. Birds in literature . st the deep blue, you can often see the gulls .... that are found along the coast The pearly mantle that covers the back can only be seen as it nowand then skims the surface of the water, or rests awhileon the waves from which it gathers its food. But theair seems their native element .... and in the grandsweep of their wings and in their slow and majestic progressthey give to the beholder the sense of rest rather thanweariness. Paekhurst. The Birds Calendar.^^ The gull is distinguished by its small and lean bodywhich is covered with a great quantity of feathers. Itswin
. Birds in literature . st the deep blue, you can often see the gulls .... that are found along the coast The pearly mantle that covers the back can only be seen as it nowand then skims the surface of the water, or rests awhileon the waves from which it gathers its food. But theair seems their native element .... and in the grandsweep of their wings and in their slow and majestic progressthey give to the beholder the sense of rest rather thanweariness. Paekhurst. The Birds Calendar.^^ The gull is distinguished by its small and lean bodywhich is covered with a great quantity of feathers. Itswings and head are very large, all uniting to give the birda false appearance of size. Hence, I suppose, originatedthe word, when used to imply deception. The sportsmanwho for the first time has shot one of these birds, expectingto find it large and plump, .... is said to be gulled. Flagg. a Year With the Birds.^^ HAWKS The red-shouldered and the red-tailed hawks are thebirds to which the names chicken hawk and hen hawk 74.
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