Harmonia ruralis; or, An essay towards a natural history of British song birds, Volume 1491830 |
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... summer birds of passage are supposed to retire , on the approach of winter , to the southern parts of Europe , and some to extend their journey to Africa . Our winter visiters , it is thought , come chiefly X. PREFACE .
... summer birds of passage are supposed to retire , on the approach of winter , to the southern parts of Europe , and some to extend their journey to Africa . Our winter visiters , it is thought , come chiefly X. PREFACE .
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... Europe . It is frequent in Scotland , England , France , Germany , and Sweden . There are some districts in Poland , where such numbers are annually caught , that , according to Buffon , the inhabitants load many small vessels with them ...
... Europe . It is frequent in Scotland , England , France , Germany , and Sweden . There are some districts in Poland , where such numbers are annually caught , that , according to Buffon , the inhabitants load many small vessels with them ...
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... brownish dashes down their shafts . These birds , which are common in every part of Great Britain , are found throughout Europe , and have been noticed in Kamtschatka . They do not migrate , but change their quarters according 16.
... brownish dashes down their shafts . These birds , which are common in every part of Great Britain , are found throughout Europe , and have been noticed in Kamtschatka . They do not migrate , but change their quarters according 16.
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... brownish dashes down their shafts . These birds , which are common in every part of Great Britain , are found throughout Europe , and have been noticed in Kamtschatka . They do not migrate , but change their quarters according 16.
... brownish dashes down their shafts . These birds , which are common in every part of Great Britain , are found throughout Europe , and have been noticed in Kamtschatka . They do not migrate , but change their quarters according 16.
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... Europe and America . In France , M. Buffon observes , the Bunting is seldom seen during the winter , but arrives soon after the swallow , and spreads through every part of Europe . In consequence of their gregarious habits they are ...
... Europe and America . In France , M. Buffon observes , the Bunting is seldom seen during the winter , but arrives soon after the swallow , and spreads through every part of Europe . In consequence of their gregarious habits they are ...
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