A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants, Volume 4Gray & Bowen, 1831 |
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... seizing every insect which appears on the surface , and darting down upon the smaller fishes , which they seize with incredible rapidity . The LESSER TERN weighs only two ounces and five grains . The bill is yellow ; and from the eyes ...
... seizing every insect which appears on the surface , and darting down upon the smaller fishes , which they seize with incredible rapidity . The LESSER TERN weighs only two ounces and five grains . The bill is yellow ; and from the eyes ...
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... , frequently suffer by a giddiness with which they are seized , on beholding themselves suspended from this tremendous height : he , on the other hand , who is accus- THE GULL KIND .... THE MERGANSER KIND . 23 tomed 223 NATURAL HISTORY .
... , frequently suffer by a giddiness with which they are seized , on beholding themselves suspended from this tremendous height : he , on the other hand , who is accus- THE GULL KIND .... THE MERGANSER KIND . 23 tomed 223 NATURAL HISTORY .
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... seizes it by the legs , and draws it in a jerk under water . There he fastens it under his girdle , and goes to the next , till he has thus loaded himself with as many as he can carry away . When he has got this quantity , with out ever ...
... seizes it by the legs , and draws it in a jerk under water . There he fastens it under his girdle , and goes to the next , till he has thus loaded himself with as many as he can carry away . When he has got this quantity , with out ever ...
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... seize it with unerring certainty , and store it up in their pouch . They then rise again , though not without great labour , and continue hovering and fishing , with their head on one side , as before . This work they continue , with ...
... seize it with unerring certainty , and store it up in their pouch . They then rise again , though not without great labour , and continue hovering and fishing , with their head on one side , as before . This work they continue , with ...
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... seize it with their beak by the middle , and carry it without fail to their master . When the fish is too large , they then give each other mutual assistance : one seizes it by the head , the other by the tail , and in this manner carry ...
... seize it with their beak by the middle , and carry it without fail to their master . When the fish is too large , they then give each other mutual assistance : one seizes it by the head , the other by the tail , and in this manner carry ...
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