A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants, Volume 4Gray & Bowen, 1831 |
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... seen swimming , its legs and thighs being sufficient to bear it into those depths where it seeks for prey . This extraordinary bird is now chiefly found in America , but was once known on all the coasts of Europe . It is still ...
... seen swimming , its legs and thighs being sufficient to bear it into those depths where it seeks for prey . This extraordinary bird is now chiefly found in America , but was once known on all the coasts of Europe . It is still ...
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... seen on the southern frontiers of the U. States , and on the peninsula of East Florida . They are also common in the warmer parts of America , Peru , Chili , Cayenne , Brazil and the West Indies . - Vilson . white between the bill and ...
... seen on the southern frontiers of the U. States , and on the peninsula of East Florida . They are also common in the warmer parts of America , Peru , Chili , Cayenne , Brazil and the West Indies . - Vilson . white between the bill and ...
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... seen out of soundings , so that its appearance serves as an infallible direction to land . It feeds on the lump fish and others of the same size ; and is frequent on the coasts of Norway , Greenland , Newfoundland , & c . It lays its ...
... seen out of soundings , so that its appearance serves as an infallible direction to land . It feeds on the lump fish and others of the same size ; and is frequent on the coasts of Norway , Greenland , Newfoundland , & c . It lays its ...
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... seen about mill ponds and fresh water marshes . Wilson . THE PETRELS . THE whole genus of Petrels are known by having , instead of a back toe , only a sharp spur or nail ; they have also a sea usually indicates the vicinity of land . It ...
... seen about mill ponds and fresh water marshes . Wilson . THE PETRELS . THE whole genus of Petrels are known by having , instead of a back toe , only a sharp spur or nail ; they have also a sea usually indicates the vicinity of land . It ...
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... seen in flocks which have been estimated to contain at least a hundred and fif- ty millions of them . They are always to be found on the shores of Britain , and seem to be diffused all over the world . They sometimes hover over the ...
... seen in flocks which have been estimated to contain at least a hundred and fif- ty millions of them . They are always to be found on the shores of Britain , and seem to be diffused all over the world . They sometimes hover over the ...
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