The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, Volume 2Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 - Nature study |
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... titmouse deserves particular admiration . With great art she builds her nest with moss , hair , and the webs of spiders , cast out from them when they take their flight , with which the materials are strongly tied together . Having ...
... titmouse deserves particular admiration . With great art she builds her nest with moss , hair , and the webs of spiders , cast out from them when they take their flight , with which the materials are strongly tied together . Having ...
Page 295
... titmouse , or oxeye , builds nearly like the wren , but with still greater art . With the same materials as the rest of the structure , the titmouse builds an arch over the top of the nest , which resembles an egg erected upon one end ...
... titmouse , or oxeye , builds nearly like the wren , but with still greater art . With the same materials as the rest of the structure , the titmouse builds an arch over the top of the nest , which resembles an egg erected upon one end ...
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... titmouse ; and another pensile nest , belonging to some un- known bird , was lately discovered by Mr. Pennant , near the house of Blair in Athole , in the north of Scotland . In a spruce fir - tree , Mr. Pennant re- marks , was a hang ...
... titmouse ; and another pensile nest , belonging to some un- known bird , was lately discovered by Mr. Pennant , near the house of Blair in Athole , in the north of Scotland . In a spruce fir - tree , Mr. Pennant re- marks , was a hang ...
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... titmouse , ib . Pensile nests of European birds , 296. Nest of the cuckoo , ib . Of the passerine tribes , 297 . Contrivances of the chaffinch and common swallow in making , 298. Of certain Chinese birds , a delicate food , ib . 299 ...
... titmouse , ib . Pensile nests of European birds , 296. Nest of the cuckoo , ib . Of the passerine tribes , 297 . Contrivances of the chaffinch and common swallow in making , 298. Of certain Chinese birds , a delicate food , ib . 299 ...
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... Tides , reflections on the nature of , ii . 169. Effect of the moon upon , 171. Remarkable high tides , 175 . Time's Telescope noticed , i . 72 , note , 79 , ib . Titmouse , long - tailed , extraordi- THE END . 386 Index .
... Tides , reflections on the nature of , ii . 169. Effect of the moon upon , 171. Remarkable high tides , 175 . Time's Telescope noticed , i . 72 , note , 79 , ib . Titmouse , long - tailed , extraordi- THE END . 386 Index .
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