The Natural History of Selborne...Henry G. Bohn, 1851 - 40 Seiten |
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... breed there in the summer ; such as lapwings , snipes , wild - ducks , and , as I have discovered within these few years , teals . Partridges in vast plenty are bred in good seasons on the verge of this forest , into which they love to ...
... breed there in the summer ; such as lapwings , snipes , wild - ducks , and , as I have discovered within these few years , teals . Partridges in vast plenty are bred in good seasons on the verge of this forest , into which they love to ...
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... breed there . In the winter this covert is also frequented by foxes , and sometimes by pheasants ; and the bogs produce many curious plants . † By a perambulation of Wolmer Forest and the Holt , made in 1635 , and the eleventh year of ...
... breed there . In the winter this covert is also frequented by foxes , and sometimes by pheasants ; and the bogs produce many curious plants . † By a perambulation of Wolmer Forest and the Holt , made in 1635 , and the eleventh year of ...
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... breed again once ; for I see by my Fauna of last broods year , that young came forth so late as September the 18th . * Are not these * It will be seen in perusing this work that Mr. White constantly enter- tained the idea that swallows ...
... breed again once ; for I see by my Fauna of last broods year , that young came forth so late as September the 18th . * Are not these * It will be seen in perusing this work that Mr. White constantly enter- tained the idea that swallows ...
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... breed every summer in some moory ground on the verge of this parish . It is very amusing to see the cock bird on wing at that time , and to hear his piping and humming notes . I have had no opportunity yet of procuring any of those mice ...
... breed every summer in some moory ground on the verge of this parish . It is very amusing to see the cock bird on wing at that time , and to hear his piping and humming notes . I have had no opportunity yet of procuring any of those mice ...
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... breed in my outlet ; but were frightened and persecuted by idle boys , who would never let them be at rest . * Three grossbeaks ( loxia coccothraustes ) appeared some years ago in my fields , in the winter ; one of which I shot . Since ...
... breed in my outlet ; but were frightened and persecuted by idle boys , who would never let them be at rest . * Three grossbeaks ( loxia coccothraustes ) appeared some years ago in my fields , in the winter ; one of which I shot . Since ...
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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