10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LITTLE AUK»
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little auk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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International Wildlife Encyclopedia: Leopard - marten
THE LITTLE AUK OR dovekie is by far the smallest of the Atlantic auks, only (r/y-
TA inches (17-19 cm) long. Its bill is short, stubby and almost finchlike, and this,
combined with its compact body, makes it look very different from other auks.
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Encyclopedia of the Arctic
Nearly a third of the auks are common in the Arctic, including little auk, guillemots
, puffins, and razorbill. The overall number of alcids is assumed to be
100,000,000 birds; the little auk followed by guillemots are the most abundant.
Little Auk ...
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The Birds of Leicestershire and Rutland
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Accession number L.Z115.1961.0.0 L.Z98.1924.0.0 L.Z4732.1892.0.0 L.Z544.
1953.0.0 ...
Rob Fray, Roger Davies, Andrew Harrop, 2009
The Little Auk, although a strong and swift flier, accomplishes its long flights by an
apparently heavy expenditure of energy. Their wings are short and remarkably
small in proportion to the bulk of the bird; and they drive themselves through the ...
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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL ...
421, 422. Aus Krvycr'i Naturh. Tidsk., Bd. ii, Heft 5, pp. 533-535. 1841. Townsend,
0. T. Little Auk [Mergulus alle, in Suffolk]. < Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., viii, 1841, p. 317.
1842. Strickland, H. E. Little Auk [Mergulus alle, in England]. < Ann. Mag. Nat.
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Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical ...
421, 422. Aug Knfyer't Naturh. Tidtk., Bd. 11, Heft 5, pp. 533-535. 1841.
Townsknd, C. T. Little Auk [Mergulus nlle, in Suffolk], < Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., viii,
1841, p. 317. 1842. Strickland, H. E. Little Auk [Mergulus alle, in England]. < Ann.
Mag. Nat.
Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.), Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden, 1880
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Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical ...
Townsend, C. T.
Little Auk [Morgulns alle, in Suffolk]. <Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist, viii,
1841, p. 317. 1842. Strickland, H. E.
Little Auk [Mergulus alle, in Eugland]. < Ann.
Mag. Nat. Hist., viii, 1842, pp. 394, 395. 1846. Hunter, C. B. Occurrence of the
Little ...
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American Ornithological Bibliography
TOWNSEND, C. T.
Little Auk [Mergulus alle, in Suifolk]. (Ann. Mag. Nat. Hiat., viii,
1841, p. 317. STRICKLAND, H. E.
Little Auk [Mergulus alle, in England]. <Ann.
M_ag. Nat. H£st., viii, 1842, pp. 394, 395. HUN'r1;:R, C. B. Occurrence of the
Little
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Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical ...
TOWNSEND, C. T.
Little Auk [Mergulus alle, in Suffolk]. <Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., viii,
1841, p. 317. STRICKLAND, H. E.
Little Auk [Mergulus alle, in England]. Nat. Hist.
, viii, 1842, pp. 394, 395. HUNTER, C. B. Occurrence of the
Little Auk [Mergulus ...
Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.), 1880
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The Defiant Heart: Book 2 of The HEART Trilogy
The Little Auk must appear a small fish, easily swallowed with time to feast on the
rest. He hoped they believed that and would continue to follow the Little Auk a
stretch longer, widening the gap between the other ships of the convoy, ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LITTLE AUK»
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little auk is used in the context of the following news items.
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She rescues an injured little auk in the Blyth estuary and meets a parrot called Freddie, who likes to crawl down his owner's shirt and roost with ... «The Guardian, May 15»
Hernando County real estate transactions for March 20
16266 Little Auk Rd., to Adam M. List & Elizabeth N. List by Gerard Cummings & Dennis Cummings, $68,000, 01/30/2015. 13265 Canada ... «Tampabay.com, Mar 15»
Bird Notes: How birds share the migration workload
Last weekend's northerly winds brought several unseasonal seabirds past our coast: Sooty Shearwater off North Stack; Little Auk and Velvet ... «Daily Post North Wales, Feb 15»
Weatherwatch: The adaptable little auk
The little auk is a black-and-white bird sometimes called “the penguin of the north”, which dives in the frigid waters of the Arctic and swims ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»
Little Auk Upends Arctic Climate Change Models
They chose the little auk as a subject because it is a so-called sentinel species, one that can be used as a proxy for the health of an entire ... «GlacierHub, Jan 15»
Mysterious 'penguins' spotted off Yorkshire coast
"Though not much bigger than a starling, the little auk looks even more like a penguin, especially if viewed from a distance and its size isn't ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 15»
For the little auk, ice's retreat is a warning
The Antarctic has its penguins, but the Arctic is home to a small black-and-white tuxedoed bird that can fly as well as swim. And the little auk, ... «The Daily Climate, Jan 15»
Arctic's 'Penguins of the North' Find Workaround to Climate Change
Little auk chicks have been growing just as quickly as they did before 2005, but the adults' body mass has dropped an average of 4 percent ... «National Geographic, Jan 15»
Wild Side: Wild Side: tiny but hardy dovekies are around
Dovekies are members of the auk family (the European name for the same species is “little auk”). Like other auks, the dovekie is strongly ... «Martha's Vineyard Times, Dec 14»
Bird Notes: Put out the bunting it's winter
A Little Auk flew past Pensarn, the only record in North Wales this autumn. A Green-winged Teal was reported at RSPB Conwy, where a Scaup ... «Daily Post North Wales, Nov 14»
