The Natural History and Antiquities of SelborneGeorge Routledge and Sons, 1891 - 475 pages |
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... 58 59 69 73 74 76 78 81 84 о 85 89 OTTER ROCK SWALLOW I. ATHALIA CENTIFOLIA . 2. BLACK DOLPHIN . 3. HALTICA NEMORUM 93 GREAT BAT 97 HEADS OF EELS 104 HONEY BUZZARD PAGE III STOCK DOVE 0 CUCKOO • 113 xxvi LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS .
... 58 59 69 73 74 76 78 81 84 о 85 89 OTTER ROCK SWALLOW I. ATHALIA CENTIFOLIA . 2. BLACK DOLPHIN . 3. HALTICA NEMORUM 93 GREAT BAT 97 HEADS OF EELS 104 HONEY BUZZARD PAGE III STOCK DOVE 0 CUCKOO • 113 xxvi LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS .
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Gilbert White William Jardine. HONEY BUZZARD PAGE III STOCK DOVE 0 CUCKOO • 113 126 • REED - BUNTING SPOTTED FLYCATCHER I. HIPPOBOSCA HIRUNDINIS . 2. NIRMI ESCULENT SWALLOW . WHITE - BELLIED SWIFT a 132 ว 151 155 171 • 179 RUSH - HOLDER ...
Gilbert White William Jardine. HONEY BUZZARD PAGE III STOCK DOVE 0 CUCKOO • 113 126 • REED - BUNTING SPOTTED FLYCATCHER I. HIPPOBOSCA HIRUNDINIS . 2. NIRMI ESCULENT SWALLOW . WHITE - BELLIED SWIFT a 132 ว 151 155 171 • 179 RUSH - HOLDER ...
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... cuckoo - pint ( arum ) was frequently scratched out of the dry banks of hedges , and eaten in severe snowy weather . After observing , with some exactness , myself , and getting others to do the same , we found it was the thrush kind ...
... cuckoo - pint ( arum ) was frequently scratched out of the dry banks of hedges , and eaten in severe snowy weather . After observing , with some exactness , myself , and getting others to do the same , we found it was the thrush kind ...
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... Cuckoo , Nightingale , Blackcap , Whitethroat , Middle willow - wren , Swift , Stone - curlew ? Turtle - dove ? Grasshopper - lark , Landrail , Largest willow - wren , Redstart , Goat - sucker , or fern - owl , Fly - catcher , LINNÆI ...
... Cuckoo , Nightingale , Blackcap , Whitethroat , Middle willow - wren , Swift , Stone - curlew ? Turtle - dove ? Grasshopper - lark , Landrail , Largest willow - wren , Redstart , Goat - sucker , or fern - owl , Fly - catcher , LINNÆI ...
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... cuckoo's tale ; To hear the clamorous ‡ curlew call his mate , Or the soft quail his tender pain relate ; To see the swallow sweep the dark'ning plain Belated , to support her infant train ; To mark the swift in rapid giddy ring Dash ...
... cuckoo's tale ; To hear the clamorous ‡ curlew call his mate , Or the soft quail his tender pain relate ; To see the swallow sweep the dark'ning plain Belated , to support her infant train ; To mark the swift in rapid giddy ring Dash ...
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