The Natural History of SelborneD. Appleton, 1899 - 381 pages |
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Page vii
... willow - wren his shivering noise in the tops of tall woods , and he is there to hear ; the lesser whitethroat comes to probe the nectaries of his crown - imperials , and he is pres- ent to perceive . He turns over on his pillow at ...
... willow - wren his shivering noise in the tops of tall woods , and he is there to hear ; the lesser whitethroat comes to probe the nectaries of his crown - imperials , and he is pres- ent to perceive . He turns over on his pillow at ...
Page xi
... wren , and starling ; the blackbird , or merle ; the thrush , or mavis ; the ... willow - lark , stone - chat , whin - chat , redstart , and wryneck , as ... willow - wren , which utters two sharp , piercing notes so loud in hollow woods ...
... wren , and starling ; the blackbird , or merle ; the thrush , or mavis ; the ... willow - lark , stone - chat , whin - chat , redstart , and wryneck , as ... willow - wren , which utters two sharp , piercing notes so loud in hollow woods ...
Page 34
... wren's . It is tolerably common in some of the southern counties , but it is not easily found . — G. C. D. 2 There ... willow bushes fringing the banks . One could almost take them in one's hand . At Acle , in Norfolk , one August , the ...
... wren's . It is tolerably common in some of the southern counties , but it is not easily found . — G. C. D. 2 There ... willow bushes fringing the banks . One could almost take them in one's hand . At Acle , in Norfolk , one August , the ...
Page 39
... wren , appearing most like the largest willow - wren . It hung sometimes with its back downwards , but never continuing one moment in the same place . I shot at it , but it was so desultory that I missed my aim . I wonder that the stone ...
... wren , appearing most like the largest willow - wren . It hung sometimes with its back downwards , but never continuing one moment in the same place . I shot at it , but it was so desultory that I missed my aim . I wonder that the stone ...
Page 41
... willow - wrens ( the smaller sort ) are horrid pests in a garden , destroying the peas , cherries , currants , etc .; and are so tame that a gun will not scare them . A LIST ... willow - wren , Redstart , Goat NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE 41.
... willow - wrens ( the smaller sort ) are horrid pests in a garden , destroying the peas , cherries , currants , etc .; and are so tame that a gun will not scare them . A LIST ... willow - wren , Redstart , Goat NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE 41.
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