The Natural History of SelborneConstable and Company, 1829 - 343 стор. |
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... suppose that they were parts of a willow or alder , or some such aquatic tree . * This lonely domain is a very agreeable haunt for many sorts of wild fowls , which not only frequent it in the winter , but breed there in the summer ...
... suppose that they were parts of a willow or alder , or some such aquatic tree . * This lonely domain is a very agreeable haunt for many sorts of wild fowls , which not only frequent it in the winter , but breed there in the summer ...
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... suppose , of turrets . NOTE . In the beginning of the summer 1787 , the royal forests of Wolmer and Holt were measured by persons sent down by Government . + For which consult Letter XLII . Part II . and inferior , of those joint ...
... suppose , of turrets . NOTE . In the beginning of the summer 1787 , the royal forests of Wolmer and Holt were measured by persons sent down by Government . + For which consult Letter XLII . Part II . and inferior , of those joint ...
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... and 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 .
... and 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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Gilbert White. Wolmer Pond , so called , I suppose , for eminence sake , is a vast lake for this part of the world , con- taining , in its whole circumference , 2646 yards , or very near a mile and a half . The length of ... suppose, for ...
Gilbert White. Wolmer Pond , so called , I suppose , for eminence sake , is a vast lake for this part of the world , con- taining , in its whole circumference , 2646 yards , or very near a mile and a half . The length of ... suppose, for ...
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... , or points which it carries at the ends of five of the short remiges . It cannot , I suppose , with any propriety , be called an English bird ; D 2 MICE -GERMAN SILK - TAIL . 41 ricks and barns with the sheaves; abound in ...
... , or points which it carries at the ends of five of the short remiges . It cannot , I suppose , with any propriety , be called an English bird ; D 2 MICE -GERMAN SILK - TAIL . 41 ricks and barns with the sheaves; abound in ...
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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