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GULLS |
Sea birds |
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PETRELS |
Sea birds |
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TERNS |
Sea birds |
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ALBATROSSES |
Al’s carrying around beasts or large sea birds |
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SEA HEN |
The common guillemot; -- applied also to various other sea
birds. |
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DIOMEDEA |
A genus of large sea birds, including the albatross. See
Albatross. |
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LONGIPENNES |
A group of longwinged sea birds, including the
gulls, petrels, etc. |
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SULA |
A genus of sea birds including the booby and the common
gannet. |
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NODDY |
The arctic fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis). Sometimes also
applied to other sea birds. |
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MORMON |
A genus of sea birds, having a large, thick bill; the
puffin. |
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GULL |
One of many species of long-winged sea birds of the genus
Larus and allied genera. |
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GANNET |
One of several species of sea birds of the genus Sula,
allied to the pelicans. |
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MURRE |
Any one of several species of sea birds of the genus Uria,
or Catarractes; a guillemot. |
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EGGERY |
A place where eggs are deposited (as by sea birds) or kept;
a nest of eggs. |
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SEA FOWL |
Any bird which habitually frequents the sea, as an auk,
gannet, gull, tern, or petrel; also, all such birds, collectively. |
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TUBINARES |
A tribe of sea birds comprising the petrels,
shearwaters, albatrosses, hagdons, and allied birds having tubular
horny nostrils. |
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TUBE-NOSED |
Having the nostrils prolonged in the form of horny
tubes along the sides of the beak; -- said of certain sea birds. |
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GUILLEMOT |
One of several northern sea birds, allied to the auks.
They have short legs, placed far back, and are expert divers and
swimmers. |
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MURRELET |
One of several species of sea birds of the genera
Synthliboramphus and Brachyramphus, inhabiting the North Pacific. They
are closely related to the murres. |
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TOTIPALMATE |
Having all four toes united by a web; -- said of
certain sea birds, as the pelican and the gannet. See Illust. under
Aves. |
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PHALAROPE |
Any species of Phalaropus and allied genera of small
wading birds (Grallae), having lobate toes. They are often seen far
from land, swimming in large flocks. Called also sea goose. |
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CRAGSMAN |
One accustomed to climb rocks or crags; esp., one who
makes a business of climbing the cliffs overhanging the sea to get the
eggs of sea birds or the birds themselves. |
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PETREL |
Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds
belonging to the family Procellaridae. The small petrels, or Mother
Carey's chickens, belon... |
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AUK |
A name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the
family Alcidae. The great auk, now extinct, is Alca (/ Plautus)
impennis. The razor-... |
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HAGDON |
One of several species of sea birds of the genus Puffinus;
esp., P. major, the greater shearwarter, and P. Stricklandi, the black
hagdon or soo... |