 ... breast, ie a bare spot from which the feathers have fallen off with the heat in hatching; its egg is twice as big as that of a Solan goose, and is variously spotted, black, green, and dark ; it comes without regard 'to any wind, appears the first...  Iceland: Its Scenes and Sagas - Page 23by Sabine Baring-Gould, Alfred Newton - 1863 - 447 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Jardine - Birds - 1866 - 458 pages
...bill ; stands stately, his whole body erected; his wings short; he flyeth not at all ; lays his egg upon the bare rock, which, if taken away, he lays...spot, from which the feathers have fallen off with the beat in hatching ; his egg is twice as big as that of a solan goose, and is variously spotted, black,... | |
 | Biology - 1865 - 700 pages
...taken away, she lays no more for that Year ; she is whole-footed, and has the hatching Spot upon her Breast, ie a bare Spot from which the Feathers have fallen off with the Heat in hatching ; its Egg is twice as big as that of a Solan Goose, and is variously spotted, Black, Green, and Dark... | |
 | Anthropological Society of London - Anthropology - 1866 - 802 pages
...bill, stands stately, his whole body erected, his wings short, he flyeth not at all ; he lays his egg upon the bare rock, which, if taken away, he lays...more for that year. He is palmipes or web-footed, etc." It would seem from this that this fine bird was by no means scarce at the very time that the... | |
 | Robert Gray - 1871 - 570 pages
...Bill ; stands stately, his whole Body erected, his Wings short ; he Flyeth not at all, lays his egg upon the bare Rock, which if taken away, he lays no more for that Year; he is Palmipes, or WholeFooted, and has the Hatching-Spot upon his Breast, ie, a bare Spot from which the Feathers have... | |
 | Gaelic Society of Inverness, Inverness Gaelic Society - Celtic literature - 1886 - 478 pages
...bill ; stands stately, his whole body erected, his Wings short ; he Flyeth not at all ; lays his egg upon the bare rock, which if taken away, he lays no more for that Year. He comes without regard to any wind, appears about the first of May, and goes away about the middle of... | |
 | sir William Jardine (bart.) - Birds - 1876 - 444 pages
...bill ; stands stately, his whole body erected ; his wings short ; he flyeth not at all ; lays his egg upon the bare rock, which, if taken away, he lays...web-footed ; and has the hatching-spot upon his breast, i. «., a bare spot, from which the feathers have fallen off with the heat in hatching ; his egg is... | |
 | George Seton - 1878 - 386 pages
...bill; stands stately, his whole body erected; his wings short. He flyeth not at all; 2 lays his egg upon the bare rock, which, if taken away, he lays no more for that year. He vspalmipes, or whole-footed, and has the hatching-spot upon his breast —ie, a bare spot from which... | |
 | Society of Antiquaries of Scotland - Scotland - 1879 - 452 pages
...taken away, she lays no more for that Year ; she is whole footed, and has the hatching Spot upon her Breast, ie, a bare Spot from which the Feathers have fallen off with the Heat in hatching ; its Egg is twice as big as that of a Sulnn g(xise, and is variously spotted, Black, Green, and Dark;... | |
 | Celts - 1885 - 902 pages
...bill ; stands stately, his whole body erected, his Wings short ; he Flyeth not at all ; lays his egg upon the bare rock, which if taken away, he lays no more for that Year. He comes without regard to any wind, appears about the first of May, and goes away about the middle of... | |
 | English periodicals - 1868 - 486 pages
...taken away, she lays no more for that year; she is whole-footed, and has the hatching spot upon her breast, ie a bare spot from which the feathers have fallen off with the heat in hatching ; its egg is twice as big as that of a Solan goose, and is variously spotted, black, green, and dark... | |
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