The Natural History of SelborneCassell, 1911 - 263 стор. |
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... Female , on Nest Male . Chiff - chaff and Nest Crows , Young Carrion Cuckoo , Young , and Foster Parent ( Sedge Warbler ) 44 45 . Moorhen Mouse , Domestic Newt or Eft Osprey and Eyrie Ostræa Carinata . · 71 268 230 35 53 163 98 8 • 46 ...
... Female , on Nest Male . Chiff - chaff and Nest Crows , Young Carrion Cuckoo , Young , and Foster Parent ( Sedge Warbler ) 44 45 . Moorhen Mouse , Domestic Newt or Eft Osprey and Eyrie Ostræa Carinata . · 71 268 230 35 53 163 98 8 • 46 ...
Сторінка vi
... 74 Wild Duck on Nest • Snipe , Male and Female , covering Chicks Woodpecker , Green 49 • Wren Some Editions of Gilbert Willow White at the British Wood Museum vii Yellow - Wort , Perfoliated vi LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS .
... 74 Wild Duck on Nest • Snipe , Male and Female , covering Chicks Woodpecker , Green 49 • Wren Some Editions of Gilbert Willow White at the British Wood Museum vii Yellow - Wort , Perfoliated vi LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS .
Сторінка vii
... female chaffinches in the winter ; and learnt to imitate the call - notes of most of the wild creatures inhabit- ing the hills around our home . The mention of these simple facts will suffice to show all lovers of wild life why Gilbert ...
... female chaffinches in the winter ; and learnt to imitate the call - notes of most of the wild creatures inhabit- ing the hills around our home . The mention of these simple facts will suffice to show all lovers of wild life why Gilbert ...
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... female always gives a note of warn- ing to her chicks when she is approaching with food , whilst the male comes home in silence . How he would have ad- mired the former bird's spreading out of her wings in maternal solicitude , as shown ...
... female always gives a note of warn- ing to her chicks when she is approaching with food , whilst the male comes home in silence . How he would have ad- mired the former bird's spreading out of her wings in maternal solicitude , as shown ...
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Gilbert White. would have grown over the behaviour of the male and female snipe , as seen on p . 49 , sitting side by side , each covering a chick , or the osprey seated on a dead stump above its eyrie in the solitudes of a remote ...
Gilbert White. would have grown over the behaviour of the male and female snipe , as seen on p . 49 , sitting side by side , each covering a chick , or the osprey seated on a dead stump above its eyrie in the solitudes of a remote ...
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abound Andalusia animals appear April autumn birds of passage birds of prey breed British brood called chaffinches cold colour cuckoo curious DEAR SIR district dogs doubt echo eggs feed feet female fieldfares fishes flocks frequently frost garden Gilbert White ground Hanger haunt hedges hill hirundines hirundo house-martins hundred inches insects known larvæ late le ham legs LETTER Linnæus male manner martins mentioned migration morning Motacilla natural history neighbouring nest never night observed ornithologist owls parish perhaps plants prey procured quadrupeds RAII rain redwings remarkable remiges retire ring-dove ring-ousels season SEDGE WARBLER seems seen Selborne sing snow soon sort species spring stone stone curlew strange summer suppose Sussex swallow swifts tail tion titmouse tree pipit trees vast vegetation village weather wild wings winter wonder woodcocks Woodlark woods wren young