A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants, Volume 4Gray & Bowen, 1831 |
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... whole flock , before one of them began to think of escaping . But at present it is very different in that part of the world ; and the Flamingo is not only one of the scarcest , but one of the shyest birds in the world , and the most dif ...
... whole flock , before one of them began to think of escaping . But at present it is very different in that part of the world ; and the Flamingo is not only one of the scarcest , but one of the shyest birds in the world , and the most dif ...
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... whole cohort are upon the wing . The flesh of the old ones is black and hard , though , Dam- pier says , well tasted : that of the young ones is better . But , of all delicacies , the Flamingo's tongue is the most celebrated . In fact ...
... whole cohort are upon the wing . The flesh of the old ones is black and hard , though , Dam- pier says , well tasted : that of the young ones is better . But , of all delicacies , the Flamingo's tongue is the most celebrated . In fact ...
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... whole tribe is distinguished peculiarly by the form of the bill , which is 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 ...
... whole tribe is distinguished peculiarly by the form of the bill , which is 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 ...
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... whole army of their companions . But if the season happens to be stormy and tempestuous , and the sea troubled , the unfortunate voyagers undergo incredible hardships ; and they are found , by hundreds , cast away upon the shores , lean ...
... whole army of their companions . But if the season happens to be stormy and tempestuous , and the sea troubled , the unfortunate voyagers undergo incredible hardships ; and they are found , by hundreds , cast away upon the shores , lean ...
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... whole plumage a sooty brown , except the top of the head , which is white . It is a very common bird in the tropical seas , where it is known frequently to fly on board ships , and is taken with the hand . But though it be thus stupid ...
... whole plumage a sooty brown , except the top of the head , which is white . It is a very common bird in the tropical seas , where it is known frequently to fly on board ships , and is taken with the hand . But though it be thus stupid ...
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