Magazine of Natural History, Том 6John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1833 |
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... grounds ; and the blackcock was heard calling harshly to his mates . On this occasion , as on several ' pre- vious ones , I was struck with the cries of the birds we noticed there was no sprightliness in them , nor melody ; but all were ...
... grounds ; and the blackcock was heard calling harshly to his mates . On this occasion , as on several ' pre- vious ones , I was struck with the cries of the birds we noticed there was no sprightliness in them , nor melody ; but all were ...
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... ground , against the wall at the back of a cottage . The betwell , it may , per- haps , be necessary to in- form some of our readers , is an implement made of close basket or wicker work , about the size and shape of an ordinary de ...
... ground , against the wall at the back of a cottage . The betwell , it may , per- haps , be necessary to in- form some of our readers , is an implement made of close basket or wicker work , about the size and shape of an ordinary de ...
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... ground , and often in the leafless bushes of the hedge , this fact would afford to the inquisitive naturalist innumerable opportunities of detecting the bird in its depredations . Now , who has ever seen the starling in the absolute act ...
... ground , and often in the leafless bushes of the hedge , this fact would afford to the inquisitive naturalist innumerable opportunities of detecting the bird in its depredations . Now , who has ever seen the starling in the absolute act ...
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... ground is about 3 in . in length , and is furnished with a small rudimentary shell at the tail end . In winter it buries itself from 1 to 2 ft . deep in the earth , and appears on the surface of the ground occasionally with other ...
... ground is about 3 in . in length , and is furnished with a small rudimentary shell at the tail end . In winter it buries itself from 1 to 2 ft . deep in the earth , and appears on the surface of the ground occasionally with other ...
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... ground , as the one above mentioned had most likely been dragged to the surface by the worm . I determined , however , to watch its motions ; but a heavy rain coming on prevented me , and when the shower ceased they had both disappeared ...
... ground , as the one above mentioned had most likely been dragged to the surface by the worm . I determined , however , to watch its motions ; but a heavy rain coming on prevented me , and when the shower ceased they had both disappeared ...
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