The Natural History of Selborne...Henry G. Bohn, 1851 - 40 Seiten |
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... instance ; though our other kinds of wall - fruit , which have been introduced from warmer climates are annoyed with the insects of the congenerous native plants . This writer is , we believe , the first who has described it ...
... instance ; though our other kinds of wall - fruit , which have been introduced from warmer climates are annoyed with the insects of the congenerous native plants . This writer is , we believe , the first who has described it ...
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... instance , we are told that on the 21st of June , house - martins , which had laid their eggs in an old nest , had hatched them , and that when this is the case they get the start of those that build new ones by ten days or a fortnight ...
... instance , we are told that on the 21st of June , house - martins , which had laid their eggs in an old nest , had hatched them , and that when this is the case they get the start of those that build new ones by ten days or a fortnight ...
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... instance of parental affection occurred , a few years ago , in Richmond Park . Some tall spindly trees had to be taken down . A squirrel had built her drey on the top of one of them , and had just brought forth some young . The axe was ...
... instance of parental affection occurred , a few years ago , in Richmond Park . Some tall spindly trees had to be taken down . A squirrel had built her drey on the top of one of them , and had just brought forth some young . The axe was ...
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... instance , is beyond what can well be imagined . Deer stealing is a temptation which few of them can resist , and the consequence is idleness , drunkenness , and immorality . The Act of Parliament which removes the deer from the New ...
... instance , is beyond what can well be imagined . Deer stealing is a temptation which few of them can resist , and the consequence is idleness , drunkenness , and immorality . The Act of Parliament which removes the deer from the New ...
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... instance of some very common birds that have as yet no English name . Mr. Stillingfleet makes a question whether the black - cap ( motacilla atracapilla ) be a bird of passage or not . I think there is no doubt of it ; for in April , in ...
... instance of some very common birds that have as yet no English name . Mr. Stillingfleet makes a question whether the black - cap ( motacilla atracapilla ) be a bird of passage or not . I think there is no doubt of it ; for in April , in ...
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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