tickler

ticklace n _Rissa_ _tridactyla_ (Linn.). Kittiwake; "Tickler." . . . At Hamilton Inlet thousands of Kittiwakes covered the water, and, as we steamed on, they rose in bodies of five hundred or more and whirled about like gusts of snow driven by the wind . . . Silent for the most part, they...

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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/74298
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Summary:ticklace n _Rissa_ _tridactyla_ (Linn.). Kittiwake; "Tickler." . . . At Hamilton Inlet thousands of Kittiwakes covered the water, and, as we steamed on, they rose in bodies of five hundred or more and whirled about like gusts of snow driven by the wind . . . Silent for the most part, they occasionally emitted cries of _kae_ _kae_, or _ka_-_ake_ and at times one could imagine the syllables of _kittiwake_. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story AUG 1970 JH AUG 1970 Used I and Sup Used I Used I tickalass, tickelace, tickelelse, tick-i-lace, ticklas, tickleace, tickle-ass, tickle-lace, titlas, ticklas, tickless