The Natural History of Selborne: With a Naturalist's Calendar and Additional ObservationsWalter Scott, 1887 - 366 Seiten |
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... seem to be a fanciful notion , but consistent with true philosophy . Dr. Hales saith , " That the warmth of the earth , at some depth under ground , has an influence in promoting a thaw , as well as the change of the weather from a ...
... seem to be a fanciful notion , but consistent with true philosophy . Dr. Hales saith , " That the warmth of the earth , at some depth under ground , has an influence in promoting a thaw , as well as the change of the weather from a ...
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... seems to be inherent in human nature . General Howe turned out some German wild boars and sows in his forests , to the great terror of the neighbourhood , and , at one time , a wild bull or buffalo ; but the country rose upon them and ...
... seems to be inherent in human nature . General Howe turned out some German wild boars and sows in his forests , to the great terror of the neighbourhood , and , at one time , a wild bull or buffalo ; but the country rose upon them and ...
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... seems to live exactly the same life with the swallow and house - martin , should leave us before the middle of August invariably ! while the latter stay often till the middle of October ; and once I saw numbers of house - martins on the ...
... seems to live exactly the same life with the swallow and house - martin , should leave us before the middle of August invariably ! while the latter stay often till the middle of October ; and once I saw numbers of house - martins on the ...
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... seems to have escaped observation , and that is , it takes its stand on the top of some stake or post , from whence it springs forth on its prey , catching a fly in the air , and hardly ever touching the ground , but returning still to ...
... seems to have escaped observation , and that is , it takes its stand on the top of some stake or post , from whence it springs forth on its prey , catching a fly in the air , and hardly ever touching the ground , but returning still to ...
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... seems to be in a puzzle about his Mus amphibius , and to doubt whether it differs from his Mus terrestris ; which if it be , as he allows , the " Mus agrestis capite grandi brachyurus , " of Ray , is widely different from the water ...
... seems to be in a puzzle about his Mus amphibius , and to doubt whether it differs from his Mus terrestris ; which if it be , as he allows , the " Mus agrestis capite grandi brachyurus , " of Ray , is widely different from the water ...
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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