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Petrels, terns skim the troughs, a stray pelican caws mast-circling.
Unfathomable Mammals Marc Vincenz 2011
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Next to a pink double bed are three chests of drawers of eggs; the nearest to the pink pillows are labeled “Doves,” “Cormorants and Darters,” “Auks, Petrels,” and “Penguins, Pelicans, Storks, Gannet.”
A Year on the Wing TIM DEE 2009
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Petrels move over the land as though it is repellent to them.
A Year on the Wing TIM DEE 2009
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Petrels of several species, penguins, and seals were plentiful, and we saw four small blue whales.
South: the story of Shackleton’s last expedition 1914–1917 2006
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“We are going to have a dirty night, Mr. Spilett!” said the sailor: “Petrels delight in wind and rain.”
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“We are going to have a dirty night, Mr. Spilett!” said the sailor: “Petrels delight in wind and rain.”
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Petrels (ACAP), which came into effect in February this year.
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Petrels: the largest kind, Procellaria gigantea, or nelly
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Barking-bird — Opetiorhynchus — Singular character of ornithology — Petrels.
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Barking-bird — Opetiorhynchus — Singular character of ornithology — Petrels.
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