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... insects nestle ; and so supply food for the fish , which would be poorly subsisted but from this contingency . Thus nature , who is a great economist , converts the recreation of one animal to the support of another ! Thomson , who was ...
... insects nestle ; and so supply food for the fish , which would be poorly subsisted but from this contingency . Thus nature , who is a great economist , converts the recreation of one animal to the support of another ! Thomson , who was ...
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... late in the spring , it is not easy to say how the hirundines subsist for they withdraw themselves , and are hardly ever seen , nor do any insects appear for their support . That 28 [ LETT . THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE .
... late in the spring , it is not easy to say how the hirundines subsist for they withdraw themselves , and are hardly ever seen , nor do any insects appear for their support . That 28 [ LETT . THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE .
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... insects are to be found ? Certain it is that hardly any individuals have , at such times , been seen for days together . 66 September 13 , 1791 , the congregating flocks of hirundines on the church and tower are both beautiful and ...
... insects are to be found ? Certain it is that hardly any individuals have , at such times , been seen for days together . 66 September 13 , 1791 , the congregating flocks of hirundines on the church and tower are both beautiful and ...
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... insect - eating bird would do the same . Birds of prey occasionally feed on insects : thus have I seen a tame kite picking up the female ants full of eggs with much satisfaction . ] -OBSERVATIONS ON NATURE . LETTER XI . TO THOMAS ...
... insect - eating bird would do the same . Birds of prey occasionally feed on insects : thus have I seen a tame kite picking up the female ants full of eggs with much satisfaction . ] -OBSERVATIONS ON NATURE . LETTER XI . TO THOMAS ...
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... Insects seemed to be most acceptable , though it did not refuse raw flesh when offered : so that the notion that bats go down chimneys and gnaw men's bacon seems no improbable story . While I amused myself with this wonder- ful ...
... Insects seemed to be most acceptable , though it did not refuse raw flesh when offered : so that the notion that bats go down chimneys and gnaw men's bacon seems no improbable story . While I amused myself with this wonder- ful ...
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