The field book : or, Sports and pastimes of the United kingdom ; compiled from the best authorities, ancient and modern (1833)
Maxwell, W. H. (William Hamilton), 1792-1850 · London : E. Wilson · leaf 39
gularly marked with purplish lines, orblotched with ferruginous and black at thelarger end : length six inches. It feeds onfish, but the young birds will eat rose root(Rhodiola rosea), or other plants—Mon-tagu. Auriculars, s. (In Ornithology). Feathers which cover the ears.Avoirdupois, a. A kind of… … This bird, which is the only British speciesof Avoscts, docs not much exceed the lapwingin the bulk of its body ; but from the lengthof its legs it is much taller. It measuresabout eighteen inches in length, to the end of the toes twenty-two, and from tip to tip thirty;and weighs from twelve to…
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