Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . is, however, not merely the graceful outline oftheir ornamental devices, but also the harmoniousblending of their deep toned colours, which gives asingular charm to exquisite productions ofeastern looms. Sliawiiccs. a tribe of .American Indians of theAlgonc|uin family, formerly settled mainlv in NewYork, Ieiinsylvania, and Ohio, but ilriven west-ward by the lro([Uois. They helped the Erenchagainst the English, gave trouble to the newly-founded Lnited Stales, and in 1S12 some lianilsjoined the English. They afterw
Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . is, however, not merely the graceful outline oftheir ornamental devices, but also the harmoniousblending of their deep toned colours, which gives asingular charm to exquisite productions ofeastern looms. Sliawiiccs. a tribe of .American Indians of theAlgonc|uin family, formerly settled mainlv in NewYork, Ieiinsylvania, and Ohio, but ilriven west-ward by the lro([Uois. They helped the Erenchagainst the English, gave trouble to the newly-founded Lnited Stales, and in 1S12 some lianilsjoined the English. They afterwards lemoved toMissouri, Kansivs, and Indian Territory. Slioa ak, or She Oak. See For Sli(.a IJuller, see lilTTKU-TREE. Slu-ar-sdel. See Stkei-. SlMai*\va(«r, a genus of birds belonging tothe petiel family, Irocellariida-, included by Lin-naeus in the genus Irocellaria, but seiiarated byBri-<son in 17()()as the genus Ilillinus. These birdsvary from HK to 14 inches in liMi;;th. The liill israther longer than the head ; the mandibles are. compressed and decurved ; the nostrils open sepa-rately, not by a common tube ; the wings are longand pointed : the legs are of moderate length ; thetarsi are comiiresscd laterally ; the three toes infront are webl)eil, and the hind-toe is very genus includes twenty or more species, and iscosmopolitan in its distribution. The .shearwaters,however, are exclusively oceanic species. Theys]Hnd most of their time on the wing, and canswim with great ease, but laiely if ever are usually silent, but at their hreeding-grounds they utter soft agreeable notes. Their|irincipal fooil is lish. A single white egg is laidin a hole in the ground. The species found in theBritish Isles are (ied by Seebohm thus : Lores and upper f Snotv (mider unifunii brown). S^^^ \ Shearwater,same culour \ crown. I ^__^^^ s„^^^,„^j^, } wina 9i inches or under. The Sooty Shearwater [Piiffiinis (friscii
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