A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants, Volume 4Gray & Bowen, 1831 |
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... resembling the coulter of a plough . THE GREAT AUK Is the size of a goose ; its bill is black , about four inches and a quarter in length , and covered at the base with short velvet - like feathers . The upper parts of the plum- age are ...
... resembling the coulter of a plough . THE GREAT AUK Is the size of a goose ; its bill is black , about four inches and a quarter in length , and covered at the base with short velvet - like feathers . The upper parts of the plum- age are ...
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... resembles it in most other respects . The SILVERY GULL is the same size as the Herring Gull , and not much different in plumage and manners . The TARRACK and the KITTIWAKE GULLS also so nearly resemble each other , that some authors ...
... resembles it in most other respects . The SILVERY GULL is the same size as the Herring Gull , and not much different in plumage and manners . The TARRACK and the KITTIWAKE GULLS also so nearly resemble each other , that some authors ...
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... resemble those of the di- It feeds upon fish , for which it dives ; it is said to build its nest upon trees , like the heron and the cor- vorant . ver . The DUN DIVER is less than the gooseander . The up- per part of the head is reddish ...
... resemble those of the di- It feeds upon fish , for which it dives ; it is said to build its nest upon trees , like the heron and the cor- vorant . ver . The DUN DIVER is less than the gooseander . The up- per part of the head is reddish ...
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... resembles the common wild duck , only the head does not seem to be quite so large , in proportion to the body , which also appears of a finer shape , and the wings longer . The crown of the head to- wards the base of the bill is of a ...
... resembles the common wild duck , only the head does not seem to be quite so large , in proportion to the body , which also appears of a finer shape , and the wings longer . The crown of the head to- wards the base of the bill is of a ...
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... or three gourds to float among them . These gourds resemble our pompions ; but , being made hollow , they swim on the surface of the water ; and on one pool there may sometimes be seen twenty or thirty of these 46 NATURAL HISTORY .
... or three gourds to float among them . These gourds resemble our pompions ; but , being made hollow , they swim on the surface of the water ; and on one pool there may sometimes be seen twenty or thirty of these 46 NATURAL HISTORY .
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