A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants, Volume 4Gray & Bowen, 1831 |
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... loose wings , and shaking their half bent legs , as if ready to tumble over , keeping up a continual yelping note . The nest was built among the thick tufts of grass , of sea- weed , dry grass , and twigs , and raised 2 NATURAL HISTORY .
... loose wings , and shaking their half bent legs , as if ready to tumble over , keeping up a continual yelping note . The nest was built among the thick tufts of grass , of sea- weed , dry grass , and twigs , and raised 2 NATURAL HISTORY .
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... and crooked like a bow . The legs and thighs , which are not much thicker than a man's fin- ger , are about two feet eight inches high ; and its neck near three feet long . The feet are feeble , 12 AVOSET .... COURIER .... FLAMINGO . 3.
... and crooked like a bow . The legs and thighs , which are not much thicker than a man's fin- ger , are about two feet eight inches high ; and its neck near three feet long . The feet are feeble , 12 AVOSET .... COURIER .... FLAMINGO . 3.
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... thick soft down , which is made an article of commerce , for purposes of both use and or- nament . The windpipe sinks down into the lungs in the ordinary manner ; and it is the most silent of all the feathered tribe ; it can do nothing ...
... thick soft down , which is made an article of commerce , for purposes of both use and or- nament . The windpipe sinks down into the lungs in the ordinary manner ; and it is the most silent of all the feathered tribe ; it can do nothing ...
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... thick crest ; the SCAUP DUCK , less than the common Duck , with the bill of a grayish blue colour ; the GOLDEN EYE , with a large white spot at the corners of the mouth , re- sembling an eye ; the SHELDRAKE , with the bill. THE DUCK ...
... thick crest ; the SCAUP DUCK , less than the common Duck , with the bill of a grayish blue colour ; the GOLDEN EYE , with a large white spot at the corners of the mouth , re- sembling an eye ; the SHELDRAKE , with the bill. THE DUCK ...
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... thick and heavy , more inclining in figure to that of the goose than the gull . As soon as the winter approaches , they are seen dispersed along the sea shore , and ascending up the mouths of fresh water rivers , carrying destruction. 54 ...
... thick and heavy , more inclining in figure to that of the goose than the gull . As soon as the winter approaches , they are seen dispersed along the sea shore , and ascending up the mouths of fresh water rivers , carrying destruction. 54 ...
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