eskimaux curlew

eskimo n [17] 1784 PENNANT Arctic Zoology 461 [note to] Ph. Trans. lxii.411 where it is called the _Eskimaux_ Curlew. [stamped] FEB. 6 1978 I checked Ph. Trans. It is called Curlew. [P doesn't give biblio. Banks called it Curlew, and P drew on his notes. Lysaghtsays that birds are reported now....

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1978
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Arctic
eskimo*
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/23812
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Summary:eskimo n [17] 1784 PENNANT Arctic Zoology 461 [note to] Ph. Trans. lxii.411 where it is called the _Eskimaux_ Curlew. [stamped] FEB. 6 1978 I checked Ph. Trans. It is called Curlew. [P doesn't give biblio. Banks called it Curlew, and P drew on his notes. Lysaghtsays that birds are reported now. WK DAE 1833 says Arctic Zoology is wrong, but Pennant uses Banks's detailed report (the first ever) and also prints copies of Banks's painting. JAN. 8 1978 DNE-cit Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used eskimo, esquimau, ~ boot, ~ dog, ~ indian, ~ sled, HUSKIMAW, INDIAN, SKINNY-WOPPER,~cold, ~curlew, MOUNTAIN CURLEW, ~duck, ~fiddle, ~sled Checked by Rebecca Nolan on Tue 24 Feb 2015

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