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Definition of Shearwaters
1. shearwater [n] - See also: shearwater
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shearwaters
Literary usage of Shearwaters
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. North American Birds Eggs by Chester Albert Reed (1904)
"The Fulmars are mostly northern birds while the majority of the shearwaters nest
in the extreme south during our winter, and appear off our ..."
2. North American Birds Eggs by Chester Albert Reed (1904)
"The Fulmars are mostly northern birds while the majority of the shearwaters nest
in the extreme south during our winter, and appear off our coasts during ..."
3. Handbook of Birds of Eastern North America: With Keys to the Species and by Frank Michler Chapman (1895)
"The strong, swift flight of shearwaters, and the graceful movements of the
smaller " Mother Carey-s Chickens," arc familiar sights to those who go "down to ..."
4. The Bird Book: Illustrating in Natural Colors More Than Seven Hundred North by Chester Albert Reed (1914)
"The Fulmars are mostly northern birds while the majority of the shearwaters nest
in the extreme south during our winter, and appear off our coasts during ..."
5. Handbook of Birds of the Western United States: Including the Great Plains by Florence Merriam Bailey (1902)
"... AND shearwaters. KEY TO (¡ENEMA. 1. Wing 17 or more, tail feathers 1(1 . I'.
Wing 10 or fess, tail feathers 12-14. 2. Wing 7 or less, tail forked . ..."
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