A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants, Volume 4Gray & Bowen, 1831 |
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... young ones is better . But , of all delicacies , the Flamingo's tongue is the most celebrated . In fact , the Roman emperors considered them as the highest luxury ; and we have an account of one of them , who procured fifteen hundred ...
... young ones is better . But , of all delicacies , the Flamingo's tongue is the most celebrated . In fact , the Roman emperors considered them as the highest luxury ; and we have an account of one of them , who procured fifteen hundred ...
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... young , the Puffin boldly opposes him . Their meet- ing affords a most singular combat . As soon as the raven approaches , the Puffin catches him under the throat with its beak , and sticks its claws into its breast , which makes the ...
... young , the Puffin boldly opposes him . Their meet- ing affords a most singular combat . As soon as the raven approaches , the Puffin catches him under the throat with its beak , and sticks its claws into its breast , which makes the ...
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... young are fit to be 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 ...
... young are fit to be 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 ...
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... young ; it is there that millions of them are heard screaming with discordant notes for months together . The SKUA ... young lambs . It has the fierceness of the eagle in defend- ing its young ; and when the inhabitants of the 18 NATURAL ...
... young ; it is there that millions of them are heard screaming with discordant notes for months together . The SKUA ... young lambs . It has the fierceness of the eagle in defend- ing its young ; and when the inhabitants of the 18 NATURAL ...
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... young ; and when the inhabitants of the Faro isles attack its nest , they hold a knife over their heads , on which the Skua will transfix itself in its fall on the invaders . On the rocky island of Foula , one of the Shetland isles , it ...
... young ; and when the inhabitants of the Faro isles attack its nest , they hold a knife over their heads , on which the Skua will transfix itself in its fall on the invaders . On the rocky island of Foula , one of the Shetland isles , it ...
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