{"product_id":"the-seed-of-the-toc-toc-birds-gb-23831","title":"The Seed of the Toc-Toc Birds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Seed of the Toc-Toc Birds\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\nTALBOT had been working that day, far up in the Catalinas, looking over some mining prospects for his company, and was returning to the Mountain View Hotel in Oracle when, from the mouth of an abandoned shaft some distance back of that town, he saw a strange object emerge.\r\n\n\r\nQueer, it certainly was, and of a species Talbot had never before laid eyes on. The bird stood on the crumbling rim of the mining shaft and regarded him with golden eyes. Its body was as large as that of a buzzard, and its head had a flat, reptilian look, unpleasant to see. Nor was that the only odd thing. The feathers glittered metallically, like blued copper, and a streak of glistening silver outlined both wings.\r\n\n\r\nMarveling greatly, and deciding that the bird must be some rare kind escaped from a zoo, or a stray from tropical lands much further south, Talbot advanced cautiously, but the bird viewed his approach with unconcern. Ten feet from it he stopped uneasily. The strange fowl's intent look, its utter immobility, somewhat disconcerted him.\r\n\n\u003cb\u003e ......Buy Now (To Read More)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProduct details\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEbook Number\u003c\/b\u003e: 23831 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor\u003c\/b\u003e: Weiss, George Henry \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date\u003c\/b\u003e: Dec 12, 2007 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat\u003c\/b\u003e: eBook \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage\u003c\/b\u003e: English \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Weiss, George Henry,1898-1946 \/ eBook \/ English","offer_id":43218182865053,"sku":"gb-23831-ebook","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/products\/23831.jpg?v=1671469763","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-seed-of-the-toc-toc-birds-gb-23831","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}