A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants, Volume 4Gray & Bowen, 1831 |
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... shores frequented by man , and taken refuge in countries that are as yet but thin- ly peopled . When the Europeans first came to America , and coast- ed down along the African shores , they found the Flamin- gos on several shores on ...
... shores frequented by man , and taken refuge in countries that are as yet but thin- ly peopled . When the Europeans first came to America , and coast- ed down along the African shores , they found the Flamin- gos on several shores on ...
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... shores , lean and perished with famine . The Puffin , when it prepares for breeding , which always happens a few days after its arrival , begins to scrape out a hole in the ground , not far from the shore ; and when it has penetrated ...
... shores , lean and perished with famine . The Puffin , when it prepares for breeding , which always happens a few days after its arrival , begins to scrape out a hole in the ground , not far from the shore ; and when it has penetrated ...
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... shores , and are such foolish birds that they will not quit the rock , though they see their compan- ions killed around them . The LESSER GUILLEMOT weighs about fifteen ounces . The upper parts of its plumage are darker than in the for ...
... shores , and are such foolish birds that they will not quit the rock , though they see their compan- ions killed around them . The LESSER GUILLEMOT weighs about fifteen ounces . The upper parts of its plumage are darker than in the for ...
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... shore , by the name of Sea Swallows , and some of them are con- founded with the Gulls . Our Great Tern is the same as that of Eu- rope . The Lesser Tern is also the same in both countries . - Wilson . and the under part white . These ...
... shore , by the name of Sea Swallows , and some of them are con- founded with the Gulls . Our Great Tern is the same as that of Eu- rope . The Lesser Tern is also the same in both countries . - Wilson . and the under part white . These ...
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... shores of Cape May , particularly over the salt marshes , and darting down after a kind of large black spider , common in such places . This spider can travel under water as well as above , and during summer , at least , seems to ...
... shores of Cape May , particularly over the salt marshes , and darting down after a kind of large black spider , common in such places . This spider can travel under water as well as above , and during summer , at least , seems to ...
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