A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants, Volume 4Gray & Bowen, 1831 |
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... species from its perpetual clammer and flippancy of tongue , is called by the inhabitants Cape May , the Lawyer . I found these birds , as well as the Long - legged Avoset , in the salt marshes of New - Jersey on the 20th of May . They ...
... species from its perpetual clammer and flippancy of tongue , is called by the inhabitants Cape May , the Lawyer . I found these birds , as well as the Long - legged Avoset , in the salt marshes of New - Jersey on the 20th of May . They ...
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... species arrives on the sea coast of New Jersey on the twenty fifth of April in small detached flocks of twen- ty or thirty together . They inhabit the marshes that are broken into numerous shallow pools , where they may be almost ...
... species arrives on the sea coast of New Jersey on the twenty fifth of April in small detached flocks of twen- ty or thirty together . They inhabit the marshes that are broken into numerous shallow pools , where they may be almost ...
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... species . The whole tribe is distinguished peculiarly by the form of the bill , which is strong , convex , compressed at the sides , in general crossed with several furrows , and in some degree resembling the coulter of a plough . THE ...
... species . The whole tribe is distinguished peculiarly by the form of the bill , which is strong , convex , compressed at the sides , in general crossed with several furrows , and in some degree resembling the coulter of a plough . THE ...
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... species lays but one ) on the bare top of a precipice , and fastens it by a cement , so as to prevent its rolling off . It is pretty common on the coasts of England during the summer sea- The BLACKBILLED AUK is still smaller . son . THE ...
... species lays but one ) on the bare top of a precipice , and fastens it by a cement , so as to prevent its rolling off . It is pretty common on the coasts of England during the summer sea- The BLACKBILLED AUK is still smaller . son . THE ...
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... species of less note . THE GUILLEMOT Is nearly allied to the preceding genus , but it wants the characteristic bill , which in this genus is slender , strong , and pointed . The largest species with which we are acquainted is the ...
... species of less note . THE GUILLEMOT Is nearly allied to the preceding genus , but it wants the characteristic bill , which in this genus is slender , strong , and pointed . The largest species with which we are acquainted is the ...
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