A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants, Volume 4Gray & Bowen, 1831 |
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... sides of the building . She always lays two eggs , and no more ; and , as her legs are immoderately long , she straddles on the nest , while her legs hang down , one on each side , into the water . The young ones are a long while before ...
... sides of the building . She always lays two eggs , and no more ; and , as her legs are immoderately long , she straddles on the nest , while her legs hang down , one on each side , into the water . The young ones are a long while before ...
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... sides , in general crossed with several furrows , and in some degree 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 ...
... sides , in general crossed with several furrows , and in some degree 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 ...
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... side of the neck . It is found at Kamtschatka . The CRESTED AUK is perhaps still more remarkable , having its head adorned with a crest , composed of long feathers , and which curves forward over the bill . This bird inhabits the ...
... side of the neck . It is found at Kamtschatka . The CRESTED AUK is perhaps still more remarkable , having its head adorned with a crest , composed of long feathers , and which curves forward over the bill . This bird inhabits the ...
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... side . To defend himself from their blows , the fowler covers his head with a kind of helmet , or with a seaman's shaggy cap . Many , however , Those who are lose their lives by this kind of accident . unskilful , frequently suffer by a ...
... side . To defend himself from their blows , the fowler covers his head with a kind of helmet , or with a seaman's shaggy cap . Many , however , Those who are lose their lives by this kind of accident . unskilful , frequently suffer by a ...
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... side of the head , is a black spot : the rest of the head and neck , and the under parts of the body , are white ; the back and the wings are a pleasing mixture of black and white . The tail is about three inches long , of a kind of ...
... side of the head , is a black spot : the rest of the head and neck , and the under parts of the body , are white ; the back and the wings are a pleasing mixture of black and white . The tail is about three inches long , of a kind of ...
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