The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, in the County of SouthamptonSwan Sonnenschein, 1888 - 568 стор. |
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... observed them of large dimensions , perhaps fourteen or sixteen inches in diameter . But as these did not consist of firm stone , but were formed of a kind of terra lapidosa , or hardened clay , as soon as they were exposed to the rains ...
... observed them of large dimensions , perhaps fourteen or sixteen inches in diameter . But as these did not consist of firm stone , but were formed of a kind of terra lapidosa , or hardened clay , as soon as they were exposed to the rains ...
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... observed that the description of the con- flagration arising from the heath - fires here mentioned reminds the scholar of the stubble - burning described in Virgil's Georgics , i . 84 , and the commentary on the passage , by the elegant ...
... observed that the description of the con- flagration arising from the heath - fires here mentioned reminds the scholar of the stubble - burning described in Virgil's Georgics , i . 84 , and the commentary on the passage , by the elegant ...
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... observation on the colour of the pupils and the irides.2 The most unusual birds I ever observed in these parts . were a pair of hoopoes ( Upupa ) , which came several years ago in the summer , and frequented an ornamented piece of ...
... observation on the colour of the pupils and the irides.2 The most unusual birds I ever observed in these parts . were a pair of hoopoes ( Upupa ) , which came several years ago in the summer , and frequented an ornamented piece of ...
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... observed was about the twenty - first of August ; it was a straggler . Red - starts , fly - catchers , white - throats and Reguli non cristati , still appear ; ' but I have seen no blackcaps lately . I forgot to mention that I once saw ...
... observed was about the twenty - first of August ; it was a straggler . Red - starts , fly - catchers , white - throats and Reguli non cristati , still appear ; ' but I have seen no blackcaps lately . I forgot to mention that I once saw ...
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... observation , and pleased me much . Insects seemed to be most acceptable , though it did not refuse raw flesh when ... observed , with more dispatch than I was aware of ; but in a most ridiculous and grotesque manner . Bats drink on ...
... observation , and pleased me much . Insects seemed to be most acceptable , though it did not refuse raw flesh when ... observed , with more dispatch than I was aware of ; but in a most ridiculous and grotesque manner . Bats drink on ...
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