The Natural History of Selborne: With a Naturalist's Calendar and Additional ObservationsWalter Scott, 1887 - 366 Seiten |
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... continued his note for many minutes ; and we were all struck with wonder to find that the organs of that little animal , when put in motion , gave a sensible vibration to the whole building ! This bird also sometimes makes a small ...
... continued his note for many minutes ; and we were all struck with wonder to find that the organs of that little animal , when put in motion , gave a sensible vibration to the whole building ! This bird also sometimes makes a small ...
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... continued draught , like quadrupeds . Notwithstanding what I have said in a former letter , no grey crows were ever known to breed on Dartmoor ; it was my mistake . The appearance and flying of the Scarabæus solstitialis , or fern ...
... continued draught , like quadrupeds . Notwithstanding what I have said in a former letter , no grey crows were ever known to breed on Dartmoor ; it was my mistake . The appearance and flying of the Scarabæus solstitialis , or fern ...
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... continued to warble after the beginning of July . The titlark and yellow - hammer breed late , the latter very late ; and therefore it is no wonder that they protract their song : for I lay it down as a maxim in ornithology , that as ...
... continued to warble after the beginning of July . The titlark and yellow - hammer breed late , the latter very late ; and therefore it is no wonder that they protract their song : for I lay it down as a maxim in ornithology , that as ...
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... continued to blow on through April and May , and that these kind of birds ( what few remained of them ) did not depart as usual , but were seen lingering about till the beginning of June . The best authority that we can have for the ...
... continued to blow on through April and May , and that these kind of birds ( what few remained of them ) did not depart as usual , but were seen lingering about till the beginning of June . The best authority that we can have for the ...
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... continued there till the 13th November , yet the work remained unfinished . Harsher weather , and frosty mornings , would have quickened its operations . No part of its behaviour ever struck me more than the extreme timidity it always ...
... continued there till the 13th November , yet the work remained unfinished . Harsher weather , and frosty mornings , would have quickened its operations . No part of its behaviour ever struck me more than the extreme timidity it always ...
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