The GrouseAshford, 1894 - 293 páginas |
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... allowed that the origin of an- other name of the species is still more mysterious . I allude to the name gor - cock , which appears to have latterly dropped out of use , but which was formerly much in vogue both south and north of the ...
... allowed that the origin of an- other name of the species is still more mysterious . I allude to the name gor - cock , which appears to have latterly dropped out of use , but which was formerly much in vogue both south and north of the ...
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... allowed itself repeatedly to be caught , and the moment he was liberated re- turned again and again to the unequal combat . More than once have I seen this same bird fly across from his corner and join us when shooting on the opposite ...
... allowed itself repeatedly to be caught , and the moment he was liberated re- turned again and again to the unequal combat . More than once have I seen this same bird fly across from his corner and join us when shooting on the opposite ...
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... allowed to remain out for the night her first thought was to make for her old perch , to which she considered the youngster was perfectly capable of following , as he could now fly well . The latter , after many ineffectual attempts to ...
... allowed to remain out for the night her first thought was to make for her old perch , to which she considered the youngster was perfectly capable of following , as he could now fly well . The latter , after many ineffectual attempts to ...
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... allowed to live unpaired . Otherwise they disturb the breeding couples , and become a nuisance to the grouse moor . Of course , birds behave very diversely in different parts of the country . With us in Skye the family parties live ...
... allowed to live unpaired . Otherwise they disturb the breeding couples , and become a nuisance to the grouse moor . Of course , birds behave very diversely in different parts of the country . With us in Skye the family parties live ...
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... allowed to overpower our better judgment , and the preservation of rapacious birds , however desirable from a scientific or philosophical standpoint , possesses some distinct drawbacks for game - preservers . The male hen - harrier is a ...
... allowed to overpower our better judgment , and the preservation of rapacious birds , however desirable from a scientific or philosophical standpoint , possesses some distinct drawbacks for game - preservers . The male hen - harrier is a ...
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The Grouse: Natural History, by H. A. Macpherson Hugh Alexander Macpherson Visualização integral - 1894 |
Palavras e frases frequentes
ANDREW LANG beat becking better black grouse black-game blackcock blue hares brace breeding season burn CO.'S STANDARD covey Crown 8vo eagle Edition eggs English especially favour feed female field voles firing flank flight front GEORGE SAINTSBURY glen goback grey grouse driving grouse moor gull guns heather high ground hill hooded crows Illustrations keen keep killed knoll line of butts LONGMANS & CO.'S Lord miles Millais moorland Moy Hall neighbours never Newman's Cardinal old birds old cock pack partridges peregrine plumage poacher poaching probably ptarmigan red grouse result ridge rise rock sand grouse Scotch keeper Scotch moors Scotland seen sheltered shooter shooting over dogs shot side snow sport sportsman spot stone straight things tion turn vermin vols wild willow grouse wind yards Yorkshire young birds
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