Ice Partridge

ice n Pagophila alba (Gunn.). Ivory Gull; "Ice Partridge." . . . Dr. Mumford, Mr. Frank Lewis, and others at Battle Harbor told us of shooting "Ice Partridges" which came with the ice and seals in November or December. They stay for about two weeks or a month and then depart, not...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/36687
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Summary:ice n Pagophila alba (Gunn.). Ivory Gull; "Ice Partridge." . . . Dr. Mumford, Mr. Frank Lewis, and others at Battle Harbor told us of shooting "Ice Partridges" which came with the ice and seals in November or December. They stay for about two weeks or a month and then depart, not to be seen again for a year. At times they are very abundant and even fly about the houses. DNE-cit PRINTED ITEM G. M. Story AUG 1970 JH AUG 1970 Used I and Sup Used I 2 Used I ~ bird/candle/-chock/clamper/master/pan/pilot/pole/saw/blind(ness)/-block/-boat/-skiff/-cat/-claw/clumper/-fishing/-gall/gaze/-glim/-loom/-grip/-hunter/-hunting/-island/-jam/-line/captain/-line/-loom/-glim/-master/-pan/-partridge/-party/-pilot/pinnacle/ Checked by Sarah Budgell on Tue 10 Mar 2015