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... petrel Wilson's account of the petrel at sea Superstitions of mariners accounted for Petrels do not carry their eggs under their wings 31 Account of their nests , by Mr. Drosier FARRERADI 17 18 22 23 24 25 26 28 30 32 Nests of the blue ...
... petrel Wilson's account of the petrel at sea Superstitions of mariners accounted for Petrels do not carry their eggs under their wings 31 Account of their nests , by Mr. Drosier FARRERADI 17 18 22 23 24 25 26 28 30 32 Nests of the blue ...
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... Petrels , Albatrosses , 2. With very long , power- Gulls , Pelicans , ful wings Swimmers .. 3. With a large fleshy ) tongue , and a thick beak , covered with a softish skin , and finely notched at the edges . Cormorants , & c . Swans ...
... Petrels , Albatrosses , 2. With very long , power- Gulls , Pelicans , ful wings Swimmers .. 3. With a large fleshy ) tongue , and a thick beak , covered with a softish skin , and finely notched at the edges . Cormorants , & c . Swans ...
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... petrels , the Devil's birds , and Mother Cary's chickens † , proba- bly from some celebrated ideal hag of that name ... PETREL . 29.
... petrels , the Devil's birds , and Mother Cary's chickens † , proba- bly from some celebrated ideal hag of that name ... PETREL . 29.
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... petrels . Seamen ought rather to be thankful to them for the warning which their delicate feelings of aërial change enable them to give of an approaching hurricane . 66 As well , " says Wilson , " might they curse the midnight light ...
... petrels . Seamen ought rather to be thankful to them for the warning which their delicate feelings of aërial change enable them to give of an approaching hurricane . 66 As well , " says Wilson , " might they curse the midnight light ...
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... petrels , " says he , seem to repose in a common breeze , but upon the approach , or during the continuation of a ... petrels carry their eggs under their wings in order to hatch them , is no less unfounded than the fancy of their ...
... petrels , " says he , seem to repose in a common breeze , but upon the approach , or during the continuation of a ... petrels carry their eggs under their wings in order to hatch them , is no less unfounded than the fancy of their ...
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Amer American animals appear Aristotle bald eagle bank bank-swallow basket-work beak bill birds birds of prey branches breeding breeding-places Brit Buffon build built burrow bush cage chaffinch circumstance clay colour composed constructed cuckoo domestic pigeon dry grass eagle eggs entrance feathers feet female flamingo frequently ground habits hair hatched heron Hirundo Hirundo fulva Hist hole hollow inches insects instances interior kind kingfisher labour Latham lichens lined LINN male manner materials Montagu Montbeillard moss naturalists nearly nest nestle never nuthatch observed Oiseaux Ornith pair perch petrels picul pigeons plastered Pliny plumage remarkable ring-dove rocks rookery rooks roots says Wilson season seems seen side similar singular soft solitary sometimes Spanish dollars sparrows species spring straw structure swallow Sylvia Temminck thick thrush tion tree tufts twigs usually wall wings wood woodpecker wool wren young