The Natural History of Selborne...Henry G. Bohn, 1851 - 40 Seiten |
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... usually sit . The saw was applied to the butt , the wedges were inserted into the opening , the woods echoed to the heavy blows of the beetle , or mallet , the tree nodded to its fall ; but still the dam sat on . At last , when it gave ...
... usually sit . The saw was applied to the butt , the wedges were inserted into the opening , the woods echoed to the heavy blows of the beetle , or mallet , the tree nodded to its fall ; but still the dam sat on . At last , when it gave ...
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Gilbert White. the bank , in a darkish sort of marl ; and are usually very small and soft ; but in Clay's Pond , a little farther on , at the end of the pit , where the soil is dug out for manure , I have occasionally observed them of ...
Gilbert White. the bank , in a darkish sort of marl ; and are usually very small and soft ; but in Clay's Pond , a little farther on , at the end of the pit , where the soil is dug out for manure , I have occasionally observed them of ...
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... usually with a north - east or east wind , much annoy this village with their smoke , and often alarm the country ; and once , in particular , I remember that a gentleman , who lives beyond Andover , coming to my house , when he got on ...
... usually with a north - east or east wind , much annoy this village with their smoke , and often alarm the country ; and once , in particular , I remember that a gentleman , who lives beyond Andover , coming to my house , when he got on ...
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... usually occupied in swallowing a large fly . Those which I offered in the first instance were eaten entire ; but I subsequently observed detached wings in the bottom of the box in which the bats were kept ; I never , however , observed ...
... usually occupied in swallowing a large fly . Those which I offered in the first instance were eaten entire ; but I subsequently observed detached wings in the bottom of the box in which the bats were kept ; I never , however , observed ...
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... usually shy and timid , immediately came out of her hiding - place , and running to the spot , seized and devoured it . From this time I fed her with insects whenever I could get them ; and she always preferred them to every other kind ...
... usually shy and timid , immediately came out of her hiding - place , and running to the spot , seized and devoured it . From this time I fed her with insects whenever I could get them ; and she always preferred them to every other kind ...
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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