. Palestine : the physical geography and natural history of the Holy Land. [Shoveller.] a Upupa Epops. d Anna boschas, var. a- and £. Linn. h A. nigra. m PeHcanus nnocrutalus. b Anas Cygnus. e A. penelnpe. c A. A. tado A. B A. A. sirs&tr. Chap. VIII.] ZOOLOGY. ccccv. «Wj£W [Pelican.] to fly, it displayed a breadth of wing which appeared to be at least nine feet across. This bird is called by the Arabs Jimmel - el - Bahar, the River Camel: in the Scripture it is called JlNp kaath, and is several times Rauwolff speaks of birds quite black wit
. Palestine : the physical geography and natural history of the Holy Land. [Shoveller.] a Upupa Epops. d Anna boschas, var. a- and £. Linn. h A. nigra. m PeHcanus nnocrutalus. b Anas Cygnus. e A. penelnpe. c A. A. tado A. B A. A. sirs&tr. Chap. VIII.] ZOOLOGY. ccccv. «Wj£W [Pelican.] to fly, it displayed a breadth of wing which appeared to be at least nine feet across. This bird is called by the Arabs Jimmel - el - Bahar, the River Camel: in the Scripture it is called JlNp kaath, and is several times Rauwolff speaks of birds quite black with long necks, whereof he saw abundance in his travels in the Land of Promise, es-pecially near Acre, among the rocks and crags of the sea. As well as he could judge from the distance, he thought them sea eagles (Ossifrages); but Ray objects that no eagles have long necks, and suspects that they were Cormorants. The Little Grebe,h and the Common Gull,c are the only other birds of this class which our lists Grall^; or Wading Birds are also numerous in Syria and Palestine, including a considerable proportion of species not known in England. The FlamingoA is rare, but issometimes seen; and must fromits size and colour reckon amongthe most conspicuous of the birdsof whatever country it is fo
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