The Natural History of Selborne: With a Naturalist's Calendar and Additional ObservationsWalter Scott, 1887 - 366 Seiten |
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... district , now private property , though once belonging to the royal domain . It is remarkable that the term purlieu is never once mentioned in this long roll of parchment . It contains , besides the perambulation , a rough estimate of ...
... district , now private property , though once belonging to the royal domain . It is remarkable that the term purlieu is never once mentioned in this long roll of parchment . It contains , besides the perambulation , a rough estimate of ...
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... district . LETTER IX . By way of supplement , I shall trouble you once more on this subject , to inform you that Wolmer , with her sister forest Ayles Holt , alias Alice Holt , " as it is called in old records , is held by grant from ...
... district . LETTER IX . By way of supplement , I shall trouble you once more on this subject , to inform you that Wolmer , with her sister forest Ayles Holt , alias Alice Holt , " as it is called in old records , is held by grant from ...
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... district . These , I observe , when the spring advances , assemble on some tree in the sunshine , and join all in a gentle sort of chirp- ing , as if they were about to break up their winter quarters and betake themselves to their ...
... district . These , I observe , when the spring advances , assemble on some tree in the sunshine , and join all in a gentle sort of chirp- ing , as if they were about to break up their winter quarters and betake themselves to their ...
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... district it is a rare bird . Wagtails , both white and yellow , are with us all the winter . Quails crowd to our southern coast , and are often killed in numbers by people that go on purpose . Mr. Stillingfleet , in his Tracts , says ...
... district it is a rare bird . Wagtails , both white and yellow , are with us all the winter . Quails crowd to our southern coast , and are often killed in numbers by people that go on purpose . Mr. Stillingfleet , in his Tracts , says ...
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... district produces the greatest variety which is the most examined . Several birds , which are said to belong to the north only , are , it seems , often in the south . I have discovered this summer three species of birds with us , which ...
... district produces the greatest variety which is the most examined . Several birds , which are said to belong to the north only , are , it seems , often in the south . I have discovered this summer three species of birds with us , which ...
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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