , and coast- ed down along the African shores , they found the Flamin- gos on several shores on either continent gentle , and no way distrustful ...
... countries that are as yet but thin- ly peopled . When the Europeans first came to America , and coast- ed down along the African shores , they found the Flamin- gos on several shores on either continent gentle , and no way distrustful ...
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... countries they have been used as leather . · The SPECKLED DIVER is more common in the southern parts of Europe . It is called on the Thames the Sprat Loon . It weighs about two pounds and a half ; and has the upper parts of the body ...
... countries they have been used as leather . · The SPECKLED DIVER is more common in the southern parts of Europe . It is called on the Thames the Sprat Loon . It weighs about two pounds and a half ; and has the upper parts of the body ...
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... are con- founded with the Gulls . Our Great Tern is the same as that of Eu- rope . The Lesser Tern is also the same in both countries . - Wilson . and the under part white . These birds have been 12 NATURAL HISTORY .
... are con- founded with the Gulls . Our Great Tern is the same as that of Eu- rope . The Lesser Tern is also the same in both countries . - Wilson . and the under part white . These birds have been 12 NATURAL HISTORY .
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... 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 dark brown , the former surrounded with a large round crest , the middle of which is ...
... 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 dark brown , the former surrounded with a large round crest , the middle of which is ...
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... 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 its form to the Swan of the old world , but is somewhat smaller in size . Every ...
... 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 its form to the Swan of the old world , but is somewhat smaller in size . Every ...
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