MAKE A MEME View Large Image Curious creatures in zoology (15544870056).jpg CURIOUS CREATURES <br> 195 <br> and Swedish Sea that cries incessantly all the Summer <br> Alle Alle therefore they are called all over by the In- <br> habitants Alle Alle For in that Lake such ...
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Keywords: Curious creatures in zoology (15544870056).jpg CURIOUS CREATURES <br> 195 <br> and Swedish Sea that cries incessantly all the Summer <br> Alle Alle therefore they are called all over by the In- <br> habitants Alle Alle For in that Lake such a multitude <br> of great birds is found as I said before by reason of <br> the fresh Waters that spring from hot springs that they <br> seem to cover all the shores and rivers especially Sea- <br> Crows or Cormorants Coots More Hens two sorts of <br> Ducks Swans and infinite smaller Water Birds These <br> Crows and other devouring birds the hunters can easily <br> take because they fly slowly and not above two or four <br> Cubits above the Water thus they do it on the narrow <br> Rocks as in the Gates of Islands on the Banks of them <br> they hang black nets or dyed of a Watry Colour upon <br> Spears ; and these with Pulleys will quickly slip up or <br> down that in great Sholes they catch the Birds that fly <br> thither by letting the Nets fall upon them and this is <br> necessary because those Birds fly so slowly and right for- <br> ward; so that few escape Also sometimes Ducks and <br> other Birds are taken in these Nets Wherefore these <br> black or slow Birds whether they swim or fly are always <br> crying Alle Alle which in Latine signifies All All 23574950 76213 32031 Page 195 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/23574950 1890 10 5962/bhl title 32031 Ashton John Biodiversity Heritage Library Curious creatures in zoology; with 130 illus throughout the text Monsters Are Real Animals University of California Libraries archive org bhl page 23574950 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/23574950 bhlMonstersRreal Halloween university of california libraries archive org bhlmonstersrreal Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2014-10-19 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/15544870056 2015-08-25 21 53 32 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Curious creatures in zoology Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script
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