| 单词 | little auk |
| 例句 | "In the small intestine/of the little auk/we found Mexico City, Manila, Shanghai, New York." Simon Armitage: Poet laureate on 'life-changing' visit to the Arctic 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z The scientists suspect that when they journey to the Canadian coast the little auks switch their diets to fish, which more readily accumulate mercury than the birds’ normal fare of crustaceans. Arctic Seabirds Expose Mercury’s Hiding Places [Slide Show] 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z The shores reverberated with the cries of the little auks, cormorants, divers, and gulls. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z When almost in despair there came seal after seal, and scores of arctic dovekies, or little auks in winter plumage. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z An Awkward Name.—'Arry, on a marine excursion, hearing mention made of the two sea-birds the great auk and the little auk, inquired if the little auk was a sparrow-'awk. Mr. Punch's Cockney Humour 2012-01-17T03:00:15.233Z Dovekie, duv′ki, n. the little auk, a diving bird of the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z When autumn arrives, the little auks seek warmer climes, south of the Arctic circle, such as the coasts of the U.K. or Canada’s eastern shores. Arctic Seabirds Expose Mercury’s Hiding Places [Slide Show] 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z Beechey describes an uninterrupted line of little auks flying in the air three miles in length, and so close together that thirty fell at one shot. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z The rotchie, or little auk, lays its single egg upon the bare rock, far within a crevice beyond the reach of fox, owl, or burgomaster gull. In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions 2011-10-10T02:00:18.377Z Hundreds of little auk skins are gathered, chewed and prepared, and as the night comes the garment is built blouse-shaped, with hood attached. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z But there was not a sound like the barking of dogs, only noisy auks, harsh-toned little auks, and screaming kittiwakes. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 The researchers joined one group of little auks near Newfoundland and took blood samples from untagged birds. Arctic Seabirds Expose Mercury’s Hiding Places [Slide Show] 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z I knew they were called ‘little auks,’ from descriptions the sailors had given me of them. Cast Away in the Cold An Old Man's Story of a Young Man's Adventures, as Related by Captain John Hardy, Mariner As we went on, we espied scores of little auks sitting upon the low cliffs. Left on Labrador or, The cruise of the Schooner-yacht 'Curlew.' as Recorded by 'Wash.' On its southern exposure the eroded Huronian rocks provide shelter for millions of little auks. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z It was strange to be using paddles again and to see the water swarming with birds—auks and little auks and kittiwakes all round. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Millions of little auks breed along this shore. The North Pole Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club The little auks came in great numbers, and these birds I was told formed their principal subsistence in the summer season; indeed sometimes this is their only kind of food. Cast Away in the Cold An Old Man's Story of a Young Man's Adventures, as Related by Captain John Hardy, Mariner The birds, which had hitherto been seen since our first approach to the ice, were fulmar peterels, little auks, looms, and a few gulls. Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 1 As yet we had no caribou meat, and the little auks, which had been gathered in nets during the summer, with the eider-duck bagged later, soon disappeared as a steady diet. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z During the summer we not only shot a number of fulmars, black guillemots, skuas, auks, and little auks, but also a couple of eider-ducks, and even a brace of broad-beaked snipe. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Also applied to the little auk or sea dove. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section D and E He had gone so far up the shore hunting little auks that he hadn't seen a thing that had happened. The Eskimo Twins When far off they uttered cries which reminded me of that of the wryneck, and which I at first thought came from a little auk. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Large flocks of little auks rushed rapidly by. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z For instance, Scott-Hansen and I one night shot 9 little auks, 1 kittiwake, and 1 skua, and the following day 21 more little auks and 2 black guillemots. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 All the birds seemed to have disappeared to-day; not even a cheery little auk to be seen. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 And he hadn't killed any little auks either. The Eskimo Twins They now found plenty of little auks up in the clefts of the mountains, and had no longer to depend on our stone-hard frozen bear-meat. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 The air was full of countless gulls, guillemots, little auks and eider-ducks. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z We saw some little auks again yesterday; they came from the south, probably from land. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 When Johansen was out this morning at six, he thought he saw little auks in millions flying up the sound. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Soon they passed the Big Rock with little auks and puffins flying about it. The Eskimo Twins Johansen saw ten flocks of little auks flying up the sound this morning. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 When Johansen went out this morning the mountain above us was covered with little auks, which flew twittering from crest to crest, and sat all over the glacier. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 The little auk is no longer to be seen or heard; the only birds are an ivory-gull now and then, and occasionally a fulmar. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 In the cliffs overhead were hundreds of screaming little auks, and beside us the snow-buntings fluttered from stone to stone with their cheerful twitter. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Above our heads, all up the face of the cliff, the little auks kept up a continual hubbub, faithfully supported by the ivory-gulls, kittiwakes, burgomasters, and skuas. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 While we were lying there, I suddenly heard a noise behind me, and on looking around I saw two foxes fighting over a little auk which they had just caught. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 |
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