A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants, Volume 4Gray & Bowen, 1831 |
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... tail , are of a deep mouse colour ; the tips of the lesser quill feathers , and all the under parts of the plumage are white . They accompany the auk in its visits to the northern shores , and are such foolish birds that they will not ...
... tail , are of a deep mouse colour ; the tips of the lesser quill feathers , and all the under parts of the plumage are white . They accompany the auk in its visits to the northern shores , and are such foolish birds that they will not ...
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... tail white . It feeds on the blubber of whales which supplies the reservoir , whence it spouts , with a con- stant stock of ammunition . This oil is esteemed by the inhabitants of the North as a sovereign remedy in many complaints both ...
... tail white . It feeds on the blubber of whales which supplies the reservoir , whence it spouts , with a con- stant stock of ammunition . This oil is esteemed by the inhabitants of the North as a sovereign remedy in many complaints both ...
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... tail , and other parts of the body , are likewise white . The tail is near six inch- es long , the legs and feet are flesh - coloured , and the claws black . There are about twenty varieties of this tribe , which are all distinguished ...
... tail , and other parts of the body , are likewise white . The tail is near six inch- es long , the legs and feet are flesh - coloured , and the claws black . There are about twenty varieties of this tribe , which are all distinguished ...
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... tail of the Kittiwake are of a snowy white- ness ; the back and wings are gray ; and both species have behind each ear a dark spot : both species are about the same size , viz . fourteen inches ; and the Tarrack weighs seven ounces . Of ...
... tail of the Kittiwake are of a snowy white- ness ; the back and wings are gray ; and both species have behind each ear a dark spot : both species are about the same size , viz . fourteen inches ; and the Tarrack weighs seven ounces . Of ...
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... are a pleasing mixture of black and white . The tail is about three inches long , of a kind of dusky ash colour , the feathers on each side shortening gradually . MERGANSER GENUS .... DUCK GENUS . 25 The female has. 24 NATURAL HISTORY .
... are a pleasing mixture of black and white . The tail is about three inches long , of a kind of dusky ash colour , the feathers on each side shortening gradually . MERGANSER GENUS .... DUCK GENUS . 25 The female has. 24 NATURAL HISTORY .
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