The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 267F. Jefferies, 1967 The "Gentleman's magazine" section is a digest of selections from the weekly press; the "(Trader's) monthly intelligencer" section consists of news (foreign and domestic), vital statistics, a register of the month's new publications, and a calendar of forthcoming trade fairs. |
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Page 129
... bird must be silently approached and not alarmed . Bechstein tells us that the " little miller " has some notes which sound like the clacking of a mill . This , it is usually thought , constitutes the bird's whole song , because these ...
... bird must be silently approached and not alarmed . Bechstein tells us that the " little miller " has some notes which sound like the clacking of a mill . This , it is usually thought , constitutes the bird's whole song , because these ...
Page 130
... bird from the soft silvery dust which usually covers the bodies of the large night - flying moths . Certain it is that this substance gets upon the whiskers of the bird , and that the long hairs referred to are combed through the ...
... bird from the soft silvery dust which usually covers the bodies of the large night - flying moths . Certain it is that this substance gets upon the whiskers of the bird , and that the long hairs referred to are combed through the ...
Page 133
... bird in its haunts hear two distinct cries in addition to that which gives it its name . The more frequent of these constitutes a love - song , and may be represented by a succession of the initial syllables cuck - cuck - cuck , dying ...
... bird in its haunts hear two distinct cries in addition to that which gives it its name . The more frequent of these constitutes a love - song , and may be represented by a succession of the initial syllables cuck - cuck - cuck , dying ...
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Nature The Romance of By WILLIAM SYDNEY | 1 |
434 | 54 |
Africa From By GRANT ALLEN 547 | 70 |
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