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... building on the ground , 87 88 89 83 84 The blue hawk , or hen - harrier , The pea - hen's nest , CHAPTER V. - MASON ... build , Account of a pair of barn - swallows , by Wilson , 110 111 The chimney - swallow , 112 Sometimes builds in ...
... building on the ground , 87 88 89 83 84 The blue hawk , or hen - harrier , The pea - hen's nest , CHAPTER V. - MASON ... build , Account of a pair of barn - swallows , by Wilson , 110 111 The chimney - swallow , 112 Sometimes builds in ...
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... building , 168 Nest of the bald eagle , 169 Bald eagle partial to cataracts , 171 Golden eagle's nest in Derbyshire , 172 Descriptions of this bird , from various authors , 173 Aristotle's account confirmed , 174 CHAPTER IX.- PLATFORM ...
... building , 168 Nest of the bald eagle , 169 Bald eagle partial to cataracts , 171 Golden eagle's nest in Derbyshire , 172 Descriptions of this bird , from various authors , 173 Aristotle's account confirmed , 174 CHAPTER IX.- PLATFORM ...
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... building , 309 Varieties in the materials , 310 311 Lining of the nest , Nests of the marsh and the house - wren , 312 Singular localities chosen by the latter , 313 Nest of the chiff - chaff , ib . Nest of the hay - bird , 314 Variety ...
... building , 309 Varieties in the materials , 310 311 Lining of the nest , Nests of the marsh and the house - wren , 312 Singular localities chosen by the latter , 313 Nest of the chiff - chaff , ib . Nest of the hay - bird , 314 Variety ...
Page xvi
... build about houses , 337 338 339 340 Thrushes in France Roman voleries , Stork - boxes in Holland , American contrivances , with similar design , Indians placed gourds for the purple martin , ib . 342 ib . 343 Habits of the American ...
... build about houses , 337 338 339 340 Thrushes in France Roman voleries , Stork - boxes in Holland , American contrivances , with similar design , Indians placed gourds for the purple martin , ib . 342 ib . 343 Habits of the American ...
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... Chichester In a warren joining to his outlet many daws build every year in the rabbit - burrows under ground . * C . L. Bonaparte , Amer . Ornith . i , 72 . The way he and his brothers used to take their nests. THE JACKDAW . 43.
... Chichester In a warren joining to his outlet many daws build every year in the rabbit - burrows under ground . * C . L. Bonaparte , Amer . Ornith . i , 72 . The way he and his brothers used to take their nests. THE JACKDAW . 43.
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Amer American animals appear Aristotle bank bank-swallow beak bee-eater belted kingfisher bill birds birds of prey branches breeding Brit Buffon build built burrow bush chaffinch claws clay colour composed constructed cuckoo's egg downy woodpecker dry grass eagle eggs entrance Falconida Family feathers feet female frequently ground habits hair hatched hawks heron Hist hole hollow inches insects instance Kentucky warbler kind kingfisher labour Latham lined LINN long-tailed duck male manner materials Montagu Montbeillard moss naturalists nature nearly nest nestling never observed Oiseaux Ornith pair perch picul pigeons plumage prey puffin purple martin remarkable rocks rooks roots says Wilson seems seen Selborne side similar singular soft solitary sometimes sparrows species Specimen structure swallow Sylvia Temminck thick thrush tion tree tufts twigs usually Vaillant warbler whip-poor-will wings wood woodpecker wool wren young cuckoo