The British Bird Book, Vol. 8 of 12 PDF Download

Author: Frederick B. Kirkman
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781334681271
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 298

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Excerpt from The British Bird Book, Vol. 8 of 12: 200 Plates in Colour and Numerous Photographs; A Complete Work on the Birds, Nests and Eggs of Great Britain The accompanying plates will give a good idea of both species, the bonxie being depicted making a savage charge upon a trespasser in its territory, and the Arctic chasing a tern with intent to rob. Famous pirates both, but of the two the smaller species, the Arctic, is the more alert; it is a buccaneer of the rollicking type; it seems to feel a fierce zest in its nefarious business, to love the doing of it as much as the reward. It will even make of it a pastime, swooping down upon one of its own kind in sheer exuberance of spirits, pursuing it with dizzy speed and amazing twists and turns, to be pursued in turn, inging forth as it goes its wild mewing call to mingle with the other wild harmonies of Nature's vast orchestra. The great-skua is equally bold, and its swiftness is perhaps greater, but its Spirit seems as sombre as its hue. It sweeps sorrowfully over the sea, and broods upon the waters as if it were the reincarnated spirit of a shipwrecked Viking. Such at least is the impression given by externals, and coloured by our human apperception. If we could only see with the eyes of these Skuas, and feel with their senses, get inside the creatures, so to speak, we should find no doubt that they differed little in their outlook on life. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."