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With regard to Scotland, Macgillivray states1 that it is nowhere more plentiful than
in the outer Hebrides, and in the Orkney and Shetland Islands ; and from the fact
of his having observed the species near Edinburgh on the 28th of February, we ...
With regard to Scotland, Macgillivray states1 that it is nowhere more plentiful than
in the outer Hebrides, and in the Orkney and Shetland Islands ; and from the fact
of his having observed the species near Edinburgh on the 28th of February, we ...
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22), and has occasionally been met with in Orkney, but not in Shetland. In winter
it migrates to the south-east, and at that season is not uncommon in Egypt, Nubia,
and Abyssinia, travelling also through Asia Minor, Arabia and Persia, as far ...
22), and has occasionally been met with in Orkney, but not in Shetland. In winter
it migrates to the south-east, and at that season is not uncommon in Egypt, Nubia,
and Abyssinia, travelling also through Asia Minor, Arabia and Persia, as far ...
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It is said not to breed in either Orkney or Shetland.1 The geographical range of
the Stonechat is rather more extensive than that of the Whinchat, for besides
being found throughout the greater part of Europe. 1 Cf. More, " Ibis," 1865, p. 22.
It is said not to breed in either Orkney or Shetland.1 The geographical range of
the Stonechat is rather more extensive than that of the Whinchat, for besides
being found throughout the greater part of Europe. 1 Cf. More, " Ibis," 1865, p. 22.
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Although it has not been met with in the Hebrides, the Willow Wren has
occasionally been seen in Orkney, and the late Dr. Saxby has recorded a single
instance of its occurrence in Shetland. Through every country in Europe it seems
to be ...
Although it has not been met with in the Hebrides, the Willow Wren has
occasionally been seen in Orkney, and the late Dr. Saxby has recorded a single
instance of its occurrence in Shetland. Through every country in Europe it seems
to be ...
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| Título | Our Summer Migrants: An Account of the Migratory Birds which Pass the Summer in the British Islands |
| Autor | James Edmund Harting |
| Ilustrado por | Thomas Bewick |
| Edição | 2 |
| Editora | Bickers and Son, 1877 |
| Original de | Universidade de Oxford |
| Digitalizado | 9 Mai 2006 |
| Número de páginas | 336 páginas |
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