The Natural History of Selborne: With a Naturalist's Calendar and Additional ObservationsWalter Scott, 1887 - 366 стор. |
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... martins ( Hirundines urbica ) were then fledged in their nests . Both species will breed again once . For I see by my fauna of last year , that young broods came forth so late as September 18th . Are not these late hatchings more in ...
... martins ( Hirundines urbica ) were then fledged in their nests . Both species will breed again once . For I see by my fauna of last year , that young broods came forth so late as September 18th . Are not these late hatchings more in ...
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... martins have eggs still , and squab young . The last swift I observed was about the 21st August : it was a straggler . Red - starts , fly - catchers , white - throats , and reguli non cristati , still appear : but I have seen no ...
... martins have eggs still , and squab young . The last swift I observed was about the 21st August : it was a straggler . Red - starts , fly - catchers , white - throats , and reguli non cristati , still appear : but I have seen no ...
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... martins clustering on the chimneys and thatch of the neighbouring cottages , I could not help being touched with a secret delight , mixed with some degree of mortification : with delight , to observe with how much ardour and punctuality ...
... martins clustering on the chimneys and thatch of the neighbouring cottages , I could not help being touched with a secret delight , mixed with some degree of mortification : with delight , to observe with how much ardour and punctuality ...
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... martins , which are always more backward than swallows , were not observed till May came in . Among the monogamous birds several are to be found , after pairing - time , single , and of each sex ; but whether this state of celibacy is ...
... martins , which are always more backward than swallows , were not observed till May came in . Among the monogamous birds several are to be found , after pairing - time , single , and of each sex ; but whether this state of celibacy is ...
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... martins do feed their young flying , though it must be acknowledged not so commonly as the house- swallow ; and the feat is done in so quick a manner as not to be perceptible to indifferent observers . He also advances some ( I was ...
... martins do feed their young flying , though it must be acknowledged not so commonly as the house- swallow ; and the feat is done in so quick a manner as not to be perceptible to indifferent observers . He also advances some ( I was ...
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