A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants, Volume 4Gray & Bowen, 1831 |
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... Four - eyed Loach - The Salmon - The Sea Trout - The White Trout - The Samlet - The Trout - The Gillaroo , or Gizard Trout - The Char -- The Grayling - The Smelt - The Gwiniad - The Pike - The Sea Needle - The Saury -- The Argentine ...
... Four - eyed Loach - The Salmon - The Sea Trout - The White Trout - The Samlet - The Trout - The Gillaroo , or Gizard Trout - The Char -- The Grayling - The Smelt - The Gwiniad - The Pike - The Sea Needle - The Saury -- The Argentine ...
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... four feet eight inches from tip to tail . The head is round and small , with a large bill , seven inches long , partly red , partly black , and crooked like a bow . The legs and thighs , which are not much thicker than a man's fin- ger ...
... four feet eight inches from tip to tail . The head is round and small , with a large bill , seven inches long , partly red , partly black , and crooked like a bow . The legs and thighs , which are not much thicker than a man's fin- ger ...
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... four inches and a quarter in length , and covered at the base with short velvet - like feathers . The upper parts of the plum- age are black , and the lower parts white , with a spot of * This singular species are seen on the southern ...
... four inches and a quarter in length , and covered at the base with short velvet - like feathers . The upper parts of the plum- age are black , and the lower parts white , with a spot of * This singular species are seen on the southern ...
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... four inches in length , which arises over each eye , and falls elegantly on each side of the neck . It is found at Kamtschatka . The CRESTED AUK is perhaps still more remarkable , having its head adorned with a crest , composed of long ...
... four inches in length , which arises over each eye , and falls elegantly on each side of the neck . It is found at Kamtschatka . The CRESTED AUK is perhaps still more remarkable , having its head adorned with a crest , composed of long ...
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... four inches in length The head and neck are vel- vet black , with a white crescent mediately under the throat , and another behind . The upper pot of the plu- mage are also black , spotted with white , and the ast and belly perfectly ...
... four inches in length The head and neck are vel- vet black , with a white crescent mediately under the throat , and another behind . The upper pot of the plu- mage are also black , spotted with white , and the ast and belly perfectly ...
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