A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants, Volume 4Gray & Bowen, 1831 |
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... strong , convex , compressed at the 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 ...
... strong , convex , compressed at the 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 ...
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... strong , and pointed . The largest species with which we are acquainted is the FOOLISH GUILLEMOT , which weighs about twenty- four ounces , and is seventeen inches in length . The bill is black , and three inches in length . The head ...
... strong , and pointed . The largest species with which we are acquainted is the FOOLISH GUILLEMOT , which weighs about twenty- four ounces , and is seventeen inches in length . The bill is black , and three inches in length . The head ...
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... strong , black , and above four inches in length The head and neck are vel- vet black , with a white crescent mediately under the throat , and another behind . The upper pot of the plu- mage are also black , spotted with white , and the ...
... strong , black , and above four inches in length The head and neck are vel- vet black , with a white crescent mediately under the throat , and another behind . The upper pot of the plu- mage are also black , spotted with white , and the ...
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... strong , yellow , and hooked at the end . The head , neck , and all the under parts of the body , are white ; the back and wings ash - coloured , the quills dusky , and the tail white . It feeds on the blubber of whales which supplies ...
... strong , yellow , and hooked at the end . The head , neck , and all the under parts of the body , are white ; the back and wings ash - coloured , the quills dusky , and the tail white . It feeds on the blubber of whales which supplies ...
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... strong and hooked . It is mostly a native of the North , though often found in England . It is a most formidable bird , as it not only preys upon fish , but upon all the smaller waterfowl , and even on young lambs . It has the ...
... strong and hooked . It is mostly a native of the North , though often found in England . It is a most formidable bird , as it not only preys upon fish , but upon all the smaller waterfowl , and even on young lambs . It has the ...
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