The Natural History of SelborneConstable and Company, 1829 - 343 стор. |
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... nest upon nest , in perfect security , till the fatal day arrived in which the wood was to be levelled . It was in the month of February , when those birds usually sit . The saw was applied to the but , the wedges were inserted into the ...
... nest upon nest , in perfect security , till the fatal day arrived in which the wood was to be levelled . It was in the month of February , when those birds usually sit . The saw was applied to the but , the wedges were inserted into the ...
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... nest in Hampshire , and Dr Latham records a young hoopoe shot in the month of June . The species is abundantly met with in the south of Europe ; it also occurs in Holland , Germany , Denmark , and Sweden . In the Three gross - beaks ...
... nest in Hampshire , and Dr Latham records a young hoopoe shot in the month of June . The species is abundantly met with in the south of Europe ; it also occurs in Holland , Germany , Denmark , and Sweden . In the Three gross - beaks ...
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... nest of a hawfinch was taken in an orchard belonging to Mr Waring , at Chelsfield , Kent . The old female was shot on the nest , which was of a slovenly loose form , and shallow , not being so deep as those of the greenfinch or linnet ...
... nest of a hawfinch was taken in an orchard belonging to Mr Waring , at Chelsfield , Kent . The old female was shot on the nest , which was of a slovenly loose form , and shallow , not being so deep as those of the greenfinch or linnet ...
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... nest composed of the blades of grass or wheat . One of these nests I procured this autumn , most artificially platted , and composed of the blades of wheat ; perfectly round , and about the size of a cricket - ball ; with the aperture ...
... nest composed of the blades of grass or wheat . One of these nests I procured this autumn , most artificially platted , and composed of the blades of wheat ; perfectly round , and about the size of a cricket - ball ; with the aperture ...
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... nest in the Borough ; and I myself , on the 29th of last Octo- ber ( as I was travelling through Oxford ) , saw four or five swallows hovering round and settling on the roof of the County Hospital . Now , is it likely that these poor ...
... nest in the Borough ; and I myself , on the 29th of last Octo- ber ( as I was travelling through Oxford ) , saw four or five swallows hovering round and settling on the roof of the County Hospital . Now , is it likely that these poor ...
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