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Grebes and their peculiar beaks described in natural history
The text details grebe species, their plumage, and feeding. It notes the coot’s bald appearance, grebe anatomy with a strong bill or a forked beak, and the great crested grebe’s breeding in British meres. It mentions clothing from down and prices, and speculates on the Avoser feeding from foam and mud worms.
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Briffon
Buffon
Britain
Shropshire
Cheshire
Geneva