A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants, Volume 4Gray & Bowen, 1831 |
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... surface of the pool about a foot and a half , formed of mud , scraped up together , and hardened by the sun , or the heat of the bird's body : it re- sembles a truncated cone , or one of the pots which we see placed on chimneys ; on the ...
... surface of the pool about a foot and a half , formed of mud , scraped up together , and hardened by the sun , or the heat of the bird's body : it re- sembles a truncated cone , or one of the pots which we see placed on chimneys ; on the ...
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... surface , and darting down upon the smaller fishes , which they seize with incredible rapidity . The LESSER TERN weighs only two ounces and five grains . The bill is yellow ; and from the eyes to the bill is a black line . In other ...
... surface , and darting down upon the smaller fishes , which they seize with incredible rapidity . The LESSER TERN weighs only two ounces and five grains . The bill is yellow ; and from the eyes to the bill is a black line . In other ...
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... surface . The people on the sea coast say that this bird comes to them only in the fall , and is fre- quently seen about mill ponds and fresh water marshes . Wilson . THE PETRELS . THE whole genus of Petrels are known by having ...
... surface . The people on the sea coast say that this bird comes to them only in the fall , and is fre- quently seen about mill ponds and fresh water marshes . Wilson . THE PETRELS . THE whole genus of Petrels are known by having ...
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... surface , and the roar of the ocean appears softer than the murmur of a brook ! It is in these formidable mansions that myriads of seafowls are ever seen sporting . To the spectator from above , those birds , though some of them above ...
... surface , and the roar of the ocean appears softer than the murmur of a brook ! It is in these formidable mansions that myriads of seafowls are ever seen sporting . To the spectator from above , those birds , though some of them above ...
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... surface of the water , or the in- sects at the bottom , the grass by the bank , or the fruits and corn in cultivated grounds , are sufficient to satisfy their easy appetites . VOL . IV . B They breed in great abundance , and lead their ...
... surface of the water , or the in- sects at the bottom , the grass by the bank , or the fruits and corn in cultivated grounds , are sufficient to satisfy their easy appetites . VOL . IV . B They breed in great abundance , and lead their ...
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