The Natural History of Selborne: With a Naturalist's Calendar and Additional ObservationsWalter Scott, 1887 - 366 стор. |
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... wonder for years afterwards . I saw myself one of the yeoman - prickers single out a stag from the herd , and must confess that it was the most curious feat of activity I ever beheld , superior to anything in Mr. Astley's riding ...
... wonder for years afterwards . I saw myself one of the yeoman - prickers single out a stag from the herd , and must confess that it was the most curious feat of activity I ever beheld , superior to anything in Mr. Astley's riding ...
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... wonder that the stone - curlew , Charadrius adicnemus , should be mentioned by the writers as a rare bird : it abounds in all the champaign parts of Hampshire and Sussex , and breeds , I think , all the summer , having young ones , I ...
... wonder that the stone - curlew , Charadrius adicnemus , should be mentioned by the writers as a rare bird : it abounds in all the champaign parts of Hampshire and Sussex , and breeds , I think , all the summer , having young ones , I ...
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... wonder to find that the organs of that little animal , when put in motion , gave a sensible vibration to the whole building ! This bird also sometimes makes a small squeak , repeated four or five times ; and I have observed that to ...
... wonder to find that the organs of that little animal , when put in motion , gave a sensible vibration to the whole building ! This bird also sometimes makes a small squeak , repeated four or five times ; and I have observed that to ...
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... wonder . If one looks into the writers on that subject little satisfaction is to be found . Ingenious men will readily advance plausible arguments to support whatever theory they shall choose to maintain ; but then the misfortune is ...
... wonder . If one looks into the writers on that subject little satisfaction is to be found . Ingenious men will readily advance plausible arguments to support whatever theory they shall choose to maintain ; but then the misfortune is ...
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... wonder to me that field- fares , which are so congenerous to thrushes and blackbirds , should never choose to breed in England ; but that they should not think even the highlands cold and northerly , and sequestered enough , is a ...
... wonder to me that field- fares , which are so congenerous to thrushes and blackbirds , should never choose to breed in England ; but that they should not think even the highlands cold and northerly , and sequestered enough , is a ...
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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