salt-water bird
salt water 'Those Brent geese* are going to the lakes, and perhaps to Ashwanipi'. *The Brent Goose (_Anser Bernicla_). Audubon tells us that 'The "Brent Goose" may be considered as a salt-water bird, for it never ascends our rivers beyond the influence of the tides, nor is f...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/43901 2023-12-31T10:05:33+01:00 salt-water bird 1970/06/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/43901 eng eng S [1831-9] 1863 HIND Explorations in Labrador [i] 17 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13383 S_13383_salt water http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/43901 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 1970 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:39Z salt water 'Those Brent geese* are going to the lakes, and perhaps to Ashwanipi'. *The Brent Goose (_Anser Bernicla_). Audubon tells us that 'The "Brent Goose" may be considered as a salt-water bird, for it never ascends our rivers beyond the influence of the tides, nor is found on inland lakes or ponds, unless it be wounded, and happens to alight accidentally in such places. To this natural predilection for salt water may be attributed its habit of flying round the projections of capes and headlands. It very seldom passes over a neck of land, unless suddenly surprised and alarmed by the gunner.' PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit [-]Brent goose[-] G.M. Story Jun 1970 JH Jun 1970 Used I and Sup Used I 2 Used I Manuscript brent geese Brent goose Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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salt water 'Those Brent geese* are going to the lakes, and perhaps to Ashwanipi'. *The Brent Goose (_Anser Bernicla_). Audubon tells us that 'The "Brent Goose" may be considered as a salt-water bird, for it never ascends our rivers beyond the influence of the tides, nor is found on inland lakes or ponds, unless it be wounded, and happens to alight accidentally in such places. To this natural predilection for salt water may be attributed its habit of flying round the projections of capes and headlands. It very seldom passes over a neck of land, unless suddenly surprised and alarmed by the gunner.' PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit [-]Brent goose[-] G.M. Story Jun 1970 JH Jun 1970 Used I and Sup Used I 2 Used I |
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S [1831-9] 1863 HIND Explorations in Labrador [i] 17 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13383 S_13383_salt water http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/43901 |
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