The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 10Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1818 - Natural history |
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... head . There are four species , P. macrocephalus , or the spermaceti whale , is sixty feet in length , and the head is nearly one - third of the bulk of the whole animal . It is found in the European seas , and on the coast of New ...
... head . There are four species , P. macrocephalus , or the spermaceti whale , is sixty feet in length , and the head is nearly one - third of the bulk of the whole animal . It is found in the European seas , and on the coast of New ...
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... Head and neck deep scarlet ; back , primaries , wing coverts and tail black , with steel blue reflections , rump , secondary feathers , lower parts of the back , breast , abdomen and vent white . The young bird does not receive his full ...
... Head and neck deep scarlet ; back , primaries , wing coverts and tail black , with steel blue reflections , rump , secondary feathers , lower parts of the back , breast , abdomen and vent white . The young bird does not receive his full ...
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... head and throat deep scarlet bordered with black , sides of the head and neck white , with a black stripe from the eye running down the neck ; head slightly crested ; back dusky yellowish , sprinkled and waved black ; wings black , with ...
... head and throat deep scarlet bordered with black , sides of the head and neck white , with a black stripe from the eye running down the neck ; head slightly crested ; back dusky yellowish , sprinkled and waved black ; wings black , with ...
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