The Natural History of SelbourneG. Routledge, 1853 - 428 pages |
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Page 142
... titmouse , which early in February begins to make two quaint notes , like the whetting of a saw , is the marsh tit- mouse ; the great titmouse sings with three cheerful joyous notes , and begins about the same time . GREAT TITMOUSE ( 1 ) ...
... titmouse , which early in February begins to make two quaint notes , like the whetting of a saw , is the marsh tit- mouse ; the great titmouse sings with three cheerful joyous notes , and begins about the same time . GREAT TITMOUSE ( 1 ) ...
Page 147
... titmouse winters with us . They have what I call a kind of intermediate bill , between the hard and the soft , between the Linnæan genera of fringilla and mota- cilla ... titmouse ( fringillago ) , and the marsh titmouse ( TITMICE . 147.
... titmouse winters with us . They have what I call a kind of intermediate bill , between the hard and the soft , between the Linnæan genera of fringilla and mota- cilla ... titmouse ( fringillago ) , and the marsh titmouse ( TITMICE . 147.
Page 148
Gilbert White. titmouse ( fringillago ) , and the marsh titmouse ( parus palus- tris ) , all resort , at times , to ... TITMOUSE . SPARROW - HAWK . " 148 TITMICE .
Gilbert White. titmouse ( fringillago ) , and the marsh titmouse ( parus palus- tris ) , all resort , at times , to ... TITMOUSE . SPARROW - HAWK . " 148 TITMICE .
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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