The Natural History of Selborne: With Observations on Various Parts of Nature, and the Naturalist's CalendarGeorge Bell and Sons, 1888 - 416 pages |
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... breed there in the summer ; such as lapwings , snipes , wild - ducks , and , as I have discovered within these few years , teals . Partridges in vast plenty are bred in good seasons on the verge of this forest , into which they love to ...
... breed there in the summer ; such as lapwings , snipes , wild - ducks , and , as I have discovered within these few years , teals . Partridges in vast plenty are bred in good seasons on the verge of this forest , into which they love to ...
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... breed there . In the winter this covert is also frequented by foxes , and sometimes by pheasants ; and the bogs produce many curious plants . † By a perambulation of Wolmer Forest and the Holt , made in 1635 , and the eleventh year of ...
... breed there . In the winter this covert is also frequented by foxes , and sometimes by pheasants ; and the bogs produce many curious plants . † By a perambulation of Wolmer Forest and the Holt , made in 1635 , and the eleventh year of ...
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... breed again once ; for I see by my Fauna of last year , that young broods came forth so late as September the 18th . * Are not these * It will be seen in perusing this work that Mr. White constantly enter- tained the idea that swallows ...
... breed again once ; for I see by my Fauna of last year , that young broods came forth so late as September the 18th . * Are not these * It will be seen in perusing this work that Mr. White constantly enter- tained the idea that swallows ...
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... breed every summer in some moory ground on the verge of this parish . It is very amusing to see the cock bird on wing at that time , and to hear his piping and humming notes . I have had no opportunity yet of procuring any of those mice ...
... breed every summer in some moory ground on the verge of this parish . It is very amusing to see the cock bird on wing at that time , and to hear his piping and humming notes . I have had no opportunity yet of procuring any of those mice ...
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... breed in my outlet ; but were frightened and persecuted by idle boys , who would 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 ...
... breed in my outlet ; but were frightened and persecuted by idle boys , who would 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 ...
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abound Andalusia animal appear April autumn bats birds of passage birds of prey blackcap breed brood cage called chaffinches cold colour cuckoo curious DAINES BARRINGTON DEAR deer district dogs eggs feed feet female fieldfares flies flight flocks forest frequent garden Gilbert White grass ground hard frost hatched haunt hedges hirundines hirundo hoopoes house-martins inches Indian antelope insects late legs LETTER Linnæus male mandible manner March MARKWICK mentioned migration mild morning naturalist neighbourhood neighbouring nest never night observed pair perhaps pheasant prey probably procured quadrupeds rain remarkable remiges ring-dove rooks says season seems seen SELBORNE showers sing snow soon species spring stone curlew suppose Sussex swallows swarm swifts tail THOMAS PENNANT titmouse torpid trees vast village warm weather White wild wings winter Wolmer wonder woodcocks woods wren young
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