The Natural History of SelborneArrowsmith, 1925 - 248 pages |
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... Common Partridge on Nest Peewit : Lapwing or Peewit • " " 115 " " 199 " " 123 " " 176 " " 73 " " 133 199 " " 44 " " 42 65 " " 64 " " 163 " " 24 132 44 " " 154 " 3 93 176 222 . 81 80 " 132 Facing page 122 129 " " 114 228 60 " 5 ...
... Common Partridge on Nest Peewit : Lapwing or Peewit • " " 115 " " 199 " " 123 " " 176 " " 73 " " 133 199 " " 44 " " 42 65 " " 64 " " 163 " " 24 132 44 " " 154 " 3 93 176 222 . 81 80 " 132 Facing page 122 129 " " 114 228 60 " 5 ...
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... Common Sandpiper . : Shrike : Butcher Birds or Red - backed Shrikes Skylark Skylark and Young Snipe Common Snipe on her Nest Sparrow Reed Sparrow Sparrowhawk : Female Sparrowhawk at Nest Stonechat : Male Stonechat Swallow : Young ...
... Common Sandpiper . : Shrike : Butcher Birds or Red - backed Shrikes Skylark Skylark and Young Snipe Common Snipe on her Nest Sparrow Reed Sparrow Sparrowhawk : Female Sparrowhawk at Nest Stonechat : Male Stonechat Swallow : Young ...
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Gilbert White, Richard Kearton. Deer Red Deer Fallow Deer Dormouse : Dormouse Frog Common Frog . Hedgehog : Hedgehog and Young Rat : Common Brown Rats Water Rat or Water Vole Snake Common Snake or Grass Snake Squirrel Squirrel Toad Common ...
Gilbert White, Richard Kearton. Deer Red Deer Fallow Deer Dormouse : Dormouse Frog Common Frog . Hedgehog : Hedgehog and Young Rat : Common Brown Rats Water Rat or Water Vole Snake Common Snake or Grass Snake Squirrel Squirrel Toad Common ...
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... Common Curlew , the Redshank , the Hobby and the Dartford Warbler , not one of which is mentioned in the Natural History of Selborne , have all established themselves as breeders in the forest or close by . I am told that an increasing ...
... Common Curlew , the Redshank , the Hobby and the Dartford Warbler , not one of which is mentioned in the Natural History of Selborne , have all established themselves as breeders in the forest or close by . I am told that an increasing ...
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... common occurrences ; or if he should by any means , through his researches , have lent an helping hand towards the enlargement of the boundaries of historical and topographical knowledge ; or if he should have thrown some small light ...
... common occurrences ; or if he should by any means , through his researches , have lent an helping hand towards the enlargement of the boundaries of historical and topographical knowledge ; or if he should have thrown some small light ...
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