A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants, Volume 4Gray & Bowen, 1831 |
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... rest of the head , 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 ...
... rest of the head , 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 ...
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... rest of the flock , far from attempting to fly , only regarded the fall of their companion in a kind of fixed as- tonishment : another and another shot was discharged ; and thus the fowler often levelled the whole flock , before one of ...
... rest of the flock , far from attempting to fly , only regarded the fall of their companion in a kind of fixed as- tonishment : another and another shot was discharged ; and thus the fowler often levelled the whole flock , before one of ...
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... rest are feeding . As soon as this trusty sentinel perceives the remotest appearance of danger , he gives a loud scream , with a voice as shrill as a trumpet , and instantly the whole cohort are upon the wing . The flesh of the old ones ...
... rest are feeding . As soon as this trusty sentinel perceives the remotest appearance of danger , he gives a loud scream , with a voice as shrill as a trumpet , and instantly the whole cohort are upon the wing . The flesh of the old ones ...
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... rest of this kind , has its legs thrown so far back , that it can hardly move without tum- bling . This makes it rise with difficulty , and subject to many falls before it gets upon the wing ; but as it is a small bird , when it once ...
... rest of this kind , has its legs thrown so far back , that it can hardly move without tum- bling . This makes it rise with difficulty , and subject to many falls before it gets upon the wing ; but as it is a small bird , when it once ...
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... rest of this kind , of a sort of orange colour ; the nostrils are of an oblong form ; the mouth is wide , with a long tongue and very open gullet . The irides of the eyes are of a delightful red . The wings and the middle of the back ...
... rest of this kind , of a sort of orange colour ; the nostrils are of an oblong form ; the mouth is wide , with a long tongue and very open gullet . The irides of the eyes are of a delightful red . The wings and the middle of the back ...
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