The Natural History of SelbourneG. Routledge, 1853 - 428 pages |
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... abound . ' The manor of Selborne , were it strictly looked after , with all its kindly aspects , and all its sloping coverts , would swarm with game : even now , hares , partridges , and phea- sants , abound ; and in old days ...
... abound . ' The manor of Selborne , were it strictly looked after , with all its kindly aspects , and all its sloping coverts , would swarm with game : even now , hares , partridges , and phea- sants , abound ; and in old days ...
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... abound , yet on the whole , in the south of England at least , is this much the rarest species ; for there are few towns or large villages but what abound with house - martins ; few churches , towers , or steeples but what are haunted ...
... abound , yet on the whole , in the south of England at least , is this much the rarest species ; for there are few towns or large villages but what abound with house - martins ; few churches , towers , or steeples but what are haunted ...
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... abound . Many we have discovered , that return the cry of a pack of dogs , the notes of a hunting - horn , a tunable ring of bells , or the melody of birds , very agreeably ; but we were still at a loss for a polysyllabical articulate ...
... abound . Many we have discovered , that return the cry of a pack of dogs , the notes of a hunting - horn , a tunable ring of bells , or the melody of birds , very agreeably ; but we were still at a loss for a polysyllabical articulate ...
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The Natural History of Selbourne: With Observations on Various Parts of ... Gilbert White No preview available - 2017 |
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abound animal appear April April 14 autumn birds birds of prey breed brood called chaffinches colour common creature cuckoo curious DEAR district ditto dogs eggs Fcap feed feet female field fieldfares fish flies flocks forest frequent garden grass ground hard frost haunt hawk hedges hirundines hirundo house-martins inches insects July July 13 July 22 June June 11 June 22 June 9 larvæ last seen late legs LETTER Linnæus male manner March March 26 MARKWICK migration mild Motacilla natural nest never night observed pond prey quadrupeds rain remarkable ring-dove ring-ousels season seems SELBORNE Sept showers sings snow soon species spring stone curlew summer suppose swallow swarm swift tail titmouse toad trees vast village walk warm weather wild wings winter Wolmer wonder woods wren young