Blackwood's Magazine, Volumes 277-278W. Blackwood, 1955 - England |
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... bird by thejesses , ' the leather thongs that are attached to the bird's legs the moment it is caught , and normally help to tether it to its perch or block . The falconer then scans the heavens for a wild bird . As soon as a bird is ...
... bird by thejesses , ' the leather thongs that are attached to the bird's legs the moment it is caught , and normally help to tether it to its perch or block . The falconer then scans the heavens for a wild bird . As soon as a bird is ...
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... bird - recorder for the county . No rare bird in Harkshire was admitted to the county avifauna until Major Ogle had either seen it with his own binoculars or scruti- nised the sworn written state- ments of two witnesses on the bird's ...
... bird - recorder for the county . No rare bird in Harkshire was admitted to the county avifauna until Major Ogle had either seen it with his own binoculars or scruti- nised the sworn written state- ments of two witnesses on the bird's ...
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... bird- photography years ago for Clar- idges and the Taper Club . She always felt , however , that he could be lured back to birds in suitably exalted company . That evening , after hunting , Mrs Popkiss dropped in to Major Ogle's house ...
... bird- photography years ago for Clar- idges and the Taper Club . She always felt , however , that he could be lured back to birds in suitably exalted company . That evening , after hunting , Mrs Popkiss dropped in to Major Ogle's house ...
Contents
SO QUIET AT THE LAKE BY MARIE OXENFORD | 96 |
THE ANDLADIES | 192 |
THE BUNGALOW BY ROBBIE BARCROFT | 288 |
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