The Natural History of SelborneConstable and Company, 1829 - 343 стор. |
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... flocks compose : on the grassy bank Some ruminating lie ; while others stand , Half in the flood , and , often bending , sip The circling surface . " Wolmer Pond , so called , I suppose , for 28 FOREST OF WOLMER - LAKES .
... flocks compose : on the grassy bank Some ruminating lie ; while others stand , Half in the flood , and , often bending , sip The circling surface . " Wolmer Pond , so called , I suppose , for 28 FOREST OF WOLMER - LAKES .
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... flocks of ducks , teals , and widgeons , of various denominations ; where they preen and solace and rest themselves , till towards sunset , when they issue forth in little parties ( for in their natural state they are all birds of the ...
... flocks of ducks , teals , and widgeons , of various denominations ; where they preen and solace and rest themselves , till towards sunset , when they issue forth in little parties ( for in their natural state they are all birds of the ...
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... flocks of them , feeding on haws , appeared in this kingdom , in the winter of 1685. * The mention of haws puts me in mind that there is a total failure of that wild fruit , so conducive to the support of many of the winged nation . For ...
... flocks of them , feeding on haws , appeared in this kingdom , in the winter of 1685. * The mention of haws puts me in mind that there is a total failure of that wild fruit , so conducive to the support of many of the winged nation . For ...
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... flocks of chaffinches have appeared in the fields - many more , I used to think , than could be hatched in any one neigh- bourhood . But , when I came to observe them more narrowly , I was amazed to find that they seemed to me to be ...
... flocks of chaffinches have appeared in the fields - many more , I used to think , than could be hatched in any one neigh- bourhood . But , when I came to observe them more narrowly , I was amazed to find that they seemed to me to be ...
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... flocks of these finches with them in the winter , and of which sex they mostly consist ? For , from such intelligence , one might be able to judge whether our female flocks migrate from the other end of the island , or whether they come ...
... flocks of these finches with them in the winter , and of which sex they mostly consist ? For , from such intelligence , one might be able to judge whether our female flocks migrate from the other end of the island , or whether they come ...
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abound Alauda Andalusia animal appear April autumn bird of passage birds of prey breed British Zoology brood called chaffinches colour common congeners cuckoo curious discovered district dogs eggs feeding feet female fern-owl field fieldfares fish flocks frequently frost garden genus Gibraltar Greatham ground Hanger haunt hedges hirundines hirundo house-martins inches insects late legs letter Linnæus mandible manner martins mentioned migration mole cricket morning Motacilla natural history naturalist nest never night observed ornithology owls pair perhaps prey procured quadrupeds RAII rain redwings remarkable remiges retire ring-dove ringousels season seems seen Selborne shot sing snow soft-billed soon species specimens spring stone stone curlew strange summer birds suppose Sussex swallow swifts tail titmouse torpid trees vast village weather Whip-poor-will wild wings winter Wolmer Forest wonder woodcocks Woodlark woods young Zoology