The Natural History of Selborne: With Observations on Various Parts of Nature and the Naturalist's CalendarG. Bell, 1890 - 416 Seiten |
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... Middle Temple , but did not practise after his marriage . Gilbert , and three of his brothers , Thomas , John , and Henry , all much interested in the study of Natural History , were probably indebted to their father for their early ...
... Middle Temple , but did not practise after his marriage . Gilbert , and three of his brothers , Thomas , John , and Henry , all much interested in the study of Natural History , were probably indebted to their father for their early ...
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... middle air ; Its haunts forsaken , and its feasts forgot , A leaf - strown , lonely , desolated cot ! Is this the scene that late with rapture rang , Where Delphy danced , and gentle Anna sang ? With fairy step where Harriet tripp'd so ...
... middle air ; Its haunts forsaken , and its feasts forgot , A leaf - strown , lonely , desolated cot ! Is this the scene that late with rapture rang , Where Delphy danced , and gentle Anna sang ? With fairy step where Harriet tripp'd so ...
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... middle of the stem . On this a pair of ravens had fixed their residence for such a series of years , that the oak was distinguished by the title of the Raven Tree . Many were the attempts of the neighbouring youths to get at this eyrie ...
... middle of the stem . On this a pair of ravens had fixed their residence for such a series of years , that the oak was distinguished by the title of the Raven Tree . Many were the attempts of the neighbouring youths to get at this eyrie ...
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... middle of August invariably ! while the latter stay often till the middle of October ; and once I saw numbers of house - martins on the 7th of Novem- ber . * The martins and red - wing fieldfares were flying in sight together ; an ...
... middle of August invariably ! while the latter stay often till the middle of October ; and once I saw numbers of house - martins on the 7th of Novem- ber . * The martins and red - wing fieldfares were flying in sight together ; an ...
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... middle of the back : the membrane of the wings was cleaned by forcing the nose through the folds , and thereby expanding them . " On the 23rd of June , a young one was born , exceeding in size a newly born mouse ; and having , from its ...
... middle of the back : the membrane of the wings was cleaned by forcing the nose through the folds , and thereby expanding them . " On the 23rd of June , a young one was born , exceeding in size a newly born mouse ; and having , from its ...
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abound animal appear April April 14 autumn beech birds of passage birds of prey breed British brood called chaffinches cold colour common cuckoo curious DAINES BARRINGTON DEAR district edition eggs feed feet female fieldfares flies flocks forest frequently garden Gilbert White ground haunt hirundines hirundo house-martins inches insects July July 13 July 22 June June 11 June 9 late legs LETTER Linnæus male manner March March 26 MARKWICK Memoir mentioned migration mild Motacilla natural history naturalist nest never night Notes observed perhaps Portrait prey quadrupeds rain remarkable rooks says season seems SELBORNE Sept showers sings snow soon species spring stone curlew summer suppose swallows swifts tail THOMAS PENNANT tion titmouse Trans trees vast village vols weather WHITE wild wings winter woods wren young