A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants, Volume 4Gray & Bowen, 1831 |
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Page 9
... eye , and falls elegantly on each side of the neck . It is found at Kamtschatka . The CRESTED AUK is perhaps still more remarkable , having its head adorned with a crest , composed of long feathers , and which curves forward over the ...
... eye , and falls elegantly on each side of the neck . It is found at Kamtschatka . The CRESTED AUK is perhaps still more remarkable , having its head adorned with a crest , composed of long feathers , and which curves forward over the ...
Page 13
... eyes to the bill is a black line . In other respects it almost exactly resem- bles the preceding . The BLACK TERN is of a middle size between the two preceding species . It weighs two ounces and a half . It receives its name from being ...
... eyes to the bill is a black line . In other respects it almost exactly resem- bles the preceding . The BLACK TERN is of a middle size between the two preceding species . It weighs two ounces and a half . It receives its name from being ...
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... eyes are of a delightful red . The wings and the middle of the back are black ; only the tips of the covert and quill feathers are white . The head , breast , tail , and other parts of the body , are likewise white . The tail is near ...
... eyes are of a delightful red . The wings and the middle of the back are black ; only the tips of the covert and quill feathers are white . The head , breast , tail , and other parts of the body , are likewise white . The tail is near ...
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... eye wanders over the whole with unalloyed pleasure , and with every change of position every part assumes a new grace . It will swim faster than a man can walk . This bird has long been rendered domestic ; and it is now a doubt whether ...
... eye wanders over the whole with unalloyed pleasure , and with every change of position every part assumes a new grace . It will swim faster than a man can walk . This bird has long been rendered domestic ; and it is now a doubt whether ...
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... eye of man by ever- lasting barriers of ice . That such places abound with suitable food we cannot for a moment doubt . The flight of the Wild Geese is heavy and laborious , generally in a straight line or in two lines approximating to ...
... eye of man by ever- lasting barriers of ice . That such places abound with suitable food we cannot for a moment doubt . The flight of the Wild Geese is heavy and laborious , generally in a straight line or in two lines approximating to ...
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