A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants, Volume 4Gray & Bowen, 1831 |
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... neck , and all the other parts of the body white , except the inner scapulars , 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 ...
... neck , and all the other parts of the body white , except the inner scapulars , 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 ...
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... 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 head is ...
... 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 head is ...
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... neck . It is found at Kamtschatka . The CRESTED AUK is perhaps still more remarkable , having its head adorned with a crest , composed of long feathers , and which curves forward over the bill . This bird inhabits the islands contiguous ...
... neck . It is found at Kamtschatka . The CRESTED AUK is perhaps still more remarkable , having its head adorned with a crest , composed of long feathers , and which curves forward over the bill . This bird inhabits the islands contiguous ...
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... 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 white . This bird is found in all the ...
... 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 white . This bird is found in all the ...
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... neck ash colour , and the ms bird is common in the north- breast and belly white . ern regions , but dom found in France or England . The RED - THROATED DIVER differs chiefly from the pre- ceding in having the throat and part of the neck ...
... neck ash colour , and the ms bird is common in the north- breast and belly white . ern regions , but dom found in France or England . The RED - THROATED DIVER differs chiefly from the pre- ceding in having the throat and part of the neck ...
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