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... flocks compose : on the grassy bank , Some ruminating lie ; while others stand Half in the food , and , often bending , sip The circling surface . " Wolmer Pond , so called , I suppose , for eminence sake , is This passage proves what ...
... flocks compose : on the grassy bank , Some ruminating lie ; while others stand Half in the food , and , often bending , sip The circling surface . " Wolmer Pond , so called , I suppose , for eminence sake , is This passage proves what ...
Page 34
... flocks of ducks , teals , and widgeons , of various denominations ; where they preen , and solace , and rest themselves , till towards sunset , when they issue forth in little parties - for in their natural state they are all birds of ...
... flocks of ducks , teals , and widgeons , of various denominations ; where they preen , and solace , and rest themselves , till towards sunset , when they issue forth in little parties - for in their natural state they are all birds of ...
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... flocks of them , feeding on haws , appeared in this kingdom in the winter of 1685. * The mention of haws puts me in mind that there is a total failure of that wild fruit , so conducive to the support of many of the winged nation . For ...
... flocks of them , feeding on haws , appeared in this kingdom in the winter of 1685. * The mention of haws puts me in mind that there is a total failure of that wild fruit , so conducive to the support of many of the winged nation . For ...
Page 51
... flocks of these finches with them in the winter , and of which sex they mostly consist ? For , from such intelligence one might be able to judge whether our female flocks migrate from the other end of the island , or whether they come ...
... flocks of these finches with them in the winter , and of which sex they mostly consist ? For , from such intelligence one might be able to judge whether our female flocks migrate from the other end of the island , or whether they come ...
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... flocks of these finches with them in the winter , and of which sex they mostly consist ? For , from such intelligence one might be able to judge whether our female flocks migrate from the other end of the island , or whether they come ...
... flocks of these finches with them in the winter , and of which sex they mostly consist ? For , from such intelligence one might be able to judge whether our female flocks migrate from the other end of the island , or whether they come ...
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