The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language: A Complete Encyclopedic Lexicon, Literary, Scientific, and Technological, Volumen3Blackie & son; New-York, The Century Company, 1883 |
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... birds , in which the bill is abruptly hooked at the end , and the notch is sometimes so deep as to form a prominent tooth at each side . They are insectivorous , but some even prey on small birds and mammals . Laniinæ ( la - ni - i'nē ) ...
... birds , in which the bill is abruptly hooked at the end , and the notch is sometimes so deep as to form a prominent tooth at each side . They are insectivorous , but some even prey on small birds and mammals . Laniinæ ( la - ni - i'nē ) ...
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... bird in this country , is about the size of a pigeon ; it is Lapwing ( l'anellus cristatus ) . often called the pee - wit from its particular cry . In the breeding season these birds disperse themselves over the interior of the country ...
... bird in this country , is about the size of a pigeon ; it is Lapwing ( l'anellus cristatus ) . often called the pee - wit from its particular cry . In the breeding season these birds disperse themselves over the interior of the country ...
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... birds popularly known as Sea- gulls , Sea - mews , or Gulls . The genus Larus is the type . See GULL . Larinæ ( la - ri'në ) , n . pl . A sub - family of birds including the common sea - gull , Larus . See LARIDAÆ . Lark ( lärk ) , n ...
... birds popularly known as Sea- gulls , Sea - mews , or Gulls . The genus Larus is the type . See GULL . Larinæ ( la - ri'në ) , n . pl . A sub - family of birds including the common sea - gull , Larus . See LARIDAÆ . Lark ( lärk ) , n ...
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... birds known by the name of silky chatterers , family Am- pellide , so called from their soft feathers . Leiotrichi ( li - ot'ri - ki ) , n . pl . [ Gr . leios , smooth , and thrix , trichos , hair . ] Smooth- haired people . One of the ...
... birds known by the name of silky chatterers , family Am- pellide , so called from their soft feathers . Leiotrichi ( li - ot'ri - ki ) , n . pl . [ Gr . leios , smooth , and thrix , trichos , hair . ] Smooth- haired people . One of the ...
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... birds , distinguished from the true gulls by their membranous nostrils being larger , and opening nearer to the point and edge of the beak ; the tail is also pointed . The L. parasiticus is the arctic gull , and the L. catarrhactes the ...
... birds , distinguished from the true gulls by their membranous nostrils being larger , and opening nearer to the point and edge of the beak ; the tail is also pointed . The L. parasiticus is the arctic gull , and the L. catarrhactes the ...
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