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 Crested Grebe Crow Cuckoo dart distance diving Ducks Eagle eggs Falcon favourite feathers feed feet Fieldfare fish flew flight flocks frequently Gannet genus Goose ground Guillemots Gull habits hatched Hawk head height Heron hour insects instance island Jackdaw killed known length live mandible miles mode naturalists nearly nest never night observed occasionally pair Passerine peculiar Pelican perch Petrels Pheasant Pigeons plumage precipice prey Raven reared remain resembling rock Rooks rope scarcely Scotland season seemed seen shores short singular Sir Edward Parry soon sort South Stack Sparrow species spot stomach supposed Swallows Table tail Thrush toes trees tribe usually Waders watch wild wings Woodcocks yards young birds