Man and nature: the tropics and the poles1849 |
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... eggs and breed their young . In the Orkneys , the Hebrides , and along the ledges of the steep rocks of the Isle of Wight , they abound in great numbers , and form a considerable part of the revenue of the poorer population . eider ...
... eggs and breed their young . In the Orkneys , the Hebrides , and along the ledges of the steep rocks of the Isle of Wight , they abound in great numbers , and form a considerable part of the revenue of the poorer population . eider ...
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... eggs are annually disposed of in St. Kilda alone . Most of these birds build no nest , but lay their eggs on the bare ground , in any shelving spot that will contain them . At a certain period of the year , the surface of the Bass Rock ...
... eggs are annually disposed of in St. Kilda alone . Most of these birds build no nest , but lay their eggs on the bare ground , in any shelving spot that will contain them . At a certain period of the year , the surface of the Bass Rock ...
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... egg - seeker then strides the cross - bar at the end of the rope , and , grasping it firmly , is gradually lowered by his friends as he gives the signal . It may easily be imagined , that to perform this requires no ordinary courage ...
... egg - seeker then strides the cross - bar at the end of the rope , and , grasping it firmly , is gradually lowered by his friends as he gives the signal . It may easily be imagined , that to perform this requires no ordinary courage ...
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... eggs only , ( which our picture repre- sents , ) he shouts to frighten away the birds , which fly up in countless numbers , making a deafening noise with their cries . He then hooks their eggs with his crooked stick into the basket he ...
... eggs only , ( which our picture repre- sents , ) he shouts to frighten away the birds , which fly up in countless numbers , making a deafening noise with their cries . He then hooks their eggs with his crooked stick into the basket he ...
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... eggs enough to repay him for his trouble ; but he is obliged to keep hold of his rope very carefully , lest it should pass beyond his reach and cut off his means of escape . A tale is told of one of these men who had entered such a ...
... eggs enough to repay him for his trouble ; but he is obliged to keep hold of his rope very carefully , lest it should pass beyond his reach and cut off his means of escape . A tale is told of one of these men who had entered such a ...
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abound animals appear arctic ASHANTEE CHIEF beast beneath bird-nester birds boats body BOOTHIA FELIX buffalo Captain Harris Captain Ross carcase catching Catlin China Chinese civilized climate coast colour comfort Confucius coracle courage covered deer dogs dressed duction earth eggs eider-duck elephant engraving Esquimaux European feet forests frozen Fury Beach gannet grass Greenland habits hair Hebrides herd Hindoo hundred Indian inhabited jungle king land Laplander length lichen living lodges MANDAN INDIANS Mandans manner miles monante Moselekatse nation natives nests night North America northern Norway once parsee passed perish Polar Sea poor pounds weight reach regions reindeer rivers robes rock rope round sachems sail sea-fowl seemed ship shore side Sir Felix Booth skin sledges snow soon spear spot stick summer thousand tiger Tiriksiu trees tribe vessel Victory village visited voyage wigwam wild winter wolf wolves wood