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From these facts I suspect that the Rhynchops generally fishes by night, at which time many of the lower animals come most abundantly to the surface.
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From these facts I suspect that the Rhynchops generally fishes by night, at which time many of the lower animals come most abundantly to the surface.
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I here saw a very extraordinary bird, called the Scissor-beak (Rhynchops nigra).
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I here saw a very extraordinary bird, called the Scissor-beak (Rhynchops nigra).
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From these facts I suspect that the Rhynchops generally fishes by night, at which time many of the lower animals come most abundantly to the surface.
Chapter VII 1909
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I here saw a very extraordinary bird, called the Scissor-beak (Rhynchops nigra).
Chapter VII 1909
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From these facts I suspect that the Rhynchops generally fishes by night, at which time many of the lower animals come most abundantly to the surface.
A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. Various 1891
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I have often observed in the river Terns (_Seena aurantia, Rhynchops albicollis, Sterna javanica_) and Pratincoles
The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Allan Octavian Hume 1870
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The Shoveller, white-eyed and common wild ducks; Merganser, Brahminee, and Indian goose (_Anser Indica_); common and Gargany teal; two kinds of gull; one of Shearwater (_Rhynchops ablacus_); three of tern, and one of cormorant.
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The scissor-beak (Rhynchops nigra) frequents the lakes and streams.
The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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