A Familiar History of Birds

Albatross amongst animals appearance approach attack beak bill birds of prey body breed brood cage called catch caught claws close Cormorant Crow Crown 8vo Cuckoo dart distance diving Ducks Eagle Edition eggs England Falcon favourite feathers feed feet Fieldfare fish flew flight flocks frequently Gannet genus Goose Guillemots Gull habits hatched Hawk head height Heron hour Iceland insects instance island killed known length live mandible miles mode naturalists nearly nest never night observed occasionally Owls pair Passerine peculiar perch Petrels Pigeons plumage precipice prey Raven reared remain resembling rock Rooks rope round scarcely Scotland season seen shores short singular Sir Edward Parry soon sort South Stack Sparrow species spot stomach supposed Swallows Table Thrush toes trees tribe usually vols Waders watch wild wings Woodcocks yards young birds