The Natural History of SelbourneG. Routledge, 1853 - 428 pages |
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Page 202
... nest , where it happens to be well sheltered and secure from the injuries of weather . The shell , or crust , of the nest is a sort of rustic work full of knobs and protuberances on the outside : nor is the inside of those that I have ...
... nest , where it happens to be well sheltered and secure from the injuries of weather . The shell , or crust , of the nest is a sort of rustic work full of knobs and protuberances on the outside : nor is the inside of those that I have ...
Page 229
... nest to pieces , and swallowed the young alive . MAGPIE . parts of a tree . Whether the missel - thrush gains experience by losing its eggs and nest , I know not , but sometimes a nest is discovered which has been most carefully con ...
... nest to pieces , and swallowed the young alive . MAGPIE . parts of a tree . Whether the missel - thrush gains experience by losing its eggs and nest , I know not , but sometimes a nest is discovered which has been most carefully con ...
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... nest is plundered and demolished at once . Some rooks roost on their nest trees . The twigs which the rooks drop in building , supply the poor with brushwood to light their fires . Some unhappy pairs are not permitted to finish any nest ...
... nest is plundered and demolished at once . Some rooks roost on their nest trees . The twigs which the rooks drop in building , supply the poor with brushwood to light their fires . Some unhappy pairs are not permitted to finish any nest ...
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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