A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants, Volume 4Gray & Bowen, 1831 |
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... legs are long , and of a bluish gray , and the toes have a connecting membrane . It weighs about thirteen ounces , and is frequent , in the winter , on most of the seacoasts of Europe , as well as in the fens of Lincolnshire , Cambridge ...
... legs are long , and of a bluish gray , and the toes have a connecting membrane . It weighs about thirteen ounces , and is frequent , in the winter , on most of the seacoasts of Europe , as well as in the fens of Lincolnshire , Cambridge ...
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... legs and neck are of such an extraordinary length , that when it stands erect , it is six feet six inches high . Its wings , extended , are five feet six inches from tip to tip ; and it is four feet eight inches from tip to tail . The ...
... legs and neck are of such an extraordinary length , that when it stands erect , it is six feet six inches high . Its wings , extended , are five feet six inches from tip to tip ; and it is four feet eight inches from tip to tail . The ...
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... legs and thighs being sufficient to bear it into those depths where it seeks for prey . This extraordinary bird is now chiefly found in America , but was once known on all the coasts of Europe . It is still occasionally met with on the ...
... legs and thighs being sufficient to bear it into those depths where it seeks for prey . This extraordinary bird is now chiefly found in America , but was once known on all the coasts of Europe . It is still occasionally met with on the ...
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... legs are immoderately long , she straddles on the nest , while her legs hang down , one on each side , into the water . The young ones are a long while before they are able to fly ; but they run with amazing swiftness . They are ...
... legs are immoderately long , she straddles on the nest , while her legs hang down , one on each side , into the water . The young ones are a long while before they are able to fly ; but they run with amazing swiftness . They are ...
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... legs , which naturalists introduce to our notice , is the Auk , of which there are about twelve species . The whole tribe is distinguished peculiarly by the form of the bill , which is strong , convex , compressed at the sides , in ...
... legs , which naturalists introduce to our notice , is the Auk , of which there are about twelve species . The whole tribe is distinguished peculiarly by the form of the bill , which is strong , convex , compressed at the sides , in ...
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