The Natural History of SelbourneG. Routledge, 1853 - 428 pages |
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Gilbert White. LETTER XVIII . SWALLOWS . SELBORNE , Jan. 29 , 1774 DEAR SIR , -The house - swallow , ' or chimney - swallow , is , un- doubtedly , the first comer of all the British hirundines ; and appears in general on or about the ...
Gilbert White. LETTER XVIII . SWALLOWS . SELBORNE , Jan. 29 , 1774 DEAR SIR , -The house - swallow , ' or chimney - swallow , is , un- doubtedly , the first comer of all the British hirundines ; and appears in general on or about the ...
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... swallow , probably the male bird , is the excubitor to house - martins and other little birds , announcing the approach of birds of prey ; for as soon as an hawk appears , with a shrill alarming note he calls all the swallows and ...
... swallow , probably the male bird , is the excubitor to house - martins and other little birds , announcing the approach of birds of prey ; for as soon as an hawk appears , with a shrill alarming note he calls all the swallows and ...
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... swallow . In the first place , the epithet garrula suits the swallow well , who is a great songster , and not the martin , which is rather a mute bird , and when it sings , is so inward as scarce to be heard . Besides , if tignum in ...
... swallow . In the first place , the epithet garrula suits the swallow well , who is a great songster , and not the martin , which is rather a mute bird , and when it sings , is so inward as scarce to be heard . Besides , if tignum in ...
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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