Mountain, Meadow, & Mere: A Series of Outdoor Sketches of Sport, Scenery, Adventures, and Natural History ...Henry S. King & Company, 1873 - 226 páginas |
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... probably is , with excitement . Ah ! one of mine is off , and the wet and sticky coils of the line fly in my face . Never mind ; I land the other , a good three - pounder , and rush round to Campbell's assistance . We land both his fish ...
... probably is , with excitement . Ah ! one of mine is off , and the wet and sticky coils of the line fly in my face . Never mind ; I land the other , a good three - pounder , and rush round to Campbell's assistance . We land both his fish ...
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... probably purer . While the water is " broken " the fish refuse to bite . Up and down the trunks of the trees the wood- peckers glide and hammer , and it is astonishing how far the sound of the tapping may be heard on a quiet day ...
... probably purer . While the water is " broken " the fish refuse to bite . Up and down the trunks of the trees the wood- peckers glide and hammer , and it is astonishing how far the sound of the tapping may be heard on a quiet day ...
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... probably did not exist here when that work was written . It has hitherto been supposed to grow only on mountain lakes . In fact , all these meres are the habitats of numerous rare plants , a catalogue of which would be tedious . As we ...
... probably did not exist here when that work was written . It has hitherto been supposed to grow only on mountain lakes . In fact , all these meres are the habitats of numerous rare plants , a catalogue of which would be tedious . As we ...
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... a foot , or even more , above the sur- face , but they invariably have their foundation upon it . Only once has a nest been found in one of the low bushes , and this was probably a freak on the 30 Mountain , Meadow , and Mere.
... a foot , or even more , above the sur- face , but they invariably have their foundation upon it . Only once has a nest been found in one of the low bushes , and this was probably a freak on the 30 Mountain , Meadow , and Mere.
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... probably a freak on the part of some eccentric bird of experimentive genius . The nests are too loosely built , and have too little cohesion , to rest safely among branches . The eggs are generally three in number , and of a yellowish ...
... probably a freak on the part of some eccentric bird of experimentive genius . The nests are too loosely built , and have too little cohesion , to rest safely among branches . The eggs are generally three in number , and of a yellowish ...
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