The Natural History of SelborneW. Scott, 1887 - 366 стор. |
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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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... flocks were so vast , not only with us but all the district round , that on mornings and evenings they traversed the air , like rooks , in strings , reaching for a mile together . When they thus rendezvoused here by thousands , if they ...
... flocks were so vast , not only with us but all the district round , that on mornings and evenings they traversed the air , like rooks , in strings , reaching for a mile together . When they thus rendezvoused here by thousands , if they ...
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... flocks have horns , and smooth white faces , and white legs , and a hornless sheep is rarely to be seen ; but as soon as you pass that river eastward , and mount Beeding Hill , all the flocks at once become hornless , or as they call ...
... flocks have horns , and smooth white faces , and white legs , and a hornless sheep is rarely to be seen ; but as soon as you pass that river eastward , and mount Beeding Hill , all the flocks at once become hornless , or as they call ...
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