The Natural History of SelbourneG. Routledge, 1853 - 428 pages |
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Page 120
... SWIFT . decline of the year ; so that the rock of Gibraltar is the great rendezvous and place of observation , from whence they ( 1 ) Cypselus melba . The Alpine , or White - bellied Swift . - J . G. W. take their departure each way ...
... SWIFT . decline of the year ; so that the rock of Gibraltar is the great rendezvous and place of observation , from whence they ( 1 ) Cypselus melba . The Alpine , or White - bellied Swift . - J . G. W. take their departure each way ...
Page 121
... swift ) in Tyrol , without knowing it . For what is the hirundo alpina , but the aforementioned bird in other words ? Says he , " Omnia prioris ( meaning the swift ) sed pectus album ; paulo major priore . ” " All the marks of the ...
... swift ) in Tyrol , without knowing it . For what is the hirundo alpina , but the aforementioned bird in other words ? Says he , " Omnia prioris ( meaning the swift ) sed pectus album ; paulo major priore . ” " All the marks of the ...
Page 221
... swift , like the sand - martins , is very defective in archi- tecture , making no crust , or shell , for its nest , but forming SWIFT . 1 ( 1 ) Cypselus apus . The swift is popularly termed " Jack Screamer , " in allusion to its cry ...
... swift , like the sand - martins , is very defective in archi- tecture , making no crust , or shell , for its nest , but forming SWIFT . 1 ( 1 ) Cypselus apus . The swift is popularly termed " Jack Screamer , " in allusion to its cry ...
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