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  • Shannon killed a bird of the plover kind. weight one pound. it measured from the tip of the toe, to the extremity of the beak, 1 foot 10 Inches; from tip to tip of wings when extended 2 F. 5 I.; Beak

    The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

  • I snapped this one on Friday night inside the Soho Pizzeria in Beak Street, where you can eat American Hots whilst listening to hot Americans or a silky girl leaning-up against a grand piano.

    Kings of Neon Peter Ashley 2008

  • (Sticky Beak is Australian slang = to pry into the life of others .. being nosy).

    January 2006 2006

  • The blast spurred rumors that Tsankov was a close associate of Sofia drugs boss Anton Miltenov, aka The Beak, and that the explosion was actually directed against him.

    Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) 2010

  • Bobi Tsankov, according to his own account, was very close with Anton Miltenov, aka The Beak, a smaller-scale Sofia drug boss, who was shot dead in 2005.

    Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) 2010

  • - Absent Diane, September 2006 advising the bird feeders of Canberra as to how best stop the spread of Circovirus (aka Beak and Feather):

    The RiotACT 2009

  • The band is called Beak > and was formed back in January with Billy Fuller (Fuzz Against Junk) and Matt Williams (Team Brick).

    The Line Of Best Fit 2009

  • One species, known as the Beak whale, has been found particularly susceptible to the sonar, which can cause the whales to beach themselves.

    Eco-Chick 2008

  • Witness the actress' ensemble at the Sneak "Beak" Screening of 20th Century Fox's "Rio" on Friday.

    Anne Hathaway's Crazy Pants: Rad Or Bad? (PHOTOS, POLL) Hilary Moss 2011

  • Witness the actress' ensemble at the Sneak "Beak" Screening of 20th Century Fox's "Rio" on Friday.

    Anne Hathaway's Crazy Pants: Rad Or Bad? (PHOTOS, POLL) Hilary Moss 2011

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