A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants, Volume 4Gray & Bowen, 1831 |
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... skin , of a livid colour ; and they are gray or ash coloured . The Puffin , like all the 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 ...
... skin , of a livid colour ; and they are gray or ash coloured . The Puffin , like all the 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 ...
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... skins of both these species are so remarkably tough , that in some of the northern countries they have been used as leather . ยท The SPECKLED DIVER is more common in the southern parts of Europe . It is called on the Thames the Sprat ...
... skins of both these species are so remarkably tough , that in some of the northern countries they have been used as leather . ยท The SPECKLED DIVER is more common in the southern parts of Europe . It is called on the Thames the Sprat ...
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... skins are made into warm and comfortable under garments . THE WIDGEON . part of which is of a lead colour ; the. THIS bird weighs about twenty - two ounces ; it has a black nail at the end of the upper mandible of the bill , the other. 40 ...
... skins are made into warm and comfortable under garments . THE WIDGEON . part of which is of a lead colour ; the. THIS bird weighs about twenty - two ounces ; it has a black nail at the end of the upper mandible of the bill , the other. 40 ...
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... skin round the eyes , and which is a native of Africa . The BRAZILIAN DUCK , which is of the size of a goose , all over black , except the tips of the wings . The AMERICAN WOOD DUCK , with a variety of beautiful colours , and a plume of ...
... skin round the eyes , and which is a native of Africa . The BRAZILIAN DUCK , which is of the size of a goose , all over black , except the tips of the wings . The AMERICAN WOOD DUCK , with a variety of beautiful colours , and a plume of ...
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... skin spreads on each side of the head , and a large bag hangs down the throat ; the whole plumage is brownish black , the tail is long , and much forked . It is often found above a hundred , and sometimes two hundred leagues from land ...
... skin spreads on each side of the head , and a large bag hangs down the throat ; the whole plumage is brownish black , the tail is long , and much forked . It is often found above a hundred , and sometimes two hundred leagues from land ...
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