A Natural History of the Most Remarkable Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, Serpents, Reptiles, and Insects, Volume 2C. and C. Whittingham, 1825 |
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Mary Trimmer. CONTENTS . VOL . II . BIRDS . Page Page ADJUTANT Avosetta 87 Fulmar . 59 98 Gannet ...... 71 Bittern ......... Balearic Crane ....... Bird of Paradise ..... 48 Black Cap ............ Black Guillemot ..... Black and White ...
Mary Trimmer. CONTENTS . VOL . II . BIRDS . Page Page ADJUTANT Avosetta 87 Fulmar . 59 98 Gannet ...... 71 Bittern ......... Balearic Crane ....... Bird of Paradise ..... 48 Black Cap ............ Black Guillemot ..... Black and White ...
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... bird is pro- vided , and the following is the manner in which it is used . When a Woodpecker , by its natural sagacity , finds a hollow or decayed tree , where there are worms , ants ' eggs , or insects , it immediately prepares for its ...
... bird is pro- vided , and the following is the manner in which it is used . When a Woodpecker , by its natural sagacity , finds a hollow or decayed tree , where there are worms , ants ' eggs , or insects , it immediately prepares for its ...
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... - mer , and derives its appellation from a beautiful white circle round the neck . It is the largest pigeon of our island ; it being eighteen inches in length , and weighing about twenty ounces . This bird builds its nest. BIRDS .
... - mer , and derives its appellation from a beautiful white circle round the neck . It is the largest pigeon of our island ; it being eighteen inches in length , and weighing about twenty ounces . This bird builds its nest. BIRDS .
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Mary Trimmer. weighing about twenty ounces . This bird builds its nest with a few dry sticks , in the boughs of trees ; and is so strongly attached to its native freedom , that all attempts to domesticate it have hitherto proved ...
Mary Trimmer. weighing about twenty ounces . This bird builds its nest with a few dry sticks , in the boughs of trees ; and is so strongly attached to its native freedom , that all attempts to domesticate it have hitherto proved ...
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... bird is a bluish gray ; the breast and neck are a kind of whitish purple ; and about the sides of the neck is a ringlet of beautiful white fea- thers , with black edges . The note of this bird is singularly tender and plain- tive ; in ...
... bird is a bluish gray ; the breast and neck are a kind of whitish purple ; and about the sides of the neck is a ringlet of beautiful white fea- thers , with black edges . The note of this bird is singularly tender and plain- tive ; in ...
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anal fins animal appears ash colour bait beautiful bill bird black spots blue body breast and belly breed brown caught chiefly claws coasts common covered crest CRESTED GREBE dark dorsal fin duck dusky edges England eyes feed female lays fish flesh flocks frequently Gannet gills goose gray green half hatched head holes inches in length inches long inhabits insects islands JACK SNIPE kind Lapwing lateral line lays four legs Lincolnshire lour male mandible membrane middle mouth native neck nest nostrils orange colour ounces pale pectoral fins placed plumage pounds prey quill feathers rays reddish resembles rivers round season seen seize seldom shell shores sides silvery skin slender sometimes species surface Surinam swallow Sword Fish tail teeth thick throat TITMOUSE tongue transverse trees tribe upper ventral fins weighs White Stork wings winter worms yellow young