The Natural History of Selborne: With Observations on Various Parts of Nature, and the Naturalist's CalendarGeorge Bell and Sons, 1888 - 416 pages |
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... eggs in an old nest , had hatched them , and that when this is the case they get the start of those that build new ones by ten days or a fortnight . He speaks with some degree of triumph to having ricked his meadow hay in delicate order ...
... eggs in an old nest , had hatched them , and that when this is the case they get the start of those that build new ones by ten days or a fortnight . He speaks with some degree of triumph to having ricked his meadow hay in delicate order ...
Page 38
... eggs , which are generally deposited on a dry bank . As soon as the eggs are hatched , the young are conveyed to wet swampy grounds . Sir Charles Taylor of Hollycombe , for many years past , has had a couple of young woodcocks on his ...
... eggs , which are generally deposited on a dry bank . As soon as the eggs are hatched , the young are conveyed to wet swampy grounds . Sir Charles Taylor of Hollycombe , for many years past , has had a couple of young woodcocks on his ...
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... eggs were five in number , about the size of a skylark's , but shorter and rounder , and spotted with bluish ash and olive brown , some of the spots inclining to dusky or brackish brown . The markings were variously distributed on the ...
... eggs were five in number , about the size of a skylark's , but shorter and rounder , and spotted with bluish ash and olive brown , some of the spots inclining to dusky or brackish brown . The markings were variously distributed on the ...
Page 42
... eggs still , and squab young . The last swift I observed was about the 21st of August : it was a straggler . Redstarts , fly - catchers , white - throats , and reguli non cristati , still appear ; but I have seen no black - caps lately ...
... eggs still , and squab young . The last swift I observed was about the 21st of August : it was a straggler . Redstarts , fly - catchers , white - throats , and reguli non cristati , still appear ; but I have seen no black - caps lately ...
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... eggs were put in the spring into the nests of their congeners , as goldfinches , greenfinches , & c . ? Before winter , perhaps , they might be hardened , and able to shift for themselves . About ten years ago , I used to spend some ...
... eggs were put in the spring into the nests of their congeners , as goldfinches , greenfinches , & c . ? Before winter , perhaps , they might be hardened , and able to shift for themselves . About ten years ago , I used to spend some ...
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abound Andalusia animal appear April autumn bats birds of passage birds of prey blackcap breed brood cage called chaffinches cold colour cuckoo curious DAINES BARRINGTON DEAR deer district dogs eggs feed feet female fieldfares flies flight flocks forest frequent garden Gilbert White grass ground hard frost hatched haunt hedges hirundines hirundo hoopoes house-martins inches Indian antelope insects late legs LETTER Linnæus male mandible manner March MARKWICK mentioned migration mild morning naturalist neighbourhood neighbouring nest never night observed pair perhaps pheasant prey probably procured quadrupeds rain remarkable remiges ring-dove rooks says season seems seen SELBORNE showers sing snow soon species spring stone curlew suppose Sussex swallows swarm swifts tail THOMAS PENNANT titmouse torpid trees vast village warm weather White wild wings winter Wolmer wonder woodcocks woods wren young
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