| Arthur Cleveland Bent - 1923 - 770 páginas
...coast of the opposite shore was a wall built of large stones, just above the high-water level, about 3 feet in height, and of considerable thickness. At...form a series of square compartments for the ducks to nest in. Almost every compartment was occupied, and as we walked along the shore a long line of ducks... | |
| 1908 - 306 páginas
...nests. On the coast of the opposite shore was a wall built of large stones . . . about 3 feet high and of considerable thickness. At the bottom, on both...had been left out, so as to form a series of square apartments for the ducks to nest in. Almost every apartment was occupied. . . . The house itself was... | |
| 1887 - 1068 páginas
...stone breakwater ran along its coasts just above high- water mark. At the bottom and sides of the wall alternate stones had been left out, so as to form a series of compartments for the ducks to nest in. Every compartment was tenanted, and as the visitors walked along... | |
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