The Natural History of SelborneConstable and Company, 1829 - 343 стор. |
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... to quit the beloved spot , which was indeed a peculiarly happy situation for an observer . Thus his days passed tranquil and serene , with scarcely any other vicissitudes than those of the seasons b2 INTRODUCTION . ix.
... to quit the beloved spot , which was indeed a peculiarly happy situation for an observer . Thus his days passed tranquil and serene , with scarcely any other vicissitudes than those of the seasons b2 INTRODUCTION . ix.
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Gilbert White. with scarcely any other vicissitudes than those of the seasons , till they closed at a mature age on June 26 , 1793. " JARDINE HALL , August , 1829 . INDEX . Burning of Heath Affections of Birds Ayles Holt X INTRODUCTION .
Gilbert White. with scarcely any other vicissitudes than those of the seasons , till they closed at a mature age on June 26 , 1793. " JARDINE HALL , August , 1829 . INDEX . Burning of Heath Affections of Birds Ayles Holt X INTRODUCTION .
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... seasons , called Well - head . * This breaks out of some high grounds adjoining 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 ...
... seasons , called Well - head . * This breaks out of some high grounds adjoining 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 ...
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... seasons on the verge of this forest , into which they love to make excursions ; and in particular , in the dry summer of 1740 and 1741 , and some years after , they swarmed to such a degree , that parties of unreasonable sportsmen ...
... seasons on the verge of this forest , into which they love to make excursions ; and in particular , in the dry summer of 1740 and 1741 , and some years after , they swarmed to such a degree , that parties of unreasonable sportsmen ...
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... seasons , bidentibus exceptis . * The reason , I presume , why sheep † are excluded is , because , being such close ... season , such vast heath - fires are lighted up , that they often get to a masterless head , and , catching the ...
... seasons , bidentibus exceptis . * The reason , I presume , why sheep † are excluded is , because , being such close ... season , such vast heath - fires are lighted up , that they often get to a masterless head , and , catching the ...
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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