Mother Carey's chicken
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It is known to every English sailor by the name of Mother Carey's chicken.
From Wanderings in South America by Waterton, Charles
We had him, now on our weather bow, and now crossing our course, and, once in a while, in our wake, as if he had been a Mother Carey's chicken looking for our crumbs.
From The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer of the Seas by Cooper, James Fenimore
Mother Carey's chicken hovers near when the elements are at strife.
From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) by O'Shea, John Augustus
The cape petrel, or pintado bird; the small blue one, which is always seen at sea, and the small black one, or Mother Carey's chicken, are not here in great numbers.
"Ay, and ye see Mother Carey's chicken yonder," said Danny, pointing where the stormy petrel was scudding close to a white wave and uttering a dismal cry.
From She's All the World to Me by Caine, Hall, Sir
