The Natural History of Selborne...Henry G. Bohn, 1851 - 40 Seiten |
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... male tree , which in the spring sheds clouds of dust , and fills the atmosphere around with farina . We may mention , while speaking of the Sel- borne churchyard , that on the fifth grave from the north wall of the chancel , the ...
... male tree , which in the spring sheds clouds of dust , and fills the atmosphere around with farina . We may mention , while speaking of the Sel- borne churchyard , that on the fifth grave from the north wall of the chancel , the ...
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... male , was exceedingly restless and savage from the first ; biting the females , and breaking his teeth against the wires of the cage in his attempts to escape from his place of con- finement . He rejected all food , and died on the ...
... male , was exceedingly restless and savage from the first ; biting the females , and breaking his teeth against the wires of the cage in his attempts to escape from his place of con- finement . He rejected all food , and died on the ...
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... male garrulus bohemicus , or German silk - tail , from the five peculiar crimson tags , or points which it carries at the ends of five of the short remiges . It cannot , I suppose , with any propriety , be called an English bird ; and ...
... male garrulus bohemicus , or German silk - tail , from the five peculiar crimson tags , or points which it carries at the ends of five of the short remiges . It cannot , I suppose , with any propriety , be called an English bird ; and ...
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... male has no penis intrans ) * It is surprising that this feeble diminutive bird should brave our severest winters . - ED . Toads are oviparous . Mr. Bell of London , a zealous ophiologist , has lately confirmed the fact recorded by ...
... male has no penis intrans ) * It is surprising that this feeble diminutive bird should brave our severest winters . - ED . Toads are oviparous . Mr. Bell of London , a zealous ophiologist , has lately confirmed the fact recorded by ...
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... male impregnates the spawn of the female . How wonderful is the economy of Providence with regard to the limbs of so vile a reptile ! While it is an aquatic , it has a fish - like tail and no legs ; as soon as the legs sprout , the tail ...
... male impregnates the spawn of the female . How wonderful is the economy of Providence with regard to the limbs of so vile a reptile ! While it is an aquatic , it has a fish - like tail and no legs ; as soon as the legs sprout , the tail ...
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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