The North British Review, Tomy 40-41Leonard Scott & Company, 1864 |
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... side northwards - woodcocks often stay all the year , and nest and breed . Mr. St. John tells us : " The nest is placed at the foot of a tree in a patch of long heather , or indeed in any shelter- ed place ; most frequently in the ...
... side northwards - woodcocks often stay all the year , and nest and breed . Mr. St. John tells us : " The nest is placed at the foot of a tree in a patch of long heather , or indeed in any shelter- ed place ; most frequently in the ...
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... side only was open , and within were three young birds , nearly full * Natural History and Sport in Moray , Memoir , fledged . This prize was placed first in a pocket- P. xxi . handkerchief , and then in a hat ; the boat was rowed back ...
... side only was open , and within were three young birds , nearly full * Natural History and Sport in Moray , Memoir , fledged . This prize was placed first in a pocket- P. xxi . handkerchief , and then in a hat ; the boat was rowed back ...
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... side open ; the top , bottom , and sides , proceeding . The Baron , with his single net , were all composed of the same substance ; the as we have already said , kept close to the heel inside was covered with some of the light sandy of ...
... side open ; the top , bottom , and sides , proceeding . The Baron , with his single net , were all composed of the same substance ; the as we have already said , kept close to the heel inside was covered with some of the light sandy of ...
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... side of this sandy estuary . The sand , trousers , silk stockings , a smart silk waistcoat , " At the door stood the Marquis in black a white neckcloth with very large bows , but a in the morning when about to clean his plate . linen ...
... side of this sandy estuary . The sand , trousers , silk stockings , a smart silk waistcoat , " At the door stood the Marquis in black a white neckcloth with very large bows , but a in the morning when about to clean his plate . linen ...
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side them stood some covered stew - pans and | 16th of September . Well , last year , on the 18th a frying pan , and at a little distance on either side were two of the beehive - looking baskets . " He urged haste , and so effectually ...
side them stood some covered stew - pans and | 16th of September . Well , last year , on the 18th a frying pan , and at a little distance on either side were two of the beehive - looking baskets . " He urged haste , and so effectually ...
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