The Natural History and Antiquities of SelborneGeorge Routledge and Sons, 1891 - 475 pages |
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... martins ( hirundines urbica ) were then fledged in their nests . Both species will breed again once . For I see by ... house - martin , should leave us before the middle of August invariably ! while the latter stay often till the middle of ...
... martins ( hirundines urbica ) were then fledged in their nests . Both species will breed again once . For I see by ... house - martin , should leave us before the middle of August invariably ! while the latter stay often till the middle of ...
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... house - martins have eggs still , and squab young . The last swift I observed was about the 21st of August : it was a straggler . C Red - stars , fly - catchers , white -. MILLER'S THUMB AND STICKLE - BACK . LONG - EARED BAT . ' NATURAL ...
... house - martins have eggs still , and squab young . The last swift I observed was about the 21st of August : it was a straggler . C Red - stars , fly - catchers , white -. MILLER'S THUMB AND STICKLE - BACK . LONG - EARED BAT . ' NATURAL ...
Page 67
... martins clustering on the chimneys and thatch of the neighbouring cottages ... house on the banks of the canal , preparatory to their migration to a warmer ... house swallow is seen every autumn to congregate in large bodies as above ...
... martins clustering on the chimneys and thatch of the neighbouring cottages ... house on the banks of the canal , preparatory to their migration to a warmer ... house swallow is seen every autumn to congregate in large bodies as above ...
Page 83
... house - sparrows deprive my martins of their nests , as soon as I cause one to be shot , the other , be it cock or hen , presently procures a mate , and so for several times following . I have known a dove - house infested by a pair of ...
... house - sparrows deprive my martins of their nests , as soon as I cause one to be shot , the other , be it cock or hen , presently procures a mate , and so for several times following . I have known a dove - house infested by a pair of ...
Page 88
... house - martins do feed their young flying , though it must be acknowledged not so commonly as the house - swallow ; and the feat is done in so quick a manner as not to be perceptible to indifferent observers . He also advances some ( I ...
... house - martins do feed their young flying , though it must be acknowledged not so commonly as the house - swallow ; and the feat is done in so quick a manner as not to be perceptible to indifferent observers . He also advances some ( I ...
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