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Identifier: littlefolksinfea00mill (find matches)
Title: Little folks in feathers and fur, and others in neither
Year: 1875 (1870s)
Authors: (Miller, Harriet (Mann) Mrs.), 1831- (from old catalog)
Subjects: Zoology
Publisher: Hartford, Conn., Dustin, Gilman & co. Cincinnati, Ohio, Queen city publishing co. (etc., etc.)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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Petrel,I suppose—very common in the Arctic regions, and very valuableto the people who live there. He is as fond of grease as his littlerelation, and he is able, when alarmed, to throw up a large quantityof clear oil, which is valuable to sell. The birds seem to know theirdanger, for they build their nests on the highest precipices, on thelittle shelves always to be found in such places. One would sup-pose they would be safe in such places, but men have contrived IN FEATHERS AND FUR, 83 ways to get at them and rob them, not only of their oil, but oftheir eggs. By means of ropes and such helps, the people get within reachof the nests, and then proceed to gather eggs — if it is the eggingseason — or oil, if its late for eggs. Every bird, on being seized,throws up the oil, and by having a dish of some sort ready, thecaptor can secure it all. This Petrel is not black. He is gray on the back, with a whitehead and breast When full grown he is about twenty inches long. 84 LITTLE FOLKS
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WHO ! WHO ! Who! who! who! who! Thats what he says, and ashe asks it in the night, and in a very loud voice, he is held inparticular terror by naughty boys, and superstitious people ingeneral. Isnt he a wise looking fellow ? Hes the very king ofthe Owls, with his aristocratic horns—though theyre made offeathers — and his great size—two feet high. This personage is called the Great Horned Owl, and he IN FEATHERS AXD FUR 85 dresses in a neat suit of brown and black. He is no commonbird, living in some tree, and flying around in the vulgar daylightafter his food. By no means! As long as theres a streak of sunlight, Mr.Owl stays quietly in his home, which is usually in some old tower,church-steeple, or old hollow trunk. They do say he cant see much by daylight, and if you catchone he seems rather stupid, and almost blind. However that may be, as soon as its dark, he prepares to goout for something to eat. When he starts off, and gives his eager cry of Who ! who lnthe rabbits, and ra

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