The Natural History of Selborne: With a Naturalist's Calendar and Additional ObservationsWalter Scott, 1887 - 366 стор. |
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... whole herd of red deer brought by the keepers along the vale before her , consisting then of about five hundred head . A sight this , worthy the attention of the greatest sovereign ! But he farther adds that , by means of the Waltham ...
... whole herd of red deer brought by the keepers along the vale before her , consisting then of about five hundred head . A sight this , worthy the attention of the greatest sovereign ! But he farther adds that , by means of the Waltham ...
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... whole circuit round looking like the cinders of a volcano ; and , the soil being quite exhausted , no traces of vegetation are to be found for years . These conflagrations , as they take place usually with a north - east or east wind ...
... whole circuit round looking like the cinders of a volcano ; and , the soil being quite exhausted , no traces of vegetation are to be found for years . These conflagrations , as they take place usually with a north - east or east wind ...
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... whole circumference , 2,646 yards , or very near a mile and a - half . The length of the north - west and opposite side is about 704 yards , and the breadth of the south - west end about 456 yards . This measurement , which I caused to ...
... whole circumference , 2,646 yards , or very near a mile and a - half . The length of the north - west and opposite side is about 704 yards , and the breadth of the south - west end about 456 yards . This measurement , which I caused to ...
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... whole upper part of the body is more vivid , and the belly of a clearer white . I have specimens of the three sorts now lying before me , and can discern that there are three gradations of sizes , and that the least has black legs , and ...
... whole upper part of the body is more vivid , and the belly of a clearer white . I have specimens of the three sorts now lying before me , and can discern that there are three gradations of sizes , and that the least has black legs , and ...
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... whole building ! This bird also sometimes makes a small squeak , repeated four or five times ; and I have observed that to happen when the cock has been pursuing the hen in a toying way through the boughs of a tree . It would not be at ...
... whole building ! This bird also sometimes makes a small squeak , repeated four or five times ; and I have observed that to happen when the cock has been pursuing the hen in a toying way through the boughs of a tree . It would not be at ...
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