A Familiar History of Birds: Their Nature, Habits, and Instincts, Volume 2John W. Parker, 1835 - Birds |
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Albatross amongst appearance approach attachment beak Bee-Eater bill birds body breed brood Bustard cage calabashes called Cassowary catch close coast cock confined Cormorant Corncrake Cuckoo dart distance diving Ducks eggs Egyptian Plover favourite feathers feeding feet fish flew flight flocks frequently Gannet Geese genus Goldfinches Goose Guillemots Gulls habits hatched head Heron holes HORNED SCREAMER hovering hundred insects instance island Jacana killed King Penguin known ledge legs length little birds live morning nest never night observed old birds Ostrich pair PASSERINE perch Pheasant Pigeons plumage pouch poultry precipice reared remain rising rocks rope round scarcely sea-birds season seems seen shores singular sitting soon sort South Stack Sparrow species spot Starlings Storks supposed Swallows tion trees tribe usual WADERS weight whole wild wings Woodcocks yards young birds