A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants, Volume 4Gray & Bowen, 1831 |
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... marked with a few white spots . It is seldom found to the south of Scotland . Of the foreign birds of this species , the CHINESE DIVER is the only animal worth notice . The upper parts of the plumage are of a greenish brown ; the under ...
... marked with a few white spots . It is seldom found to the south of Scotland . Of the foreign birds of this species , the CHINESE DIVER is the only animal worth notice . The upper parts of the plumage are of a greenish brown ; the under ...
Page 20
... marked with ob- long dusky spots ; the back and wings ash colour , marked with dusky brown . The jelly - like substance known by the name of star - shot or star - jelly , owes its origin to some of these birds , being nothing but the ...
... marked with ob- long dusky spots ; the back and wings ash colour , marked with dusky brown . The jelly - like substance known by the name of star - shot or star - jelly , owes its origin to some of these birds , being nothing but the ...
Page 25
... marked at the edges with lamellæ , or teeth . Though these birds do not reject animal food when of- fered them , yet they can contentedly subsist upon vegeta- bles , and seldom seek any other . They are easily provi- ded for ; wherever ...
... marked at the edges with lamellæ , or teeth . Though these birds do not reject animal food when of- fered them , yet they can contentedly subsist upon vegeta- bles , and seldom seek any other . They are easily provi- ded for ; wherever ...
Page 38
... marked with black and dusky streaks . It is principally found in the western isles of Scotland , on the coasts of Norway , Iceland , and Green- land , and in many parts of North America . The female lays from three to five eggs ...
... marked with black and dusky streaks . It is principally found in the western isles of Scotland , on the coasts of Norway , Iceland , and Green- land , and in many parts of North America . The female lays from three to five eggs ...
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... marked with black lines . The two middle feathers of the tail measure twenty inches , and project fifteen inches beyond the rest . It takes its name from being chiefly found with- in the tropics . It frequently flies very high , but ...
... marked with black lines . The two middle feathers of the tail measure twenty inches , and project fifteen inches beyond the rest . It takes its name from being chiefly found with- in the tropics . It frequently flies very high , but ...
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