The Natural History of SelbourneG. Routledge, 1853 - 428 pages |
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Page 147
... haunt shallow streams , near their spring - heads , where they never freeze ; and , by wading , pick out the aurelias of the genus of phryganeœ , 1 & c . Hedge - sparrows frequent sinks and gutters in hard wea- ther , where they pick up ...
... haunt shallow streams , near their spring - heads , where they never freeze ; and , by wading , pick out the aurelias of the genus of phryganeœ , 1 & c . Hedge - sparrows frequent sinks and gutters in hard wea- ther , where they pick up ...
Page 159
... Haunt sinks , for crumbs and other sweepings . These frequent shallow rivulets , near the spring heads , where they ... haunts the tons of tall trees ; stays the winter through . A List of the Winter Birds of Passage round this SUMMER ...
... Haunt sinks , for crumbs and other sweepings . These frequent shallow rivulets , near the spring heads , where they ... haunts the tons of tall trees ; stays the winter through . A List of the Winter Birds of Passage round this SUMMER ...
Page 359
... haunts at all , but are secreted amidst the clefts and caverns of those abrupt cliffs where they usually spend their ... haunt near great waters , either rivers or lakes . - WHITE . Here , and in many other passages of his writings ...
... haunts at all , but are secreted amidst the clefts and caverns of those abrupt cliffs where they usually spend their ... haunt near great waters , either rivers or lakes . - WHITE . Here , and in many other passages of his writings ...
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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