The Natural History of Selborne...Henry G. Bohn, 1851 - 40 Seiten |
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... female was shot on the nest , which was of a slovenly loose form , and shallow , not being so deep as those of the greenfinch or linnet , and was placed against the large bough of an apple- tree , about ten feet from the ground . It was ...
... female was shot on the nest , which was of a slovenly loose form , and shallow , not being so deep as those of the greenfinch or linnet , and was placed against the large bough of an apple- tree , about ten feet from the ground . It was ...
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... females . There were many more congregated with them in the ruins of the barn in which they were taken ; but the rest escaped . They were brought to me in a tin powder canister , in which they had been kept for several days ; and on ...
... females . There were many more congregated with them in the ruins of the barn in which they were taken ; but the rest escaped . They were brought to me in a tin powder canister , in which they had been kept for several days ; and on ...
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... female noctule , which were published in the Proceedings of that body for 1834 . These are less adapted to the general , than to the scientific , reader . It would seem probable , from the account given in the text of its manner of ...
... female noctule , which were published in the Proceedings of that body for 1834 . These are less adapted to the general , than to the scientific , reader . It would seem probable , from the account given in the text of its manner of ...
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... female with young , both of which I have preserved in brandy . From the colour , shape , size and manner of nesting , I make no doubt but that the species is nondescript . They are much smaller , and more slender , than the mus ...
... female with young , both of which I have preserved in brandy . From the colour , shape , size and manner of nesting , I make no doubt but that the species is nondescript . They are much smaller , and more slender , than the mus ...
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... females ; at least fifty to one . This extraordinary occurrence brought to my mind the remark of Linnæus , that ... female flocks migrate from the other end of the island , or whether they come over to us from the continent . 66 We ...
... females ; at least fifty to one . This extraordinary occurrence brought to my mind the remark of Linnæus , that ... female flocks migrate from the other end of the island , or whether they come over to us from the continent . 66 We ...
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abound animal appear April April 14 April 22 autumn beech bees breed brood called chaffinches cold colour common cuckoo curious DAINES BARRINGTON DEAR district dogs eggs feed feet female fieldfares fields flies flocks forest frequent garden Gilbert White grass ground hard frost haunt hirundines hirundo house-martins inches insects July July 13 July 22 June June 11 June 22 June 9 last seen late legs LETTER Linnæus LYON Biblioth male manner March March 26 MARKWICK migration mild naturalist nest never night observed Palais des Arts pheasant plants prey quadrupeds rain remarkable rooks says season seems SELBORNE Sept showers sings snow soon species spring stone-curlew summer suppose swallows swarm swifts THOMAS PENNANT titmouse torpid trees village warm weather WHITE wild wind wings winter woods wren young