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curlew n Eskimo Curlew. Local name: Curlew.The Eskimo Curlew was formerly one of the most abundant birds in North America. 'It was said to have visited Newfoundland in autumn in millions that darkened the sky.' Now it is extinct, or very nearly so. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story 5/76 JH 5...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/19214 2023-12-31T10:06:32+01:00 curlew 1976/05/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/19214 eng eng C 1951 PETERS & BURLEIGH _Birds of Nfld_ 183-4 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 17009 C_17009_curlew n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/19214 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript 1976 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:36Z curlew n Eskimo Curlew. Local name: Curlew.The Eskimo Curlew was formerly one of the most abundant birds in North America. 'It was said to have visited Newfoundland in autumn in millions that darkened the sky.' Now it is extinct, or very nearly so. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story 5/76 JH 5/76 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I no curlew, no herring, curlew berry, BLACKBERRY, curlew net Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Thu 30 Jun 2016 Manuscript eskimo* Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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curlew n Eskimo Curlew. Local name: Curlew.The Eskimo Curlew was formerly one of the most abundant birds in North America. 'It was said to have visited Newfoundland in autumn in millions that darkened the sky.' Now it is extinct, or very nearly so. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story 5/76 JH 5/76 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I no curlew, no herring, curlew berry, BLACKBERRY, curlew net Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Thu 30 Jun 2016 |
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eskimo* Newfoundland |
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eskimo* Newfoundland |
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Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore |
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C 1951 PETERS & BURLEIGH _Birds of Nfld_ 183-4 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 17009 C_17009_curlew n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/19214 |
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