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| Keywords: Curious creatures in zoology (15382561377).jpg CURIOUS CREATURES 191 <br> naeus called the emerald birds of Paradise apoda or <br> legless ; whilst Tavernier says that these birds getting <br> drunk on nutmegs fall helpless to the ground and then <br> the ants eat off their legs <br> But note we now towards the rich Moluques <br> Those passing strange and wondrous birds Manueques <br> Wond'rous indeed if Sea or Earth or Sky <br> Saw ever wonder swim or goe or fly <br> None knowes their Nest none knowes the dam that breeds <br> them; <br> Foodless they live ; for th' Aire alonely feeds them <br> Wingless they fly ; and yet their flight extends <br> Till with their flight their unknown live's-date ends <br> SNOW BIRDS <br> But we must leave warm climes and birds of Paradise <br> and speak of Birds shut up under the Snow <br> There are in the Northern Countries Wood-Cocks <br> like to pheasant for bigness but their Tails are much <br> shorter and they are cole black all over their bodies <br> with some white feathers at the end of their Tails and 23574946 76213 32031 Page 191 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/23574946 1890 10 5962/bhl title 32031 Ashton John NameFound None NameConfirmed None EOLID 2913255 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 23574946 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/23574946 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 N02/15382561377 2015-08-25 21 52 31 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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