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قراءة كتاب The Peacock 'At Home:' A Sequel to the Butterfly's Ball
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The Peacock 'At Home:' A Sequel to the Butterfly's Ball
shores in spring, and leaves them in winter; they lay a single egg on the ledges of the rocks without any nest, and on which it is said to be fixed by a cement.
P. 10. l. 10. Spoon-bill (Platea).] So called from the construction of the bill, which is flat the whole length, but widens towards the end in the form of a spoon or spatula; and it is equally remarkable in its substance, not being hard like bone, but flexible like whalebone; they feed on snakes, worms, frogs, and fish, even on shellfish, which they first break with their bills.
P. 11. l. 3. The Agami, or Trumpeter, a native of America, remarkable for a singular noise, resembling the instrument from which it takes its name.
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Transcriber’s Notes:
Obvious spelling/typographical and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources.
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The illustrations used in this e-text are taken from a later edition of the poem. Apart from slight differences in colouring, they are identical to those in the original book. Links to the original illustrations are provided.