A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, and Plants, Volume 4Gray & Bowen, 1831 |
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... species . The BLACK GUILLEMOT is entirely black , except a large mark of white on the wings . In winter ,. however , this bird is said to change to white ; and there is a variety in Scotland not uncommon , which is spotted , and which ...
... species . The BLACK GUILLEMOT is entirely black , except a large mark of white on the wings . In winter ,. however , this bird is said to change to white ; and there is a variety in Scotland not uncommon , which is spotted , and which ...
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... species are so remarkably tough , that in some of the northern countries they have been used as leather . ยท The SPECKLED DIVER is more common in the southern parts of Europe . It is called on the Thames the Sprat Loon . It weighs about ...
... species are so remarkably tough , that in some of the northern countries they have been used as leather . ยท The SPECKLED DIVER is more common in the southern parts of Europe . It is called on the Thames the Sprat Loon . It weighs about ...
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... species , the CHINESE DIVER is the only animal worth notice . The upper parts of the plumage are of a greenish brown ; the under parts a reddish white , marked with dark spots . This is generally sup- posed to be one of the birds which ...
... species , the CHINESE DIVER is the only animal worth notice . The upper parts of the plumage are of a greenish brown ; the under parts a reddish white , marked with dark spots . This is generally sup- posed to be one of the birds which ...
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... species . It weighs two ounces and a half . It receives its name from being all black as far as the vent , except a spot of white under the throat . This bird is call- ed , about Cambridge in England , the Car Swallow . It is a very ...
... species . It weighs two ounces and a half . It receives its name from being all black as far as the vent , except a spot of white under the throat . This bird is call- ed , about Cambridge in England , the Car Swallow . It is a very ...
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... species I met with on the shores of Cape May , particularly over the salt marshes , and darting down after a kind of large black spider , common in such places . This spider can travel under water as well as above , and during summer ...
... species I met with on the shores of Cape May , particularly over the salt marshes , and darting down after a kind of large black spider , common in such places . This spider can travel under water as well as above , and during summer ...
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