| Alfred Henry Miles - 1895 - 462 páginas
...from the bottom, but in such a case the female would be sadly at a loss. Fabricius thought that it was to keep the holes open in the ice during the winter;...vicinity of Christianshaab, and discovered one of those open spaces in the ice, which, even in the most severe winters, remain open. In this hole hundreds... | |
| 1873 - 428 páginas
...sharply curved beak, while the female of the same species is known to have a very much shorter bill, and there is no reason to believe that their food is different....following occurrence seems to support this view. In April, 1 860, a Greenlander was travelling along the ice in the vicinity of Christianshaab, and discovered... | |
| Louis Figuier - 1870 - 636 páginas
...keep the holes open in the ice during the winter ; and the following occurrence seems to support his view. In April, 1860, a Greenlander was travelling...vicinity of Christianshaab, and discovered one of those open places in the ice which, even in the most severe winters, remain free of ice. In this hole... | |
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