The Natural History of Selborne: With a Naturalist's Calendar and Additional ObservationsWalter Scott, 1887 - 366 Seiten |
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... become more par- ticular . This stone is in great request for hearth - stones , and the beds of ovens and in lining of lime - kilns it turns to good account ; for the workmen use sandy loam instead of mortar ; the sand of which fluxes ...
... become more par- ticular . This stone is in great request for hearth - stones , and the beds of ovens and in lining of lime - kilns it turns to good account ; for the workmen use sandy loam instead of mortar ; the sand of which fluxes ...
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... becoming slippery in frost or rain ; is excellent for dry walls , and is sometimes used in buildings . In many parts of that waste it lies scattered on the surface of the ground ; but is dug on Weaver's Down , a vast hill on the eastern ...
... becoming slippery in frost or rain ; is excellent for dry walls , and is sometimes used in buildings . In many parts of that waste it lies scattered on the surface of the ground ; but is dug on Weaver's Down , a vast hill on the eastern ...
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... become land animals , as I have observed , by keeping them alive for some time myself . " Linnæus , in his Systema Naturæ , hints at what Mr. Ellis advances more than once . Providence has been so indulgent to us as to allow 295 NATURAL ...
... become land animals , as I have observed , by keeping them alive for some time myself . " Linnæus , in his Systema Naturæ , hints at what Mr. Ellis advances more than once . Providence has been so indulgent to us as to allow 295 NATURAL ...
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... become convinced of the same ) that it is no more nor less than the Passer arundinaceus minor of Ray . This bird , by some means or other , seems to be entirely omitted in the British Zoology ; and one reason probably was because it is ...
... become convinced of the same ) that it is no more nor less than the Passer arundinaceus minor of Ray . This bird , by some means or other , seems to be entirely omitted in the British Zoology ; and one reason probably was because it is ...
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... become their hybernaculum , and afford them a ready and obvious retreat ? We now begin to expect our vernal migration of ring- ousels every week . Persons worthy of credit assure me that ring - ousels were seen at Christmas 1770 in the ...
... become their hybernaculum , and afford them a ready and obvious retreat ? We now begin to expect our vernal migration of ring- ousels every week . Persons worthy of credit assure me that ring - ousels were seen at Christmas 1770 in the ...
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abound Alauda Andalusia animals appear April autumn beeches birds of prey blackcap breed brood called chaffinches colour cuckoo curious district Edited eggs feed feet female fern-owl field fieldfares flies flocks frequently frost garden grass ground Hanger haunt hedges hirundines Hirundo house-martins inches insects Joseph Skipsey July July 13 July 22 June June 11 June 22 June 9 last seen late legs LETTER Linnæus male manner MARKWICK martins migration morning Motacilla natural history naturalist neighbouring nest never night observed owls perhaps plants ponds prey procure quadrupeds remarkable remiges retire ring-dove ring-ousels rooks season seems SELBORNE Sept sings snow soon species spring stone-curlew strange suppose Sussex swallow swarm swifts tail thrushes titmouse trees vast village weather wild wings winter wonder Woodlark woods wren young