great auk, the

great in recent years conservation measures have done much to help preserve the wild life of Labrador. However, before the coming of these necessary measures, several important species of birds on these northern shores had become extinct. The two most important of these were the great auk and the La...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Great auk
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/30471
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/30471 2023-12-31T10:07:12+01:00 great auk, the image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/30471 eng eng G 1970 PARSONS Labrador 173 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14605 G_14605_great http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/30471 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 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:30Z great in recent years conservation measures have done much to help preserve the wild life of Labrador. However, before the coming of these necessary measures, several important species of birds on these northern shores had become extinct. The two most important of these were the great auk and the Labrador curlew. The great auk, in size larger than a goose, was a true native of the northern waters, and the penguin is its relative in the south. . . . a century ago thousands of these [curlew] were found all along the Labrador coast. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G. M. Story JUL 1970 JH JUL 1970 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I Manuscript Great auk Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
great auk, the
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description great in recent years conservation measures have done much to help preserve the wild life of Labrador. However, before the coming of these necessary measures, several important species of birds on these northern shores had become extinct. The two most important of these were the great auk and the Labrador curlew. The great auk, in size larger than a goose, was a true native of the northern waters, and the penguin is its relative in the south. . . . a century ago thousands of these [curlew] were found all along the Labrador coast. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G. M. Story JUL 1970 JH JUL 1970 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I
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genre Great auk
Newfoundland
genre_facet Great auk
Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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1970 PARSONS Labrador 173
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14605
G_14605_great
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