The Natural History of Selborne: With a Naturalist's Calendar and Additional ObservationsWalter Scott, 1887 - 366 стор. |
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... called popularised knowledge - accurate , comprehen- sive , fitted in and square , like the mosaic tiles now so common in grates , and about as charming . They contain everything ; they tell you in every page they are teaching you , and ...
... called popularised knowledge - accurate , comprehen- sive , fitted in and square , like the mosaic tiles now so common in grates , and about as charming . They contain everything ; they tell you in every page they are teaching you , and ...
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... , the high wood and a long hanging wood , called The Hanger . The covert of this eminence is altogether beech , the most lovely of all forest trees , whether we consider its smooth rind or bark , its glossy Letters to Thomas Pennant.
... , the high wood and a long hanging wood , called The Hanger . The covert of this eminence is altogether beech , the most lovely of all forest trees , whether we consider its smooth rind or bark , its glossy Letters to Thomas Pennant.
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... called the Sussex Downs , by Guild - down near Guildford , and by the Downs round Dorking , and Ryegate in Surrey , to the north - east , which altogether , with the country beyond Alton and Farnham , form a noble and extensive outline ...
... called the Sussex Downs , by Guild - down near Guildford , and by the Downs round Dorking , and Ryegate in Surrey , to the north - east , which altogether , with the country beyond Alton and Farnham , form a noble and extensive outline ...
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... called Well - head . * This breaks out of some high grounds joining to Nore Hill , a noble chalk promontory , remarkable for sending forth two streams into two different seas . The one to the south becomes a branch of the Arun , running ...
... called Well - head . * This breaks out of some high grounds joining to Nore Hill , a noble chalk promontory , remarkable for sending forth two streams into two different seas . The one to the south becomes a branch of the Arun , running ...
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... called " The Plestor . " In the midst of this spot stood , in old times , a vast oak , with a short squat body , and huge horizontal arms extending almost to the extremity of the area . This venerable tree , surrounded with stone steps ...
... called " The Plestor . " In the midst of this spot stood , in old times , a vast oak , with a short squat body , and huge horizontal arms extending almost to the extremity of the area . This venerable tree , surrounded with stone steps ...
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The Natural History of Selborne: And the Naturalist's Calendar Gilbert White Перегляд фрагмента - 1879 |
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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