| 单词 | sea bird |
| 例句 | It hovered for a moment like a sea bird waiting for the great sea winds to catch it up so it could range long distances—perhaps all the way to the Middle Kingdom. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He read the book about sea birds over and over. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z But all day we heard nothing but familiar sounds, the surf, the wind, and the cries of sea birds. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf did not shout, but his voice sounded clear and distinct over the noisy waves and the crying of sea birds. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z I am enclosing a book of sea birds so you will see what William and 1 see every day. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z On the beach the hungry dogs and the hungry pigs of the town searched endlessly for any dead fish or sea bird that might have floated in on a rising tide. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a sea bird painted on the ship to protect it against shipwreck and winds. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A bold sea bird, it resembled its close relative the gull, but was not a fisher. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I was free to do yoga, or watch the sea birds or read in perfect peace. In Sri Lanka, an Island of Detachment and Desire 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z There are a few obligatory images of sea birds coated with oil and aerial shots of oil slicks destined for the Gulf Coast. ‘The Great Invisible,’ on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z White-topped gorse and cherry-red currant bushes gave color to my panorama, the plaintive chorus of sea birds the only soundtrack. Footsteps : Following Dylan Thomas in Wales 2014-03-20T20:37:20Z I can’t see anything on the flat gray-blue horizon except sea birds and a distant bank of white clouds. In Finland, giving in to Moomin madness Now the government wants to make it an ecotourism destination where visitors can watch sea birds and enjoy the beaches and local history. Mexico’s navy will manage tourism in converted island prison 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z From the ferry I saw pods of striped dolphins, but it is the sea birds that seem to rule the waves. The wild beauty of Scotland’s Western Isles 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Ms. Chimo, a blazing comic actress, brings a bright, snappy presence to Chloe, whose shrill voice is like the squawking of a sea bird circling endlessly overhead. ‘Lips Together, Teeth Apart’ Revival at Second Stage 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z There are picnic tables on the lawn and a modest “Barn Museum” with taxidermied foxes and sea birds. 36 Hours: 36 Hours in Newport, R.I. 2011-06-16T18:52:20Z You embark on your short voyage to Iona with seals and dolphins playing in the wake of your ferry, impressive sea bird displays and the teal- to indigo-shaded waters. 10 of the world's best public transport rides: readers’ travel tips 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z The skies are alive with noisy sea birds. On the whale trail: sealife spotting in the Outer Hebrides 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z Behind a row of strutting, exquisitely observed sea birds on the shore at Galilee, five energetic men in a pair of small fishing boats take an unbelievable haul in their nets. 'Woven Gold: Tapestries of Louis XIV': Splendid pomp and circumstance at the Getty 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z I’ve listened politely to recollections of excursions there, about the aroma of salt air wafting off the Atlantic, sea birds wheeling in the cloudless skies, the fantastic seafood dinners. Encounters With Ghosts on Georgia’s Golden Isles 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z With one hand on the railing and the other holding my hat to my head, I saw sea birds gliding overhead and moody clouds obscuring the island’s peaks. Keeping the Fire of Irish Lighthouses Alive 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z The fluttering woodwinds that break in came across like rustling, slightly ominous sea birds and mists. Review: She Returns to Lead the Philharmonic. For Real, This Time. 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Jenny E. Ross, USA, Polar bear attempts to feed on sea birds' eggs, Novaya Zemlya, Russia; 2. List of World Press Photo winners 2012-02-10T12:31:05Z But Haman said best conservation practice is to make sure to help sea birds be as resilient as possible by ensuring adequate food and habitat — especially in the face of this new threat. Deadly bird flu jumps to harbor seals in Salish Sea, first for West Coast 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z In long line fishing, long lines with hundreds or thousands of hooks catch fish but also other animals like dolphins, sea turtles, sharks, and sea birds. Countries Take Action to Protect the Ocean 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z On a recent day in the waters of the San Juan Islands, pink salmon were jumping, and masses of sea birds were feasting on forage fish. How the humpback whale made a massive comeback in the Salish Sea 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z Other sea birds such as puffins were at serious risk with rising sea temperatures driving the fish they feed on deeper or further north, Mr Stewart said. Birdwatchers flock for Redcar rare brown booby's visit 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Sea lions, dolphins and even sea birds have become ill after they eat small fish that consume the algae. As toxic algae bloom afflicts California coast, wildlife care center calls for aid 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z There may be schools of tiny fish near the surface, or dragonflies lingering just above, snowy egrets or other birds along the shore, or maybe sea birds diving for fish. For open water swimmers, even chilly, choppy water beckons 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z The Gulf of Maine is also a key area for marine mammals such as the North Atlantic right whale, which numbers only about 340, and sea birds such as Atlantic puffins. Waters off New England had 2nd warmest year on record in ’22 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Springwatch presenter Iolo Williams said reckless riders, who he has seen endanger the lives of sea birds, needed to be "brought to task". Jet Skis: New rules crack down on reckless water scooter use 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z Making matters worse, avian flu has killed at least 18,000 sea birds and infected at least one poultry producer, endangering the chicken and turkeys raised for traditional holiday meals. Peru’s president dissolves Congress ahead of 3rd removal try 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Particularly large numbers of wild birds have been killed by bird flu this year, with sea birds especially hard hit. Peru bird flu: Thousands of pelicans found dead 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z More wild birds than ever before have been killed by bird flu this year - with sea birds being especially hard hit. Bird flu: What is it and what's behind the outbreak? 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z Audubon painted indelible images of sea birds soaring, swooping and frolicking in the open sky. Audubon’s writings on ocean voyages and seabirds complicate his legacy 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z "I've watched jet skis go through the middle of sea bird colonies... this is completely unacceptable," said TV naturalist Mr Williams. Jet Skis: New rules crack down on reckless water scooter use 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z Thousands of sea birds — gannets, puffins and murres — died along the Avalon Peninsula in Canada’s Newfoundland province. Bird flu spreads to Southern California, infecting chickens, wild birds and other animals 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z The ship hit a reef less than two miles from shore amid crucial ecosystems for sea birds and marine life including nearby salmon breeding grounds. Joseph Hazelwood, Exxon Valdez captain in oil spill disaster, dies at 75 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z There, a path winds among trees dripping with moss to a lagoon where sea birds perch on driftwood in the rolling fog. A racial reckoning over a festival's disrespect toward Asians in Monterey Bay: Will its demise bring healing? 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z For instance, the pandemic delayed a long-planned project to cull giant, predatory mice from Gough Island, a critical habitat for threatened sea birds in the South Atlantic Ocean. Did Nature Heal During the Pandemic ‘Anthropause’? 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z Owner and director of the Anglesey Sea Zoo Frankie Hobro has seen first-hand the impact water scooters have on wildlife, including sea bird colonies, seal rookeries and pods of dolphins and porpoises. Jet Skis: New rules crack down on reckless water scooter use 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z Several hundred sea birds have been lost to bird flu at a nature reserve in Norfolk. Several hundred birds found dead at Norfolk nature reserve 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z His property, where he’s lived in an RV for 17 years since Hurricane Rita washed away his bunk house, is a refuge for spawning shrimp and diving sea birds. As natural gas expands in Gulf, residents fear rising damage 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z “They talk about the canary in the coal mine. This is the sea bird in the ocean bringing a message that things are not quite right,” International Bird Rescue Chief Executive JD Bergeron said Thursday. Growing number of sick and dying California brown pelicans worries animal experts 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z Now the government wants to make it an ecotourism destination where visitors can watch sea birds and enjoy the beaches. Mexico’s converted island prison ready to receive tourists 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z Up until the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill that spewed 3 million gallons of crude into the ocean and killed 3,500 sea birds, oil was royalty along the Southern California coast. Enough is enough. It's time to phase out offshore oil production in California 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z Unlike garden birds, which may lay eight to 10 eggs, possibly twice a year, sea birds have one breeding season and lay one, perhaps two eggs. Several hundred birds found dead at Norfolk nature reserve 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z Pelicans and other sea birds floated on calm waters, and four dolphins swam by the boat. Ship’s anchor may have caused massive California oil spill 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z In this way, the revival of the gray whales is also helping to rebuild populations of sea birds, including diving ducks and surf scoters. Ghost shrimp, humpbacks, tiny plankton: See Puget Sound surge with springtime life 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z Researchers count as their nearest neighbors several species of seals, penguins and fish-eating sea birds. Chile's red-hot inoculation drive reaches frozen continent of Antarctica 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z Biologists and Alaska Native villagers also observed increased die-offs of some sea birds and marine mammals. After a tough 2020 of small fish and COVID-19, North Pacific pollock fleet prepares for winter season 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z In the north-east, hundreds of sea birds have died, with several species affected and some found washed up on the coastline. Several hundred birds found dead at Norfolk nature reserve 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z Officials said recent tests that were done on sea birds alerted officials about the bloom. Red tide found off Florida’s southwest coast; birds sick 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z He believes that images of decomposing sea birds with bellies full of plastic lead the public and media to focus on plastic even when other threats are more significant. These Items in Your Home Are Harming America’s Sea Animals 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z About one-quarter of all sea birds are known to ingest plastic debris, and most commonly pellets. Tenacious citizens take on the plastics industry over an insidious pollutant 2020-10-03T04:00:00Z Though the warming was not as intense as in 2018 and 2019, it still was well above long-term averages, and some sea bird die-offs continued, according to a federal ecosystem report. After a tough 2020 of small fish and COVID-19, North Pacific pollock fleet prepares for winter season 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z The island had no roads or electricity — just a storm-blown, windy wilderness of sea birds and heather. Opinion | I Had a Gloriously Wild Childhood. That’s Why I Wrote ‘How to Train Your Dragon.’ 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z They then took samples for analysis from wild sea birds living in the Hawaiian Islands, including two types of albatross, the sooty tern, the brown noddy and two species of booby. 'Hidden' plastic chemicals build up in seabirds 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z Its shores provide homes to many migratory and sea birds, from the largest owl in the world — the endangered Blakiston’s fish owl — to the heavy Steller’s sea eagle. How climate change is triggering a chain reaction that threatens the heart of the Pacific 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z There are a few heavy-handed signposts — it’s bad luck to kill a sea bird — and we couldn’t be more obvious with the juvenile boom up the lighthouse to the Mary Poppins weathervane. ‘It was a learning curve’: the tech experiments of The Lighthouse 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z This all sounds pretty bad – are we destined to incrementally ingest plastic until we become a pile of bones and bottle caps, like those haunting images of dead sea birds? Those fancy tea bags? Microplastics in them are macro offenders 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z And, of course, lots of junk gets eaten: it is likely that marine debris kills hundreds of thousands of sea birds, turtles, and marine mammals each year, though no one knows the exact number. Where Does All the Plastic Go? 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z But researchers in Australia recently suggested that they might “be among the most harmful to sea birds, turtles and marine mammals,” she said. What goes up comes down as litter: Balloon releases are being banned 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z When the Sanctuary Cruises tour set out last week, Dekker said he knew chances were good of seeing enormous humpback whales, sea lions and sea birds engaged in “feeding frenzies.” ‘A true once in a lifetime moment’: Rare photo shows humpback whale trapping a sea lion in its mouth 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z Eighty people became severely ill in Northumberland last year after eating local mussels, and along the neighbouring coast sea birds and sand eels died in great numbers. From the archive 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z "Rats eat everything from baby turtles to sea birds, and that is bad news for the coral reef too," Mr Murphy says. The sea-cooled eco-resort that's nearly mosquito-free 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z Herring are schooling fish that serve as food for whales, sea birds and large fish. Fishermen face another quota cut, could hit lobster prices 2019-05-25T04:00:00Z Last year, a Santa Barbara County jury found the Houston-based company guilty of a felony count of failing to properly maintain its pipeline and eight misdemeanor charges, including killing marine mammals and protected sea birds. Firm fined $3.3M for worst California oil spill in 25 years 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Researchers report important forage fish, anchovies, are increasing in number and that fish-eating sea birds are doing well. Scientists see improved ocean conditions for young salmon 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z Sea lion pups were numerous and growing well, and fish-eating sea birds going strong. Scientists see improving ocean conditions off West Coast, but ‘we are not quite out of the woods yet’ 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z It depleted the ocean’s food supply and killed an uncounted multitude of animals, including sea birds and marine mammals. HUNGER: The decline of salmon adds to the struggle of Puget Sound’s orcas 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z Herring is an important prey species for whales, sea birds, larger fish and other marine life. Proposed cut for herring harvest could affect lobster catch 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z Plastic pieces, when broken down, are ingested by numerous species of sea birds, turtle and fish. Divers haul in large amount of debris from marine monument 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z “But collisions with sea birds is probably the major concern.” Something New May Be Rising Off California Coast: Wind Farms 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z Hundreds of sea birds and mammals, many coated in crude, washed up in the area in the weeks following the spill. Pipeline firm found guilty of criminal charges in Santa Barbara oil spill 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z The jury found Plains guilty of a felony count of failing to properly maintain its pipeline and eight misdemeanor charges, including killing marine mammals and protected sea birds. Pipeline company found guilty in 2015 California oil spill 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Over the course of a few million years, around 36% of sharks, sea turtles, sea birds and marine mammals became extinct. The Meg: the myth, the legend (the science) 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z The unlikely treasure is guano — droppings from sea birds residing on the arid islands off the coast of Peru. Opinion | Get a load of this 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z But even at that distance, other marine life could be threatened, including sea birds and whales migrating through the channels. Something New May Be Rising Off California Coast: Wind Farms 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z And execution was the ultimate punishment for anyone who disturbed the sea birds or the islands where they deposited dung. The unlikely treasure off Peru’s coast 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z The place is teeming with sea birds, and is a nesting ground for green sea turtles. Island or Rock? Taiwan Defends Its Claim in South China Sea 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z More recently, a study of 130 years of sea birds has demonstrated rising levels of mercury in the oceans, which affects not just fish and birds, but also humans. One Obsessed Musician, 299 Birds, and a Very Weird Crime 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z While usually arid and favorable for sea birds and their guano, the flow in this Pacific trade-wind belt is sometimes interrupted and replaced by an El Niño current, and major rainfall events then occur. Opinion | Get a load of this 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z The new video shows dolphins, sea birds, sharks, and stingrays all brought aboard fishing boats after getting tangled in gear. Shocking Video Shows Impacts of Controversial Fishing Method 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Sea lions are shown herding tuna and puffins fight off other sea birds for survival. Saturday's TV highlights and weekend talk: 'Planet Earth: Blue Planet II' on BBC America 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z Also at risk is the marbled murrelet, a sea bird that dwells high on heavy branches above the canopy, flying each day to the Pacific to hunt fish. As climate changes threaten California’s giant redwoods, the key to their salvation might be within them 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z “They needed to immediately be doing plankton monitoring, and monitoring of fish, sea birds. I've seen no reports of any attempt to do that.” Unique oil spill in East China Sea frustrates scientists 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z In the waters around New Zealand - as many countries - animals including sea birds, dolphins, penguins and sea lions are routinely ending up in commercial fishing nets along with the intended catch. Dead dolphins and a fishing row 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Other birds are struggling, particularly some sea birds, apparently for lack of forage fish. A day with Seattle bird counters reveals a wonderland of nature — amid dog parks, neighborhoods and urban playfields 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z The release of hormones is known to affect how everything from sea birds to marine iguanas weather the rapid upheaval associated with climate change. Warming Oceans May Make ‘Nemo’ Harder to Find 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z People visit mostly for the sea birds - hundreds and hundreds of thousands of them. The island where people eat puffins 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z Part of its cargo spilled into waters where dolphins, turtles, seals and a variety of fish and sea birds live. Tanker being used in Greece oil spill cleanup to be replaced 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z The Saronic Gulf is home to dolphins, turtles, a wide variety of fish and sea birds. Greece struggles to mop up oil spill; critics demand more 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z Zigzagging along the coast for the next three hours, they saw beluga wales, ringed seals at their holes, reindeer, arctic hares, and hundreds of sea birds, but no polar bears. Watch Explorers Track Struggling Polar Bears Across Siberia 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z A windswept, nearly treeless expanse of dunes, waving prairie grass, and fast, undulating turf, the new place has every attribute of a links except cawing sea birds and an ocean. Trinity Forest Golf Club promises to be the PGA Tour's most unique venue - Golf Digest 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z Numerous sea birds owe their prosperity to the seasonal appearance of horseshoe crab eggs, a vital source of sustenance at a midway point for migrations from South America to Arctic nesting sites. Opinion | The Planet Can’t Stand This Presidency 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z Army of Corps of Engineers say they will continue to kill cormorant sea birds known to heavily reduce the Columbia River’s salmon population for a third year. Washington sea birds killing for salmon stability continues 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z Beaches were left knee-deep in sludge and thousands of sea birds were killed in what remains the UK's worst environmental accident. Torrey Canyon oil spill: The day the sea turned black - BBC News 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z She explains to the Today programme that the islanders ate a "huge number of eggs and sea birds". St Kilda islanders' secrets revealed - BBC News 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z As the algae breaks down, emitting the DMS odor, sea birds, following their noses in search of krill, are led into an “olfactory trap,” according to a new study published November 9 in Science Advances. Animals Eat Ocean Plastic Because it Smells Like Food Without it, penguins, sea birds, whales and other animals that feed on krill around the Antarctic Peninsula will be at risk of undernourishment or starvation. The Secret Life of Krill 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z Topics include the possible creation of two huge Antarctic marine sanctuaries and the protection of krill, the easily overfished pinkish crustacean that sustains penguins, sea birds and whales. Mosul, Obama, U.S. Presidential Race: Your Wednesday Briefing 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z He helped place buoys in the ocean, looked for marine mammals and sea birds and recorded them onto data sheets. North Bend senior joins research vessel 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z These include millions of tropical sea birds, endangered whales and sea turtles, and black coral, considered the longest-living marine species, according to information provided by the administration. Obama to Create World’s Largest Marine Reserve Off Hawaii 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z Algae are consumed by krill, a small crustacean that is the primary food source for many sea birds. Animals Eat Ocean Plastic Because it Smells Like Food Whales, sea birds, penguins, squid and seals all feed off krill. The Secret Life of Krill 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z What will happen when poor, innocent sea birds crash into to these things? America’s First Offshore Wind Farm May Power Up a New Industry 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Provincetown has become a birding mecca, Prescott said, with many exotic sea birds gathering offshore to spend the winter. Experts say Cape Cod’s wild side on full display 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z Struggling to survive, Crusoe soon befriends the curious Tuesday and his skeptical group of exotic animal pals, including a chameleon, a hedgehog, a tapir, a goat, a pangolin and a very suspicious sea bird. Colorfully animated 'The Wild Life' is light on heart 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z Workers rescued the sea bird from the vat of waste curry, and he was taken to a wildlife hospital where staff used dishwashing liquid to clean up the stained feathers, reports The Guardian. This Seagull Got An Accidental Dye Job, Thanks To Curry Vat 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z More than a million sea birds and 100,000 marine mammals die from plastic pollution every year, according to UNESCO. Craft brewer looks to solve vexing pollution problem 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z If the businessman does turn out to be an albatross for Republicans, Mrs. Clinton could be some other species of large sea bird for Democrats. The Senate GOP’s Trump Survival Plan 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z Marine experts say any new coastal conservation areas off Wales must be managed properly, to protect sea birds and harbour porpoises. Conservation call to protect Welsh sea life - BBC News 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z Of more concern, probably, are the millions of sea birds in that area. Dear Rams, here are some notes on L.A. reality — and realty 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z Apparently they’re Britain’s most popular sea bird, though I don’t know how many people have ever laid eyes on one. Obama is right: novels show us who we are, and how others see us | Linda Grant 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z Hundreds of sea birds and mammals, many coated in crude, washed up in the spill area in the weeks following the spill. Refugio oil spill may have been costlier, bigger than projected 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z That much larger spill killed thousands of sea birds and other wildlife and helped spark the modern US environmental movement. California oil spill claims second sea lion despite SeaWorld rescue effort 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z That much larger spill killed thousands of sea birds and other wildlife and helped spark the modern U.S. environmental movement. Second sea lion rescued from California oil spill dies at SeaWorld 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z That disaster, which dwarfs Tuesday's accident, killed thousands of sea birds and other wildlife, helping to spark the modern U.S. environmental movement. Sea lion rescued from Santa Barbara oil spill dies at SeaWorld 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z That disaster, which dwarfs Tuesday's accident, killed thousands of sea birds and other wildlife and helped spark the modern U.S. environmental movement. Safety measures ordered for failed oil pipeline in California 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z The spill zone lies at the edge of a national marine sanctuary and state-designated underwater preserve teeming with whales, dolphin, sea lions, some 60 species of sea birds and more than 500 species of fish. Cleanup of oil-fouled California beach could take months 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z The spill zone lies at the edge of a national marine sanctuary and state-designated underwater preserve that is home to 25 marine mammal species and 60 species of sea birds. Around-the-Clock Cleanup Effort Under Way on Oil-Fouled California Beach 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Several hundred thousand gallons from a blowout on an oil platform were spilled, and thousands of sea birds were killed along with many marine mammals. Oil pipeline spills about 21K gallons off California coast 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z Raising concerns over the “fate of sea birds” and “illegal fishing”. Publication of the Prince Charles 'black spider' letters: live 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z Fish larvae made the journey next, followed by plant life possibly carried over by sea birds from Hawaii a thousand miles away. Sometimes, protecting one species harms another 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z That disaster, which dwarfs the apparent size of Tuesday's accident, killed thousands of sea birds and other wildlife and helped spark the modern U.S. environmental movement. Cleanup of oil-fouled California beach could take months 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Experts who monitor the sea birds on the island were concerned after some 12,000 puffins were washed up dead in France after Pembrokeshire's birds went south for the winter months. Puffins die after winter storms 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z He told BBC Radio Four's Broadcasting House the sea birds may seem to enjoy the food but it damages their eggs. Fish and chips 'harming' eider ducks 2014-11-22T05:00:00Z The plane will survey sea turtles and sea birds in addition to seals, Jacobs said. Researchers using drones to study Hawaii wildlife 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Todd Jacobs said Tuesday the unmanned aircraft will survey sea turtles, sea birds in addition to seals. Researchers using drones to study Hawaii wildlife 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z The source of the element was none other than bird poo - guano - deposited by generations of sea birds over thousands of years. The bringer of life and death 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z She says: "In one book called the Island of Adventure she describes the sea and the sea birds and I saw for the first time the Hebrides, through the medium of Enid Blyton." Mairi Hedderwick: I am Katie Morag 2014-03-09T09:41:39Z There are 1,800 acres of open field with mice running about, along with ducks and sea birds. A snowy-owl bonanza, thanks to a little, stubby-legged Arctic rodent: the lemming 2014-02-16T22:46:07Z Filled with beautiful illustrations of duckbilled shrews, monkey-faced sea birds, and saw-nosed arctic wolves, each with its own scientific name and description, I cannot recommend it enough as an obscure Christmas gift. Curious (and Terrifying) Creatures in Zoology, Plus One Obscure Christmas Gift Idea 2013-12-20T19:15:09.536Z Seals, larger fish, sea birds, whales and humans all feed upon these fish. City Room: A Night Swim for Atlantic Herring 2013-12-13T20:24:55Z Halfway between New Zealand and Antarctica, Macquarie is a World Heritage Site, on account of a rich unusual flora and millions of nesting sea birds. Sea Change: How Can We Help Oceans Recover? 2013-08-16T12:45:00.507Z We are trying to allow the sea birds to reclaim their ancestral home. South Georgia rat removal hits mark 2013-07-04T00:01:26Z As a result St Cuthbert introduced the world's first bird protection laws to protect the eider ducks and other sea birds nesting on the islands. VIDEO: St Cuthbert: Father of conservation 2013-06-30T07:20:09Z Little terns are one of Britain's rarest sea birds and are in rapid decline internationally. Egg thief threatens rare bird colony 2013-06-19T16:54:34Z An oil covered sea bird found on a beach in northern Spain after the tanker Prestige sank in 2002. Shipwreck hotspots threaten oceans 2013-06-07T13:39:49Z Mednyi Island foxes subsist by hunting sea birds and scavenging seal carcasses. Mercury in Seafood Diet Linked to Fox Die-Off 2013-05-09T21:45:00.213Z On the small Russian island of Mednyi, part of the Commander Islands chain in the North Pacific Ocean, the foxes survive almost exclusively on sea birds with some also eating seal carcasses. Mercury link to Arctic fox decline 2013-05-06T21:00:40Z The first of the oiled sea birds rescued from the south coast of England earlier this month are being released back into the wild on Wednesday. Rescued oil birds returning to wild 2013-02-20T12:34:04Z "The Mull of Galloway is the largest sea bird colony in Dumfries and Galloway," he said. Southernmost land buyout planned 2012-12-13T00:55:39Z Their demonstration supports other theories for the disappearance of the Easter Islanders, such as the hunting to extinction of sea birds, whose droppings nourished the forest. How Did the Easter Island Settlers Destroy Themselves? [Video] 2012-11-06T20:15:00.273Z All those involved — including the sound designer, David Bullard, who envelops the audience in the cries of gulls, terns and other sea birds — are clearly trying hard to create a moving and engrossing experience. | Long Island: A Review of ‘Men’s Lives,’ at the Bay Street Theater 2012-07-14T05:11:47Z We've also learned in recent years how to track elephant seals, sea birds and some whale populations in ways that will change the map of wildlife protection, literally. Dot Earth Blog: A Chat on Conservation on a Human-Managed Planet 2012-07-05T17:55:48Z The fish and sea birds ingest the plastic, or they get tangled in it, or they choke on it. The rubbish dump under Sydney Harbour 2012-06-23T23:52:41Z The oil polluted beaches and killed wildlife including thousands of sea birds as it leaked from the ship aground on the Astrolabe Reef. Two jailed over NZ ship disaster 2012-05-25T07:50:37Z What was abundant in the land, however, were sea birds and chicken. Bobotie, South Africa's Meaty Pie 2012-05-25T17:26:01Z As I fled, the sharp crack of his pistol broke upon the silence, scaring the sea birds from the beach. Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z The group’s economic analysis did not include the value forage fish provide to sea birds and marine mammals, many of which are highly dependent on them. Little fish are most valuable when left in the sea, researchers say 2012-04-01T21:00:00Z They are the largest of sea birds, capable of longÐcontinued flight, and are often seen at great distances from the land. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z There are black gulfs and inlets, and narrow channels that seem to end abruptly, crags where the sea birds build their nests, gulches and ca�ons where torrents come roaring and sprawling down. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z He carried in his hand two sea birds, a bladder filled with oil, some half-putrid walrus flesh, and a seal thong. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z The sea birds skim about the waves, and the red flamingoes stalk around the sandy shoals, while the alligators wallow on the mud banks, and the snowy pelicans hold their councils in solemn stupidity. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z Above him sea birds wheeled against the bright blue sky and golden sun. The Sun's Babies 2011-11-21T03:00:12.963Z The Auks, Murres, and Puffins are sea birds which nest usually in large colonies on isolated islets or rocky, inaccessible shores of the northern part of the northern hemisphere. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z Sea gulls are numerous, and amongst the sea birds the osprey or sea eagle is a conspicuous object. The South Isles of Aran 2011-10-26T02:00:28.363Z The sea birds screamed a welcome to the squadron, and flew about them as if to inquire why they came back in three vessels instead of one, as when they sailed northward two years before. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z His next wonders were the sea birds, of which there were flocks and clouds, and with them appeared flying fish. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z Day after day I scan the surface for momentary glimpses of cetaceans, and the air for passing sea birds. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z Gannets are true sea birds, but, as a rule, do not live very far from the land. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z Not a sound was to be heard, except now and then the plaintive cry of a sea bird, and the dull, low moan of the breakers on the coral sand. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z The issue is bycatch — fish, whales, turtles, sea birds and even corals killed or injured by fishermen in search of other species. Fishing Gear Is Altered to Ease Collateral Costs to Marine Life 2011-08-22T21:36:45Z Plankton make tasty treats for bowhead whales, sea birds and fish. Proposed oil drilling off Alaska coast prompts studies of environmental impact 2011-08-22T19:23:57Z Mention of our capturing the sea birds brings to mind some very early rabbit poaching. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z Occasionally sea birds come—particularly a species locally called the ‘sea-swallow,’ which frequently appears after rough winds and remains flying about over the water for a week or more. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z They could see the feasting sea birds hovering; they caught once or twice the flash of a leaping body as sharks tore at the carcass. The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z Alaskan fish, sea birds and sea otters showed prolonged effects from bioaccumulation of low levels of petroleum after the Exxon-Valdez spill, Rifkin said, including increased mortality, lower growth rates, decreased reproduction and compromised immune function. National Aquarium Director Faults Gulf Damage Assessment 2011-06-28T19:29:22Z He brought home geese and ducks and brant and small sea birds, and gave them to his mother for food. Canadian Fairy Tales 2011-05-30T02:00:14.087Z In the grasp of the tempest it has traveled with wide-spread wings; a great white sea bird, like a soul astray in the depths of passion. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z The 20-mile long oil slick reached the Cornish coast in a few days triggering a massive environmental catastrophe including the death of over 25,000 sea birds. What lies beneath 2011-05-07T00:33:11Z And there are obvious measurable impacts on marine mammals that get entangled, as well as sea turtles and sea birds eating the stuff. A True Duck Hunt: interview with Donovan Hohn 2011-05-02T16:15:03.843Z Daedalous set the boy to gathering all the feathers he could find that the sea birds and the birds of the forest had dropped. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z And the woman said, "Oh, sea bird with the white collar, I wish we had children like you." Canadian Fairy Tales 2011-05-30T02:00:14.087Z Bodies were hurtled overside, the last cries of doomed men echoing and reëchoing among the rocks of the shore and awakening the sea birds nested there. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z The sea bird's advanced age may be double or triple the expected life span for a Laysan albatross, but biologists are still gathering information and learning about the species. Oldest known U.S. free-flying bird hatches new chick on Midway 2011-03-09T01:07:13Z Kuala and the great chief could be dimly seen as they whirled around each other in the strife faster than sea birds on the wing. Six Prize Hawaiian Stories of the Kilohana Art League 2011-03-03T03:00:48.280Z The first photo is from 1973, when a dark-haired and spry Nisbet was banding chicks of the small sea bird off the rocky Cape Cod coast. Animals Aging Well 2011-03-02T15:07:00Z And the woman said, "Oh, white sea bird, I wish we had children like you to keep us company." Canadian Fairy Tales 2011-05-30T02:00:14.087Z The sea birds rested upon the floes without motion; the seals and walrus watched the fast-gliding ship, then slipped into the water, and were gone. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z Not a trace of human beings was to be found, nor could any food other than sea birds' eggs be obtained there. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Then she struggled like an arrow stricken sea bird, For the sure sands grip their captive cruelly. The Fire Bird 2011-02-07T03:00:26.667Z There are no trees, houses, animals, or any signs of life, except sea birds, of which there are myriads. The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne 2011-01-30T03:00:19.213Z They pose threats to tortoises, iguanas and 50 different land and sea birds by eating the eggs of the animals and by carrying parasites and disease. Rat eradication program begins in Galapagos Islands 2011-01-27T23:15:00.237Z Stormy weather during the summer took its toll on a number of sea bird colonies, like Arctic terns. Four seasons 2010-12-27T02:14:41Z Some marshes of Barataria Bay—home to productive shrimp nurseries and oyster beds, and thousands of sea birds and migratory species—are still being soiled. Gulf Oil Spill Six Months Later 2010-10-20T15:17:00Z She testified that using dispersants probably protected sea birds and marshes at the expense of corals and fish by helping to get the oil into deeper water rather than letting it reach the shore. The Politics of Dispersants 2010-08-04T18:58:00Z He made some PR gaffes and seemed a bit callous, but no one has suggested that any of that either hurt or saved a single extra sea bird. Give me Ryanair's brazen villainy over the bogus compassion of BP 2010-07-31T23:06:00Z Mobile predators, such as sea birds and pelagic sharks, may also be feeding elsewhere, or feeding on food arriving from elsewhere, emphasizing the connections across near-shore, deep-water and terrestrial components of the larger ecosystem. Predators and Prey, and Catching Turtles 2010-07-30T22:58:00Z The company faces a tidal wave of litigation and an epidemic of stories about oil-drenched sea birds and devastated wetlands. Schumpeter: In the black stuff 2010-05-06T10:49:00Z She said spills could coat sea birds and limit their flying ability and damage fisheries by injuring marine organism's systems related to respiration, vision and reproduction. Gulf of Mexico oil spill creates environmental and political dilemmas 2010-04-27T04:00:00Z Borland, the Vicar thought, should have stuck to his copepods, but instead he kept a taxidermist, and took advantage of his littoral position to pick up rare sea birds. The Wonderful Visit It was very lonely, no human being besides herself was to be seen, not even a sea bird skimmed the sullen waters. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir Notes on the sea birds breeding in Malayan waters. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 Their plunge drowned it and gave way to the cries of startled sea birds, knifing the air in flung white crescents and circling about the troubled spot that boiled like blue champagne. Where the Pavement Ends No, it was not a curlew; but I’ve grown so used to the wail of the sea birds, that I don’t know those of my native place. The Sapphire Cross They were singing some outland melody that was full of the surge of ocean breezes and the cries of the sea birds. The Golden Amazons of Venus She would swim like a sea bird on the tops of the waves. Saga of Halfred the Sigskald A Northern Tale of the Tenth Century The fisherman loves the rippled stream, And the lover the moon-lit sea, But the darkening squall And the sea birds call are dearer far to me. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago The sea birds alone make their home there. Toilers of the Sea The chest floated on the still waters, and the sea birds swooped down to look at it, and passed by, with one waft of their wings. Tales of Troy and Greece In the season it abounds with sea birds and at times there are considerable numbers of hair seals. The Last Cruise of the Saginaw The yacht seemed to rest as lightly upon the water as a sea bird. Frontier Boys in the South Seas At this time no objects were seen, except a few sea birds. A Narrative of the Shipwreck, Captivity and Sufferings of Horace Holden and Benj. H. Nute Who were cast away in the American ship Mentor, on the Pelew Islands, in the year 1832; and for two years afterwards were subjected to unheard of sufferings among the barbarous inhabitants of Lord North's island The circle suddenly took a spiral form, and the cloud of sea birds came down upon "The Man Rock" at the extremity of the group, where they seemed to be conferring and deliberating. Toilers of the Sea Upon the gray sands, far away, the white waves dash themselves tumultuously, the sea birds shriek, and, "blasting keen and loud, roll the white surges to the sounding shore." Portia or By Passions Rocked Beneath them thundered the surf, water and air and sand in one yellow ferment, and over it seagulls and other sea birds, shrieking and whipping the air with their wings. Ditte: Girl Alive! The sea birds toss her tangled curls, The skiff lights glimmer through the haze. The Upward Path A Reader For Colored Children The landing stage was, indeed, a scene of crowded life; but the life was the life of sea birds, which were hardly disturbed by our approach. Memoirs of Life and Literature The wild sea birds, flying hither and thither, watched him at his work. Toilers of the Sea To all this the man, looking vacantly out across the city walls to where the sea birds dipped on the rippling waves, was apparently oblivious. Carmen Ariza Strange sea birds shrieked their dismal cries, while dull leaden skies added to the gloom. Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew The Tropic Birds are the most strikingly beautiful of all the sea birds; they are about 30 inches in length, of which their long slender tail takes about 20 inches. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. Another gives access to a billiard room, below which the Atlantic breaks at a depth of two hundred feet, and whose granite balconies are grazed by the breasts of ascending sea birds. Memoirs of Life and Literature It was an immense flight of gulls, seamews, and cormorants; a vast multitude of affrighted sea birds. Toilers of the Sea All these sea birds are clothed with a coat of feathers so thick and elastic that except in one or two places they are invulnerable to a bullet. Hair Breadth Escapes Perilous incidents in the lives of sailors and travelers in Japan, Cuba, East Indies, etc., etc. Now the chaffinch is not a sea bird; it is a land bird. Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad Puffins, Auks and Murres are all sea birds and are only found inland when blown there by some severe storm of winter. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. The years pass, and the sea birds fly away. Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands; The Rhine to the Arctic; A Summer Trip of the Zigzag Club Through Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden Except when the Channel was too discourteous, he slept as a sea bird sleeps afloat, tossing outside thundering combers which batter basalt rocks. The Dark Star The sea birds are distinguished by their size, and beauty of plumage, and greatly surpass those that belong to the north. Hair Breadth Escapes Perilous incidents in the lives of sailors and travelers in Japan, Cuba, East Indies, etc., etc. The stormy petrel is very oily, like all sea birds. Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad Albatrosses are the largest of the sea birds and have an enormous expanse of wing, the Wandering Albatross, the largest of the family, sometimes attaining an expanse of fourteen feet. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. Even the sea birds must seek their sheltered coves and hiding-places, pull tight their downy blankets and be still, for now Wa-kee-yan would sweep sea and air with his mighty wing, and punish the disobedient. Wigwam Evenings Sioux Folk Tales Retold The vast flock of sea birds perched upon the floating mass, and that rose into the air as the ship approached them, proclaimed the absence of human beings. The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea In certain places where great numbers of sea birds congregate, as on desert coasts and oceanic islands, guano deposits have been formed. The Economic Aspect of Geology In connection with “shag,” we may add that there is a sea bird frequenting some of our coasts called a “Black-shag.” Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter Then it extended to other sea birds, including the albatross, to bright-colored tropical birds, and to the wonderful birds of paradise. Conservation Reader The sea birds screamed, and cool breezes made the multitudinous leaves of the tree to quiver. True to His Home A Tale of the Boyhood of Franklin Persons who observe them, as they fly, call to mind how Æsacus, the son of Priam, was changed into a sea bird, called the didapper. The Metamorphoses of Ovid Literally Translated into English Prose, with Copious Notes and Explanations In concluding this chapter, let it be noted as an unalterable doctrine, that no white-breasted birds, sea birds especially, are, under any pretence whatever, to be cut on their breasts. Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. The Sula bassana, or solan goose: a large sea bird of the family Pelecanidæ, common on the Scottish coasts. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Even the sea birds that circled around them seemed screaming a dirge. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls The seals and sea birds, however, furnished food for an entire fleet. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century So quiet up there, Nelly; not a sound except the squeal of the sea birds, the boo-oo of the big waves outside, and the plash-ash of the little ones on the beach below. Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon The birds, however, for which this system is invaluable are sea birds, or all birds having white or very light coloured breasts. Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. Was it the night cry of a sea bird telling of the foretold storm? Roger Trewinion Sometimes, as the hungry bonita pressed them hard, they would leap out of the water, hundreds together, and then the sea birds would swoop down and seize them ere they fell back into the sea. The Ebbing Of The Tide South Sea Stories - 1896 We had three big white boats that skimmed down the moonlit channel like great white sea birds. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 She balanced herself to the swaying of the dory with the grace of a sea bird. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901 He noticed, with some apprehension, that many sea birds had taken to the lake for refuge,—gulls and their fellows. The Snowshoe Trail The fifty-nine species of swimming birds include many sea birds which inhabit the Antarctic, Southern Indian, and South Pacific Oceans. The History of Tasmania, Volume I White, ghostly sea birds wheeled low, a fretful wind grieved about the house, and a New England northeast storm was in progress. The Continental Monthly, Vol 6, No 5, November 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy “Some kind of sea bird,” said my uncle. Through Forest and Stream The Quest of the Quetzal Out beyond, the boats were at anchor, floating as gracefully on the twinkling water as sea birds, their tall masts bowing landward on the swell. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901 The beach was the haunt and laying-place of huge green turtle, and the scrub the nesting-ground of countless myriads of sea birds. Edward Barry South Sea Pearler We saw all day many land280 and sea birds which caused us to look out carefully for land. Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 The gale increased, but the canoe flew over the water, skimming it like a sea bird. Diary in America, Series One Surely the Alaskan pilot must have the eye and the instinct of a sea bird or he could never find a port in that labyrinth. Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska "Never mind!" answered the doctor, "I have a peculiar way of cooking that game, and if you recognise it for a sea bird I'll consent never to kill another in my life." The English at the North Pole Part I of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras We saw a number of sea birds to-day, and two at least were skuas, black looking thieves among their white cousins. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah As Musa watched, a sea bird appeared on the screen, outlined sharply against the darkness of the sea. The Players Then began a frightful uproar that shook the marshes and sent the sea birds screaming. The Long Roll Sometimes frigate birds and other sea birds were snared. A Son Of The Sun "Poh!" replied Simpson, "but it's oily and rancid, like all other sea birds." The English at the North Pole Part I of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras With laughter and song we saw them dash away, as under their skillful strokes their light canoes, like sea birds, glided along over the peaceful waters. Winter Adventures of Three Boys When the old Indian had seen that all were in their right places he gave a low whistle, which was more like the call of a sea bird than a human voice. Three Boys in the Wild North Land “But, it was not of Tristan, the larger island, I was thinking; it was of Inaccessible Island, where there wouldn’t be another living soul but ourselves, the seals, and sea birds.” Fritz and Eric The Brother Crusoes Occasionally more distant trips, such as those to the Gulf Stream, would be made on the Fish Hawk, the largest of the Bureau's boats, named like all the others, after sea birds. The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries The Leach's Petrel, Murre, and some other sea birds, have but one egg. The Bird Study Book We are twenty miles from the sea, and almost as many from a great river, and therefore see but little of sea birds. The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1 He sat where he was by the boulder, aware that he should be up, trying to climb to the less accessible nests of the sea birds. Storm Over Warlock “There,” said Eric, pointing to a tiny white speck in the distance, which to Fritz’s eyes seemed more like the wing of a sea bird than anything else. Fritz and Eric The Brother Crusoes Of other living things only rats, goats, fowls, and sea birds exist on the island. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People Some of the sea birds of the far North, as, for example, the Murres and Auks, often lay their eggs on the shelving cliffs exposed to the sweep of the ocean gales. The Bird Study Book I have often mistaken it for some floating sea bird of an unknown species.” Edward FitzGerald and "Posh" "Herring Merchants" No flash of sea bird, poised for its prey, or beating slowly over the desolate waste, broke the heavy dulness that lay upon the breast of the deep. My New Curate She remembered now that he had talked about sea birds’ eggs and how to get them. The Beach of Dreams The sea birds with low pathetic note called out to him concerning their memories of the first dawn in which he had walked there searching for the body of the dead baby. The Mermaid A Love Tale The first great onslaughts were made on the breeding colonies of sea birds along the Atlantic Coast. The Bird Study Book Though fitted to rear untold millions of gulls and other sea birds, this secluded nook was almost deserted; generations of men had devoured all the eggs they could lay hands on. The Captain of the Kansas The baleen is then cut out, and the carcase abandoned to the sharks, killer whales, and sea birds. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon That croaking cry borne out of the sea by the wind might almost have come from the bill of a sea bird. The Time Traders Like eager sea birds they forgot the land, And, happy as the amorous waves, they gave Their slim brown bodies to the sea's embrace. The Rose of Dawn A Tale of the South Sea Along the coast of Massachusetts the sea birds suffered a like fate. The Bird Study Book A cloud of dust fell from the vault with the ashes of ten thousand generations of sea birds, whose nests stuck like cement to the rock. The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" They saw the purple sea, and the sea birds flying, and heard the waves breaking on the beach. The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone There was not a sound but the soothing voice of nature, the ripple of the water, the sighing of the wind and the occasional cry of a sea bird. Lucia Rudini Somewhere in Italy "Yes; but there are lots of sea birds and water birds, only I cannot think of them." The Queen's Cup Brilliant fish dart through the blossoms of the marine gardens, and sea birds scream and wheel in the air. Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work He wished to make all kind of inquiries into natural history, and when the weather fell calm he would go off in a boat and shoot sea birds. The Romance of a Pro-Consul Being The Personal Life And Memoirs Of The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, K.C.B. Nan dived from a high rock with a swoop like a sea bird's, a pretty thing to watch. Dangerous Ages No: The only, the perpetual dirge That's heard there is the sea bird's cry,— The mournful murmur of the surge,— The cloud's deep voice, the wind's low sigh. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader On searching the island they found it to contain no water except a brackish liquid, to be had by digging, The only food obtainable was shell-fish, and occasionally the rank flesh of sea birds. Adventures in Southern Seas A Tale of the Sixteenth Century Then the stag disappeared, and in its stead there was a sea bird, fluttering and screaming, while Hercules clutched it by the wing and claw! Myths That Every Child Should Know A Selection Of The Classic Myths Of All Times For Young People The Captain remarked to his wife, "It is a curious fact that, excepting the petrels, sea birds keep near to the land in bad weather." Young Lion of the Woods A Story of Early Colonial Days Some little draught of wind, or the send of the waves, had set her bows to it, and she rode the water like a sea bird at rest. A Sea Queen's Sailing The sun in heaven was shining gay, All things were joyful on that day; The sea birds screamed as they wheeled round, And there was joyance in their sound. McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader The coast is low, with rocky points shooting out from it; between which points are little coves, with sandy beaches; and these, at this time, were mostly covered with sea birds. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15 Forming A Complete History Of The Origin And Progress Of Navigation, Discovery, And Commerce, By Sea And Land, From The Earliest Ages To The Present Time Under their feet stretched a ledge of fine turf, browned by winter and covered with the evidence of sea birds. The Red Redmaynes And in the midst of the foam the sea birds circled and screamed in their flight. The Pilots of Pomona Imagine them nearing it till sea birds appeared and they fancied they felt sea breezes and all sang songs again that they had not sung for weeks. Tales of Wonder A sea bird flew overhead with a wailing cry; down in the moat a crocodile raised his horrible, fanged snout, then sank beneath the still water. Sir Mortimer The 24. being in 67. degrees, and 40. minutes, wee had great store of Whales, and a kinde of sea birds which the Mariners call Cortinous. The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation, Vol. XII., America, Part I. The albatross, the largest of sea birds, is found chiefly in the southern hemisphere, and because of its strength in flight is often seen far from land. Selections from Five English Poets We were making our way up the ravine, Robbie carrying the climbing lines and I the loaded gun, when a large sea bird with wide-sweeping wings flew just over our heads. The Pilots of Pomona I dare say Erling the viking took pleasure in them, if he would have preferred the wild sea birds and the thunder of the shore breakers to all this quiet inland softness. A King's Comrade A Story of Old Hereford The studio was the thing,—the studio, decked with Indian trophies and the bleached bones of sea birds and land beasts, and lined with studies in all colors under heaven. In the Footprints of the Padres There several species of sea birds, large and small, have found homes and breeding places. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation On the lowest of the dead boughs, the gannets, and other sea birds, had built their nests in numbers unaccountable. Frank Mildmay Or, The Naval Officer Such was the refined gentleness of her nature that I can compare her only with the tern--the most beautiful, I believe, of all our sea birds. The Pilots of Pomona As numerous almost as the sea birds were the seals and walruses which frequented the Newfoundland coasts. Pioneers in Canada They killed crows, blackbirds, thrushes, doves, a white-bellied paroquet whose plumage resembled that of the same bird at the River Amazons, and several kinds of sea birds, principally pelicans, and the black-bodied red bill. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 1 Pleasant to climb the tall cliffs where the sea birds nestle, When near to thee! Poems Chincha Islands, islands off the coast of Peru that had beds of guano, often 100 ft. thick, due to the droppings of penguins and other sea birds, now all but, if not quite, exhausted. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge A flight of Antarctic petrel accompanied the ship for some distance, wheeling to and fro about her rather than following in the wake as do the more northerly sea birds. Scott's Last Expedition Volume I I can hear only the cry of the sea birds, gulls and scoters, who are abandoning themselves to the caprices of the wind. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent The largest is covered with tufted grass and brush wood; and the whole appeared to be much frequented by shags, sooty petrels, and other sea birds. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 1 There was also a large crag full of sea birds in the summer, and there were eighty sheep in the island belonging to the bondis, mostly rams and ewes, which were meant for slaughter. Grettir the Strong, Icelandic Saga Elfride silently listened, and entirely resigned herself to the motions of the ambling horse upon which she sat, alternately rising and sinking gently, like a sea bird upon a sea wave. A Pair of Blue Eyes The precipitous parts are frequented by large flocks of solan geese and other sea birds. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Ask pupils to secure ocean shells, sponges, pictures of sea birds, and specimens or pictures of other animal and plant life in the ocean. Little Journey to Puerto Rico For Intermediate and Upper Grades I saw no sign of a house, or of a tree, or of a hedgerow, and I heard not a sound but the cry of a distant sea bird. The Man from the Clouds As well, he said, fight against the sea birds that eat the worms upon our fields. Olaf the Glorious A Story of the Viking Age A few sea birds, such as the sea-gulls and albatross, frequented the shore, and some wild ducks excited the covetousness of Pencroff. The Mysterious Island The sea birds sported round the tall masts--the canvas bulged out bravely--the Captain forgot his shore griefs, and commenced a colloquy with Sir Henry. A Love Story After a restless night, filled with many strange dreams of home, he was awakened by the noise of sea birds, fluttering overhead. After Long Years and Other Stories Once more a distant sea bird cried and I decided to make for the sound on the chance of finding the coast line and getting at least one bearing. The Man from the Clouds Like the wings of a sea bird striving with a tempest, all the sprays were frayed alike, and all the twigs hackled with the self-same pile. Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War Years ago scientific visitors to a coral islet found almost innumerable sea birds and eggs. Tropic Days It was wild and thrilling; such an one as we hear from the hovering sea bird, as the tempest gathers to a head. A Love Story His boat was too small to enable him to take them on board, and his provisions were nearly exhausted, his men having had to eke out the store by living on seals and sea birds. The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders The village was but a roost, like the dwellings of the sea birds which also haunted the rocks. Malcolm Maggie was up at gray dawn next morning, while yet the sea birds were dozing on their perches, looking like patches of late snow in the crannies of the black rocks. A Daughter of Fife This I did all that season, obtaining about 2,000 embryos, mostly of sea birds, for he sent me to Grand Manan Island, etc., for that purpose. Louis Agassiz as a Teacher; illustrative extracts on his method of instruction Malta! the snowy sail shivers in the wind--the waves, chafed by our intruding keel, are proudly foaming--sea birds soar, screaming their farewell aloft--as we wave our hand to thee for ever! A Love Story The forest birds selected a grouse, the field birds a lark, the sea birds a gull, the fresh-water birds a loon, and the cliff birds a snow sparrow. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils The yachts came flocking in next day, like a flight of white-winged sea birds, and Mr. Smithson had enough to do receiving visitors upon the Cayman. Phantom Fortune, a Novel The sea birds, allured by the stillness of those retreats, resorted thither to pass the night. Paul and Virginia from the French of J.B.H. de Saint Pierre We have now looked at a few sea birds, shore birds, and a marsh bird. On the Seashore Numberless stars were reflected on the glassy water, whose serenity was no longer ruffled by wing of sea bird, which long ere now had returned to its "wave girded nest." A Love Story If the sea birds follow my advice, they will move north immediately.' The Wonderful Adventures of Nils It would seem as if a little "blood and iron" had come home to roost; even as the sea birds do upon his forehead. Sketches of the East Africa Campaign It did not sound like the cry of sea birds. Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans The net results were that we found a nesting place of sea birds--too late in the season for eggs; a hot spring near enough camp to be useful; and that was about all. The Mystery Even the wild sea birds are found inland, and some that scarce seem able to fly at all are cast far ashore by the gales. The Open Air Numerous albatrosses and other large sea birds and gulls were hovering above the struggling creature, from time to time diving and pecking it. The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash or Facing Death in the Antarctic Over toward Roumeli-Hissar the sea birds congregated in noisy flocks, alarmed at the long line of foam the wind was whisking down the current. The Prince of India — Volume 01 Look at those coasting vessels and native boats; both are built in the likeness of the sea bird "sat," a kind of kingfisher. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan Thousands of sea birds wheeled in the eddies of the wind, thousands of ravens perched on the slopes. The Mystery Well, we sail'd three days and nights, and all the time there was a small sea bird following, flying round and round us, and calling two notes that sounded for all the world like 'Wind'ard! The Splendid Spur The bamboo flagstaff was wrenched from its supports and lowered amidst a wild commotion of the nesting sea birds. Out of the Primitive The liberated vessels scudded this way and that, and the sea birds came flying from the south with joyous cries. The Treasure He said to himself, Is not her resistance a thousand times sweeter than— "It is strange that the sea birds no longer breed on the islands in here," he said. Absalom's Hair While our feet were wounded by the rocks, above our heads hundreds of sea birds hovered screaming, and among them we discovered the sea-gull by its shrill and harsh scream. Two Festivals The "Terror" is a sea bird, an albatross or frigate-bird, which can rest at will upon the waves! The Master of the World Our reverie was broken by the plaintive cries of the sea birds circling around us. See America First They would not be so useful with their heads cut off as they are now, my sea bird. Caesar and Cleopatra I look to the sea birds and the turtles to afford our principal source of revenue. Real Soldiers of Fortune A sea bird with broad white wings swooped down upon the water, now dark and ridged, rested there a moment, then swept away into the heart of the gathering storm. To Have and to Hold And then we spoke of the gulls, and the eagles, and all the other sea birds. The Lady from the Sea A cloud of dust fell from the vault, with the ashes of ten thousand generations of sea birds, whose nests stuck like cement to the rock. The Man in the Iron Mask The brothers of St. Francis slept quietly on their peaceful pillows, like sea birds who find in a rocky nook a refuge from the ocean storms. The Golden Dog On the opposite side—so close upon him as to be almost over his head—the great white sails of a schooner hovered above him like the wings of some enormous sea bird. A First Family of Tasajara I wonder where it comes from; sea birds cry And hurt my heart: my little sister went, And I am lonely. The Home Book of Verse — Volume 1 I think—isn't it wonderful?—when we talked of such things it seemed to me as if both the sea beasts and sea birds were one with him. The Lady from the Sea The sails are hurrying home, the sea bird flies Around and round with frightened, screaming cries. Love or Fame; and Other Poems In the summer great numbers of Ducks and other sea birds nest in that far northern country, and their eggs and young add to Snow King's bill of fare. The Burgess Animal Book for Children There were a few dotting sails that seemed as remote, as uncertain, and as unfriendly as sea birds. A First Family of Tasajara Thinking it might be some strange sea bird caught in the meshes of the sea-weed, he ran to the crate and looked within. Drift from Two Shores Then I heard below The water-rat building, but nothing but that; Not even the sea bird screaming distress, As she lost her way in that wilderness. Mae Madden They were flying too high for distinguishing, but we did not hold them to be sea birds. 1492 Deep in the ilex woods we wandered free, When suddenly the forest glades were stirred With waving pinions, and a great sea bird Flew forth, like Shelley's spirit, to the sea! Rhymes a la Mode A few sea birds screamed and cried about the ship; and within easy range, a man-of-war guard boat hung off and on and glittered with the weapons of marines. The Ebb-Tide It was not a wounded sea bird, but a living human child! Drift from Two Shores On their tops sprawled huge sea-lions tawny-wet and roaring in the sun, while overhead, uttering shrill cries, darted and wheeled a multitude of sea birds. The Valley of the Moon Waiting for all to start, I yet regarded that huge dazzle upon the beach, so many landed, so many coming from the ships, the ships themselves so great a drift of sea birds! 1492 His wife fell from the cliffs when hunting sea birds. South Sea Tales There were six thick ones filled full with notes and sketches of different seaweeds; and there were others on sea birds; others on sea worms; others on seashells. The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle It was a low shoal, a bleak and perilous place over which the seas broke unceasingly, where no man could live, and on which not even sea birds could rest. South Sea Tales |
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