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Page 86
... woods on almost any fine day . F. I noticed a cluster of Agarics springing from the dunghill , a few days ago : they ... woods and fields for some days past ; and the other day I roused a Ruffed Grouse ( Tetrao Umbellus ) on the borders ...
... woods on almost any fine day . F. I noticed a cluster of Agarics springing from the dunghill , a few days ago : they ... woods and fields for some days past ; and the other day I roused a Ruffed Grouse ( Tetrao Umbellus ) on the borders ...
Page 149
... woods and swamps ; the female is olive coloured , as usual . I once noticed a curious trait in the history of this bird . One day , about the latter part of June , I observed two males and a female of the purple finch , hopping about ...
... woods and swamps ; the female is olive coloured , as usual . I once noticed a curious trait in the history of this bird . One day , about the latter part of June , I observed two males and a female of the purple finch , hopping about ...
Page 151
... woods on each side : - 66 the dark , the silent stream , " as Shelley beautifully says : -the line of light in the middle , where the sky is reflected between the woods on either bank , making the blackness of each side still more dense ...
... woods on each side : - 66 the dark , the silent stream , " as Shelley beautifully says : -the line of light in the middle , where the sky is reflected between the woods on either bank , making the blackness of each side still more dense ...
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