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... me into a tub of water to try if I can swim , & c .; and twice a year I am carried to
the grocer's to be weighed , that it may be seen how much I am wasted during the
months of my abstinence , and how much I gain by feeding during the summer .
... me into a tub of water to try if I can swim , & c .; and twice a year I am carried to
the grocer's to be weighed , that it may be seen how much I am wasted during the
months of my abstinence , and how much I gain by feeding during the summer .
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... they ruminate and solace themselves from about ten in the morning till four in
the afternoon , and then return to their feeding . During this great proportion of the
day , they drop much dung , in which insects nestle , and so supply food for the ...
... they ruminate and solace themselves from about ten in the morning till four in
the afternoon , and then return to their feeding . During this great proportion of the
day , they drop much dung , in which insects nestle , and so supply food for the ...
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... preen , and solace , and rest themselves , till towards sunset , when they issue
forth in little parties — for in their natural state they are all birds of the night — to
feed in the brooks and meadows : returning again with the dawn of the morming !
... preen , and solace , and rest themselves , till towards sunset , when they issue
forth in little parties — for in their natural state they are all birds of the night — to
feed in the brooks and meadows : returning again with the dawn of the morming !
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They used to march about in a stately marner , feeding in the times in the day ;
and seemed disposed to breed in my outlet ; but were frightened and persecuted
by idle boys , who would never let them at rest . * Three grossbeaks ( loxia ...
They used to march about in a stately marner , feeding in the times in the day ;
and seemed disposed to breed in my outlet ; but were frightened and persecuted
by idle boys , who would never let them at rest . * Three grossbeaks ( loxia ...
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The feeding with beef answered exceedingly well , two objects being gained by it
: the bats were enabled to feed ... A slice of beef attached to the side of the box in
which they were kept not only spared me the trouble of feeding them , but also ...
The feeding with beef answered exceedingly well , two objects being gained by it
: the bats were enabled to feed ... A slice of beef attached to the side of the box in
which they were kept not only spared me the trouble of feeding them , but also ...
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| Titel | The Natural History of Selborne: With Observations on Various Parts of Nature and the Naturalist's Calendar Bohn's illustrated library |
| Autor/in | Gilbert White |
| Verlag | G. Bell, 1890 |
| Original von | Northwestern University |
| Digitalisiert | 22. Dez. 2010 |
| Länge | 416 Seiten |
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