A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants, Volume 4Gray & Bowen, 1831 |
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... middle of the wing coverts and outer webs , and ends of the quills , which again are black . The 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 ...
... middle of the wing coverts and outer webs , and ends of the quills , which again are black . The 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 ...
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... middle size between the two preceding species . It weighs two ounces and a half . It receives its name from being all black as far as the vent , except a spot of white under the throat . This bird is call- ed , about Cambridge in ...
... middle size between the two preceding species . It weighs two ounces and a half . It receives its name from being all black as far as the vent , except a spot of white under the throat . This bird is call- ed , about Cambridge in ...
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... middle of the back are black ; only the tips of the covert and quill feathers are white . The head , breast , tail , and other parts of the body , are likewise white . The tail is near six inch- es long , the legs and feet are flesh ...
... middle of the back are black ; only the tips of the covert and quill feathers are white . The head , breast , tail , and other parts of the body , are likewise white . The tail is near six inch- es long , the legs and feet are flesh ...
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... middle of which is white . The back and quills are black , the tail dusky ; and the breast and belly white , undulated with black . The female is fainter in the colour of her plumage , and has a smaller crest . THE DUCK GENUS EMBRACES ...
... middle of which is white . The back and quills are black , the tail dusky ; and the breast and belly white , undulated with black . The female is fainter in the colour of her plumage , and has a smaller crest . THE DUCK GENUS EMBRACES ...
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... middle . The common TAME GOOSE is nothing more than the Wild Goose in a state of domestication . It is sometimes found white , though much more frequently verging to gray ; and it is a dispute among men of taste , which should have the ...
... middle . The common TAME GOOSE is nothing more than the Wild Goose in a state of domestication . It is sometimes found white , though much more frequently verging to gray ; and it is a dispute among men of taste , which should have the ...
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