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Sentence Examples
The current study identified a close relationship between the great auk and the dovekie.
The guillemots of Europe are referred to as murres in North America, if they occur in both continents, and the little auk is referred to as the dovekie.
Examples from Classical Literature
A dovekie, in its white winter plumage, and two seals have been seen lately.
This little bird belongs to the family of auks and puffins, the guillemots and the dovekie.
Though the wings of the dovekie are small in proportion to the size of its body it flies well and rapidly.
The dovekie builds a simple nest usually in the crevices of rocky cliffs bordering the sea coast.
The dovekie is sometimes called a little auk to distinguish it from the larger species of the family.
The dovekie, or black guillemot, breeds in great numbers in the Orkney islands.
