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So it was not often that the ousel and the glacier saw each other between October and June.
From The Basket Woman A Book of Indian Tales for Children by Austin, Mary Hunter
Dear Sir, It gives me satisfaction to find that my account of the ousel migration pleases you.
From The Natural History of Selborne by White, Gilbert
Thus far I have noticed only one species, the golden-winged; and but few of the streams are large enough or long enough to attract the blessed ousel, so common in the Sierra.
From Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon by Muir, John
From a human point of view it was a frightful plunge; from the ousel point of view it was an every-day affair.
From Birds of the Rockies by Keyser, Leander S. (Leander Sylvester)
He sat gazing moodily on the rippling face of the water, or watched the ousel curtsying on its stone; and he almost despaired.
From Ovington's Bank by Weyman, Stanley J.
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