The Natural History of Selborne: With a Naturalist's Calendar and Additional ObservationsWalter Scott, 1887 - 366 Seiten |
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... 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 that , now and then , one is occasionally seen in the same dead season . A ...
... 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 that , now and then , one is occasionally seen in the same dead season . A ...
Seite 33
... never seen before ; but that , I find , would be a difficult task . I have procured some of the mice mentioned in my former letters , a young one and a female with young , both of which I have preserved in brandy . From the colour ...
... never seen before ; but that , I find , would be a difficult task . I have procured some of the mice mentioned in my former letters , a young one and a female with young , both of which I have preserved in brandy . From the colour ...
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... never enter into houses ; are carried into ricks and barns with the sheaves ; abound in harvest ; and build their nests amidst the straws of the corn above the ground , and sometimes in thistles . They breed as many as eight at a litter ...
... never enter into houses ; are carried into ricks and barns with the sheaves ; abound in harvest ; and build their nests amidst the straws of the corn above the ground , and sometimes in thistles . They breed as many as eight at a litter ...
Seite 36
... never flit but from hedge to hedge ) should be able to traverse vast seas and continents in order to enjoy milder seasons amidst the regions of Africa ! * See Adanson's Voyage to Senegal . LETTER XIII . SELBORNE , Jan. 22nd , 1768 . 36 ...
... never flit but from hedge to hedge ) should be able to traverse vast seas and continents in order to enjoy milder seasons amidst the regions of Africa ! * See Adanson's Voyage to Senegal . LETTER XIII . SELBORNE , Jan. 22nd , 1768 . 36 ...
Seite 38
... never saw ( and I am well acquainted with those parts ) above two or three at a time , for they are never gregarious . They may perhaps migrate in general ; and , for that purpose , draw towards the coast of Sussex in autumn : but that ...
... never saw ( and I am well acquainted with those parts ) above two or three at a time , for they are never gregarious . They may perhaps migrate in general ; and , for that purpose , draw towards the coast of Sussex in autumn : but that ...
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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