The Natural History of Selborne: With a Naturalist's Calendar and Additional ObservationsWalter Scott, 1887 - 366 Seiten |
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... species of the Motacilla trochilus . Mr. Derham supposes , in Ray's Philos . Letters , that he has discovered three ... species or not . I suspect much there may be two species of water - rats . Ray says , and Linnæus after him , that ...
... species of the Motacilla trochilus . Mr. Derham supposes , in Ray's Philos . Letters , that he has discovered three ... species or not . I suspect much there may be two species of water - rats . Ray says , and Linnæus after him , that ...
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... species of bats , the common Vespertilio murinus and the Vespertilio auritus . I was much entertained last summer with a tame bat , which would take flies out of a person's hand . If you gave it anything to eat , it brought its wings ...
... species of bats , the common Vespertilio murinus and the Vespertilio auritus . I was much entertained last summer with a tame bat , which would take flies out of a person's hand . If you gave it anything to eat , it brought its wings ...
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... species is nondescript . They are much smaller , and more slender , than the Mus domesticus medius of Ray ; and have more of the squirrel or dormouse colour ; their belly is white , a straight line along their sides divides the shades ...
... species is nondescript . They are much smaller , and more slender , than the Mus domesticus medius of Ray ; and have more of the squirrel or dormouse colour ; their belly is white , a straight line along their sides divides the shades ...
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... species of the genus mustelinum , besides the weasel , stoat , ferret , and polecat ; a little reddish beast , not much bigger than a field - mouse , but much longer , which they call a cane . This piece of intelligence can be little ...
... species of the genus mustelinum , besides the weasel , stoat , ferret , and polecat ; a little reddish beast , not much bigger than a field - mouse , but much longer , which they call a cane . This piece of intelligence can be little ...
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... are their usual food , but they also eat toads and frogs . I can show you some good specimens of my new mice . Linnæus perhaps would call the species Mus minimus . 1 LETTER XVI . SELBORNE , April 18th , 1768 NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE .
... are their usual food , but they also eat toads and frogs . I can show you some good specimens of my new mice . Linnæus perhaps would call the species Mus minimus . 1 LETTER XVI . SELBORNE , April 18th , 1768 NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE .
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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