 | John Ray, William Derham - Biologists - 1760 - 364 pages
...Qeruedf*. be be feared or difturbed. The young ones are efteemed a choice Difh in Scotland^ and fold very dear (is, 8d. plucked). We eat of them at Dunbar. They are in Bignefs little inferior to an ordinary Goofe. The young one is upon the Back Black, and ipeckled with... | |
 | William MacGillivray - Zoologists - 1834 - 418 pages
...which is white, and not very large. They are very bold, and sit in great multitudes till one comes close up to them, because they are not wont to be...an ordinary goose. The young one is upon the back black, and speckled with little white spots, under the breast and belly grey. The beak is sharp-pointed,... | |
 | William MacGillivray - Zoologists - 1834 - 418 pages
...which is white, and not very large. They are very bold, and sit in great multitudes till one comes close up to them, because they are not wont to be...an ordinary goose. The young one is upon the back black, and speckled with little white spots, under the breast and belly grey. The beak is sharp-pointed,... | |
 | William MacGillivray - Zoologists - 1834 - 420 pages
...which is white, and not very large. They are very bold, and sit in great multitudes till one comes close up to them, because they are not wont to be...sold very dear (Is. 8d. plucked). We eat of them at D unbar. They are in bigness little inferior to an ordinary goose. The young one is upon the back black,... | |
 | William Jardine - Entomology - 1835 - 412 pages
...which is white, and not very large: they are very bold, and sit in great multitudes till one comes close up to them, because they are not wont to be...at Dunbar. They are in bigness little inferior to aa ordinary goose. The young one is upon the back black, and speckled with little white spots, under... | |
 | William Derham, James Edward Smith, Georges baron Cuvier, Aubert Aubert Du Petit-Thouars - Naturalists - 1846 - 250 pages
...goose, explains what Cleavelaud, in his satyr upon the Scotch, means by feeding on bernacles. comes close up to them, because they are not wont to be...an ordinary goose. The young one is upon the back black, and speckled with little white spots, under the breast and the belly gray. The beak is sharp-pointed,... | |
 | Thomas M'Crie - Bass Rock (Scotland) - 1848 - 610 pages
...which is white, and not very large : they are very bold and sit in great multitudes till one comes close up to them, because they are not wont to be...an ordinary goose. The young one is upon the back black, and speckled with little white spots, under the breast and belly grey. The beak is sharp-pointed,... | |
 | Literature - 1848 - 690 pages
...time to amount to about 5000. Ray relates that, in his time, (1661,) the young of the Solan geese were esteemed a choice dish in Scotland, and sold very dear, (Is. 8d. plucked,) but he remarks the flesh smells and tastes strong of fish. From the " Household Book of James V.,"... | |
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They are very bold, and sit in great multitudes till one comes close up to them, because they are not wont to be scared or disturbed. The young ones are esteemed a choice dish in Scotland, and sold very dear (Is. 8d. plucked). We eat of them at Dunbar.... 
