The Natural History of SelborneArrowsmith, 1925 - 248 pages |
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... Forest . Wolmer Pond Grange Farm . Shady Lane near Dorton Cottage Facing page 14 " " 15 16 " " " " 17 20 " " 21 22 22 " 23 " " 25 26 " " " " 27 28 " 36 " 164 " 229 TWENTY YEARS AFTER It is more than two decades since 7 ILLUSTRATIONS.
... Forest . Wolmer Pond Grange Farm . Shady Lane near Dorton Cottage Facing page 14 " " 15 16 " " " " 17 20 " " 21 22 22 " 23 " " 25 26 " " " " 27 28 " 36 " 164 " 229 TWENTY YEARS AFTER It is more than two decades since 7 ILLUSTRATIONS.
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... Forest in White's time , and although it was re - introduced and did well for a while has vanished again ; the Honey Buzzard and the Quail have gone , and I fear the same must be said of the Stone Curlew . At any rate , I have been ...
... Forest in White's time , and although it was re - introduced and did well for a while has vanished again ; the Honey Buzzard and the Quail have gone , and I fear the same must be said of the Stone Curlew . At any rate , I have been ...
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Gilbert White, Richard Kearton. Facing page 16 . Facing page 17 . THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE Letters. " The Village consists of a Single Straggling Street . " Wolmer Forest . Facing page 28 .
Gilbert White, Richard Kearton. Facing page 16 . Facing page 17 . THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE Letters. " The Village consists of a Single Straggling Street . " Wolmer Forest . Facing page 28 .
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... forest trees , whether we consider its smooth rind or bark , its glossy foliage , or graceful pendulous boughs . The down , or sheep - walk , is a pleasing park - like spot , of about one mile by half that space , jutting out on the ...
... forest trees , whether we consider its smooth rind or bark , its glossy foliage , or graceful pendulous boughs . The down , or sheep - walk , is a pleasing park - like spot , of about one mile by half that space , jutting out on the ...
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... forest , at the juncture of the clays and sand the soil becomes a wet , sandy loam , remarkable for timber , and infamous for roads . The oaks of Temple and Blackmoor stand high in the estimation of purveyors , and have furnished much ...
... forest , at the juncture of the clays and sand the soil becomes a wet , sandy loam , remarkable for timber , and infamous for roads . The oaks of Temple and Blackmoor stand high in the estimation of purveyors , and have furnished much ...
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abound Alauda Andalusia animals appear April autumn birds of passage birds of prey breed brood called chaffinches colour common cuckoo curious DEAR district doubt eggs Facing feeding feet female fieldfares fish flocks forest frequently frost garden gentleman Gilbert White ground Hanger haunt hedges hirundines hirundo house-martins inches insects known Lapwing larvæ late le ham legs LETTER Linnæus male manner martins mentioned migration morning Motacilla natural history naturalist neighbourhood neighbouring nest never night observed ornithologist owls parish perhaps prey procured quadrupeds RAII rain Red-backed Shrikes redwings remarkable remiges retire ring-dove ring-ousels season seems seen SELBORNE sing snow soft-billed sometimes soon species spring stone curlew strange suppose Sussex swallow swifts tail titmouse trees vast village weather Whinchat white-throat wild willow-wren wings winter Wolmer wonder Woodlark woods wren Yellowhammer young