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... British Queen , an Ostend packet , was lost with all hands ; and recently ( January 5 , 1857 ) , during a gale of eight days ' duration , in which several other vessels were lost , the mail - steamer Violet was destroyed , involving the ...
... British Queen , an Ostend packet , was lost with all hands ; and recently ( January 5 , 1857 ) , during a gale of eight days ' duration , in which several other vessels were lost , the mail - steamer Violet was destroyed , involving the ...
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... British species . The next to it in size , and by far the most abundant British wild goose , is the BEAN G. ( 4. segetum ) , a very similar bird ; the bill longer , orange , with the base and nail black ; the plumage mostly gray , but ...
... British species . The next to it in size , and by far the most abundant British wild goose , is the BEAN G. ( 4. segetum ) , a very similar bird ; the bill longer , orange , with the base and nail black ; the plumage mostly gray , but ...
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... British troops , and held that post during the remainder of the Seven Years ' War . He particularly distinguished himself at the battles of Warburg in 1760 , of Kirchdenkern in 1761 , and of Græbenstein and Homburg in 1762 . In 1760 ...
... British troops , and held that post during the remainder of the Seven Years ' War . He particularly distinguished himself at the battles of Warburg in 1760 , of Kirchdenkern in 1761 , and of Græbenstein and Homburg in 1762 . In 1760 ...
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... British shores . It becomes white by exposure to the air . The rush - like coverings of Italian liquor - flasks are made of it , and it is much used for packing glass bottles and other brittle ware . It has been long used in Holland ...
... British shores . It becomes white by exposure to the air . The rush - like coverings of Italian liquor - flasks are made of it , and it is much used for packing glass bottles and other brittle ware . It has been long used in Holland ...
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... British Museum ( 1840 ) ; and his Gleanings from the Menagerie and Aviary at Knowsley Hall ( 1846-1850 ) . Amongst his contributions to mammalian zoology , may be mentioned his cata- logues of the Ruminantia and Cetacea in the British ...
... British Museum ( 1840 ) ; and his Gleanings from the Menagerie and Aviary at Knowsley Hall ( 1846-1850 ) . Amongst his contributions to mammalian zoology , may be mentioned his cata- logues of the Ruminantia and Cetacea in the British ...
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