A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants, Volume 4Gray & Bowen, 1831 |
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... taken refuge in countries that are as yet but thin- ly peopled . When the Europeans first came to America , and coast- ed down along the African shores , they found the Flamin- gos on several shores on either continent gentle , and no ...
... taken refuge in countries that are as yet but thin- ly peopled . When the Europeans first came to America , and coast- ed down along the African shores , they found the Flamin- gos on several shores on either continent gentle , and no ...
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... taken with the hand . But though it be thus stupid , it bites the fingers severely , so as to make it unsafe to hold it . It is said to breed in the Bahama Islands . MARSH TERN . THIS new species I met with on the shores of Cape May ...
... taken with the hand . But though it be thus stupid , it bites the fingers severely , so as to make it unsafe to hold it . It is said to breed in the Bahama Islands . MARSH TERN . THIS new species I met with on the shores of Cape May ...
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... taken , these birds will , in defiance of all endeavours , light upon it , and pick out large lumps of fat , even while it is alive . The SHEARWATER , or MANKS PUFFIN , as it is called by Willoughby , is something smaller than the ...
... taken , these birds will , in defiance of all endeavours , light upon it , and pick out large lumps of fat , even while it is alive . The SHEARWATER , or MANKS PUFFIN , as it is called by Willoughby , is something smaller than the ...
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... taken . They are then salted and barrelled . During the day they keep at sea fishing , and towards evening re- turn to their young , whom they feed by discharging the contents of the stomach into their mouths . THE STORMY PETREL * Is ...
... taken . They are then salted and barrelled . During the day they keep at sea fishing , and towards evening re- turn to their young , whom they feed by discharging the contents of the stomach into their mouths . THE STORMY PETREL * Is ...
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... taken in decoys ; which , though well known near London , are yet untried in the remoter parts of the country . The manner of making and mana- ging a decoy is as follows : - A place is to be chosen for this purpose far remote from the ...
... taken in decoys ; which , though well known near London , are yet untried in the remoter parts of the country . The manner of making and mana- ging a decoy is as follows : - A place is to be chosen for this purpose far remote from the ...
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