 Gairfowl, being the stateliest, as well as the largest sort, and above the size of a Solan goose, of a black colour, red about the eyes, a large white spot under each, a long broad bill...  Iceland: Its Scenes and Sagas - Page 21by Sabine Baring-Gould, Alfred Newton - 1863 - 447 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Martin Martin - Saint Kilda (Scotland) - 1749 - 96 pages
...the ftatelieft, as well as the largcft of a.ll the Fowls here, and above the Size of a Solan Goofe, of a black Colour, red about the Eyes, a large white Spot under each Eye, a long broad Bill, (lands ftately, its whole Body ere&ed, its Wings fliort, it fiyeth not at all, lays its Egg upon the... | |
 | Martin Martin - Saint Kilda - 1753 - 96 pages
...Gairfoivl, being the ftatelieft, as well as the largeft Sort, and above the Size of a Solan Goofe, of a black Colour, red about the Eyes, a large white Spot under each, a long broad Bill; it ftands (tately, its whole Body erecbr ed, its Wings fhort, flies not at all ;... | |
 | English literature - 1814 - 1032 pages
...flyeth not at all, lays hit egg upon the bare rock, which, if taken away, he lays no more that year ; of a black colour^ red about the eyes, a large white spot under etch eye, and a long broad bill." There can be no doubt that this refers to the Great Auk, or Alca... | |
 | Birds - 1816 - 386 pages
...particulars from the foregoing : he says, " it is larger than the Solan Goose, black, red about the eyes, has a large white spot under each eye, a long broad bill ; stands erect, has short wings, cannot fly ; lays one egg> twice tne size of that of the Solan Goose, variously... | |
 | Scotland - 1818 - 406 pages
...there before. The sea-fowl are, first, Gairfowl, being the stateliest, as well as the largest sort, and above the size of a Solan goose, of a black colour,...red about the eyes, a large white spot under each, a long broad bill; it stands stately, its whole body erected, its wings short, Hies not, at all; lays... | |
 | Scotland - 1818 - 406 pages
...there before. The sea-fowl are, first, Gairfowl, being the stateliest, as well as the largest sort, and above the size of a Solan goose, of a black colour,...red about the eyes, a large white spot under each, a long broad bill; it stands stately, its whole body erected, its wings short, flies not at all ; lays... | |
 | Scotland - 1818 - 412 pages
...there before. The sea-fowl are, first, Gairfowl, being the stateliest, as well as the largest sort, and above the size of a Solan goose, of a black colour,...red about the eyes, a large white spot under each, a long broad bill ; it stands stately, its whole body erected, its wings short, flies not at all ;... | |
 | James Wilson - Scotland - 1842 - 522 pages
...gair-fowl, being the stateliest, as well as the largest sort, and above the size of a solan-goose, of a black colour, red about the eyes, a large white spot under each, a long broad bill; it stands stately, its whole body erected, its wings short, flies not at all; lays... | |
 | 1843 - 488 pages
...sea-fowl," says Mr. Martin, "are, first, gairibwl, being the stateliest as well as the largest sort, and above the size of a solan goose, of a black colour,...red about the eyes, a large white spot under each, a long broad bill ; it stands stately, its whole body erected, its wings short; flies not at all; lays... | |
 | Dansk naturhistorisk forening - Natural history - 1855 - 524 pages
...hedder det: „The seafowl are, first, gaerfowl, being the stateliest, as well as the largest sort, and above the size of a Solan Goose*), of a black...red about the eyes, a large white spot under each, a long broad bill ; it stands stately, its whole body erected, its wings short, flies not at all; lays... | |
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