10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GAREFOWL»
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garefowl in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
garefowl and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Great Auk, Or
Garefowl
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
2
The Influence of Man on Animal Life in Scotland
though not published till 1773, mentions the Garefowl as still a visitor to the island
; but while he describes the more abundant and useful sea-birds in detail, he
passes lightly over the Garefowl, whose importance to the islanders had ...
3
The Great Auk, Or
Garefowl
A reprint of Symington Grieve's classic treatise on the great auk, an extinct flightless bird of northern seas.
4
The Great Auk: The Extinction of the Original Penguin
Immediately, he felt obliged to honor his dead friend's memory by publishing a
summary of their contents, which he titled Abstract of Mr. J. Wolley's Researches
in Iceland Respecting the Garefowl or Great Auk, modestly setting aside his own
...
5
Dreadnought to Daring: 100 Years of Comment, Controversy and ...
Thefirst, 'Arms for South Africa', by 'Garefowl'and thesecond, 'The Simonstown
Agreement', by Onlooker. Both engendered debate, particularly the article by
Garefowl which drew spirited criticism inthe letterspages, most notably
fromCaptain T ...
HISTORICAL The Great Auk or Garefowl (Pinguinus impennis) in Scotland T.
Norman Tait 1 1 Rosshall Place, Renfrew PA4 OBA Historical Information The
extinct Great Auk or Garefowl as it was known in northern Europe was a large, ...
In Icelandic,the great auk is known as geirfugl (hence the term garefowl), and
several Icelandic islands are known as Geirfuglasker. Several of these islands
disappeared beneath the sea in during one of Iceland's frequent volcanic
...
8
Nevermore: A Book of Hours
... was like a flame in the forest His fearful laughter was in the land Now he is the
small flickering light Of an altar candle The yellow tallow of memory Slowly
flowing away VIKINGS AND GAREFOWL GREAT AUK OR GAREFOWL – 1844
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9
The New Natural History: Birds
Both in Greenland and Norway it appears to have been always rare ; and its chief
or only breeding-places were three rocky islands near Iceland, known as the
Garefowl Skerries or Geirfuglasker, and Funk Island off the Newfoundland Coast.
The frantic efforts to recapture the fugitive can be imagined, but against a bird so
swift as the Garefowl they were useless, and the captive quickly disappeared.
One would like to think that it succeeded in freeing itself entirely from the ...
William Chambers, Robert Chambers, 1941
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GAREFOWL»
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garefowl is used in the context of the following news items.
Beijing Garefowl Technology Joins the KNX Association
Garefowl is a company that designs and manufactures electronic products and develops system application software. For over ten years, ... «KNXtoday, May 15»
Little firm offers big iPod hard drive upgrades
... to rise, it seems only a matter of time before the iPod classic either goes the way of the garefowl, or it joins its flash memory-powered siblings. «Macworld, May 09»
