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OWLS . Page “ The Hoolet " no favourite with the common people . — Curious
habits of two tame ivy owls . — Tame white owls . They occasionally hoot . —
Less nocturnal than the brown . - The long - eared owl . — Builds in the Castle
Rock of ...
OWLS . Page “ The Hoolet " no favourite with the common people . — Curious
habits of two tame ivy owls . — Tame white owls . They occasionally hoot . —
Less nocturnal than the brown . - The long - eared owl . — Builds in the Castle
Rock of ...
Side 57
... were birds of that year , although the crescent of one shot by the gardener ,
evidently an old male , was far less pure than in spring , and certainly not so fully
pronounced . A pair had their nest on the crags of Arthur's Seat , the summer
before ...
... were birds of that year , although the crescent of one shot by the gardener ,
evidently an old male , was far less pure than in spring , and certainly not so fully
pronounced . A pair had their nest on the crags of Arthur's Seat , the summer
before ...
Side 91
It is thus less formed for beating a large extent of country for mice , and must often
content itself with promiscuous feeding . Mice , on the contrary , seem to be
almost the exclusive food of the barn owl ; and he is a lucky farmer whose barn is
...
It is thus less formed for beating a large extent of country for mice , and must often
content itself with promiscuous feeding . Mice , on the contrary , seem to be
almost the exclusive food of the barn owl ; and he is a lucky farmer whose barn is
...
Side 142
There is a method in their movements which arrests the attention of a naturalist ,
but , unless he is a sportsman too , they are less apt , than many other birds , to
come under his notice . The first few woodcocks generally arrive about the ...
There is a method in their movements which arrests the attention of a naturalist ,
but , unless he is a sportsman too , they are less apt , than many other birds , to
come under his notice . The first few woodcocks generally arrive about the ...
Side 159
She is also less nice in her eating , and more apt to devour what she does not
strike down . Even carrion does not come amiss sometimes , especially in winter .
A delicious afternoon enabled us equally to enjoy our return drive down the
banks ...
She is also less nice in her eating , and more apt to devour what she does not
strike down . Even carrion does not come amiss sometimes , especially in winter .
A delicious afternoon enabled us equally to enjoy our return drive down the
banks ...
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Side 1 - Fortunately for mankind, as some counterbalance to that wretched love of novelty which originates in selfishness, shallowness, and conceit, and which especially characterizes all vulgar minds, there is set in the deeper places of the heart such affection for the signs of age that the eye is delighted even by injuries which are the work of time...
Side i - THE MOOR AND THE LOCH. Containing Minute Instructions in all Highland Sports, with Wanderings over Crag and Correi, Flood and Fell. By JOHN COLQUHOUN, Esq. Third Edition. 8vo, with Illustrations, 12s. 6d. SALMON-CASTS AND STRAY SHOTS: Being Fly-Leaves from the Note-Book of JOHN COLQUHOUN, Esq., Author of * The Moor and the Loch,
Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | Rocks and Rivers, Or, Highland Wanderings Over Craig and Correi, "flood and Fell" |
| Forfatter | John Colquhoun |
| Utgiver | John Murray, 1849 |
| Original fra | Princeton University |
| Digitalisert | 20. feb 2008 |
| Lengde | 185 sider |
| Eksporter sitat | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |