10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREAT NORTHERN DIVER»
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'I was wrong,' said Captain Flint.
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A Synopsis of the Birds of North America
... moderately muscular, with a rather thick, dense, longitudinally rugous
epithelium; intestine rather long and wide ; coeca rather long and wide ; eloaca
globular. 484. 1. Colymbus glacialis, LINN. Great Northern Diver. —Loon. PLATE
CCCVI.
In Manx Gaelic the great northern diver is called arrag vooar 'big pullet', which
probably is a kind of taboo name used by the fishermen of the island (Lockwood,
1966: 103). Other names for the species in Scotland were gunner, naak (nauk, ...
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Nipisat - a Saqqaq Culture Site in Sisimiut, Central West ...
Hunting in terrestrial and fresh water habitats Divers Bones of divers occur
through all phases with the red- throated diver being most numerous, comprising
1.2, o.8 and o.2%, and great northern diver comprising o.7, o.3 and o.1% in
phases 1, ...
Anne Birgitte Gotfredsen, Tinna Møbjerg, 2004
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An Encyclopedia of Natural History
The great northern diver (C. glacUdis) is a more or less frequent visitor in winter;
and the white-billed diver (C. adamsi) has occurred a few times. This is chiefly
known as an inhabitant of North America and Iceland, as the great northern diver
...
Dr Maurice Burton concludes his articles (Forum, 1 July, p 41; 8 July, pll2) with a
Parthian shot of how a correspondent of his identified an object "at the other side
of the loch" as being a great northern diver and not the monster which the ...
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Ancient Harp Seal Hunters of Disko Bay
Great northern diver hunting at Qeqertasussuk Only 5 bone fragments from this
magnificent bird were found at Qeqertasussuk in the midden's early habitation
level (FC-III) (Table 9.12). As with the red- throated diver, the inland nature of the
...
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Birds of the Middle East
Non-breeding plumage similar to Great Northern Diver, and more contrasting
black and white than Red-throated, especially head and neck, with sharp
demarcation below eye and down side ofneck. No visible eye-ring makes eye
invisible at ...
Richard Porter, Simon Aspinall, 2010
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A history of British birds
Of these three, the Northern Diver, frequently called also the Great Northern Diver
, is the largest in size, but of the specimens procured young birds are much more
common than old matured examples, and even the former are only obtained in ...
For me the most special bird occurring here each winter is the great northern
diver. I don't know of anywhere else that can offer such consistently good views of
this species. To optimize your chances of seeing one, visit the pool after a period
of ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREAT NORTHERN DIVER»
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Eye on Nature: Your notes and queries
I was lucky to see a great northern diver on Lough Erne in mid June and to hear its wonderfully haunting call. Gerry Mac Gowan Tullyallen, Co ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
Birds of a feather stay on in Cork until breeding season
A Great Northern Diver in full breeding array, Courtmacsherry Bay. This bird will soon fly to Iceland, Greenland or Canada to breed. Picture: ... «Irish Examiner, May 15»
Important Civil War Letter from Lee to Grant Leads Hindman's May 7 …
... Melville's Moby Dick ($8,000-12,000) and Audubon's Great Northern Diver ($10,000-15,000) and Black-Throated Diver ($8,000-12,000). «Fine Books & Collections Magazine, May 15»
The Lunatics Have Taken Over the Asylum: the wittiest political …
... who called me and others “swivel-eyed loons” is obviously unaware that a loon is another name for the very handsome Great Northern Diver, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
Birdwatch: Kittiwakes return to Yorkshire cliffs
Sightings along the east coast included an unseasonable sooty shearwater off Spurn - a great northern diver was also seen there - and up to ... «Yorkshire Post, Mar 15»
Bird Notes: Iceland comes to Abergele
Long-stayers include a Black-necked Grebe and Great Northern Diver in Holyhead Harbour, Slavonian Grebes in nearby Beddmanarch Bay, ... «Daily Post North Wales, Feb 15»
How to survive the Canadian wilderness, as shown by Ray Mears
“Great Northern Diver. Beautiful creature. When it dives into the water after fish it hardly makes a ripple. Good night's sleep?” “Excellent, Ray. «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
Bird Notes: White heron could catch out the unwary
Nearby, three Long-tailed Ducks and a Great Northern Diver are on the Inland Sea, three Slavonian Grebes at Penrhos Coastal Park and a ... «Daily Post North Wales, Jan 15»
Birdwatcher's Diary No.79
We were able to pick out and add a great northern diver and get a record shot of a black-necked grebe. Goldeneye at Staines Reservoir. «The Guildford Dragon NEWS, Jan 15»
Wildlife experts express concern over aspects of Galway port …
Assessment by the developer of the impact on the great northern diver (or loon) during construction over an eight- year period – and increased ... «Irish Times, Jan 15»
