A Natural History of the Most Remarkable Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, Serpents, Reptiles, and Insects, Volume 2C. and C. Whittingham, 1825 |
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... apply to them Milton's expression of " numbers numberless . " One flight of them is said to have been seen which extended to eighty miles . THE TURTLEDOVE . THE Turtledove is a smaller bird than NATURAL HISTORY . Passenger Pigeon.
... apply to them Milton's expression of " numbers numberless . " One flight of them is said to have been seen which extended to eighty miles . THE TURTLEDOVE . THE Turtledove is a smaller bird than NATURAL HISTORY . Passenger Pigeon.
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... seen in flocks of twenty or more , fre- quenting the pea - fields , and are said to do much da- mage . Their stay with us seldom exceeds more than four or five months , during which time they pair , build their nests , breed , and rear ...
... seen in flocks of twenty or more , fre- quenting the pea - fields , and are said to do much da- mage . Their stay with us seldom exceeds more than four or five months , during which time they pair , build their nests , breed , and rear ...
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... seen flutter- ing over their heads , directing their motions , antici- pating their wants , and sedulously guarding them from danger . Indeed , the instinctive attachment which this animal bears to her young is sometimes manifested at a ...
... seen flutter- ing over their heads , directing their motions , antici- pating their wants , and sedulously guarding them from danger . Indeed , the instinctive attachment which this animal bears to her young is sometimes manifested at a ...
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... seen returning from its long migrations beyond the ocean ; and in proportion as the weather grows warmer , and its insect supply in- creases , it gathers strength and activity . The breed of the Swallow ought to be cherished , as the ...
... seen returning from its long migrations beyond the ocean ; and in proportion as the weather grows warmer , and its insect supply in- creases , it gathers strength and activity . The breed of the Swallow ought to be cherished , as the ...
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... seen in orchards and gardens . It is supposed not to sleep perched , and when it rests it has mostly the head downward , and even with the body . THE CHAFFINCH . THE bill of this bird is of a pale blue , tipped with black ; the eyes are ...
... seen in orchards and gardens . It is supposed not to sleep perched , and when it rests it has mostly the head downward , and even with the body . THE CHAFFINCH . THE bill of this bird is of a pale blue , tipped with black ; the eyes are ...
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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