A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants, Volume 4Gray & Bowen, 1831 |
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... - three foot , six inches in length . The bill. INCLUDES about seven species . The great NORTHERN DIVER , OF LOON , * weighs sixteen pounds , and measures * This bird has been long known to navigators ,. 10 NATURAL HISTORY .
... - three foot , six inches in length . The bill. INCLUDES about seven species . The great NORTHERN DIVER , OF LOON , * weighs sixteen pounds , and measures * This bird has been long known to navigators ,. 10 NATURAL HISTORY .
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... pounds and a half ; and has the upper parts of the body dusky spotted with white , the breast and belly white . It is so confident of its skill in div- ing , that it often approaches very near the boats when fish- ing for sprats or ...
... pounds and a half ; and has the upper parts of the body dusky spotted with white , the breast and belly white . It is so confident of its skill in div- ing , that it often approaches very near the boats when fish- ing for sprats or ...
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... pounds , and is twenty - five or twenty - six inches from the point of the bill to the end of the tail ; and from the tip of each wing , when extended , five feet and several inches . The bill appears compressed sideways , being more ...
... pounds , and is twenty - five or twenty - six inches from the point of the bill to the end of the tail ; and from the tip of each wing , when extended , five feet and several inches . The bill appears compressed sideways , being more ...
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... pounds . The HERRING GULL resembles the black - backed in every thing but size , and that the plumage on the back ... pound . The bill is yellow ; the back and wings a pale gray ; and the head and rest of the body THE GULL KIND . 19.
... pounds . The HERRING GULL resembles the black - backed in every thing but size , and that the plumage on the back ... pound . The bill is yellow ; the back and wings a pale gray ; and the head and rest of the body THE GULL KIND . 19.
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... pounds its voice too is as hoarse as that of a raven . The Gull genus , like all other rapacious birds , lay but few eggs ; and hence , in many places , their number is daily seen to diminish . Most of the kind are fishy tasted , with ...
... pounds its voice too is as hoarse as that of a raven . The Gull genus , like all other rapacious birds , lay but few eggs ; and hence , in many places , their number is daily seen to diminish . Most of the kind are fishy tasted , with ...
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