 Upon these was a layer of rushes, and over them a layer of heath, and upon the heath rushes again ; upon which lay one young one, and an addle egg ; and by them a lamb, a hare, and three heath-poults. The nest was about two yards square, and had no hollow...  A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature - Sida 69efter Oliver Goldsmith - 1816Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Thomas Pennant - 1776 - 530 sidor
...trees ; upon which was a layer of rufhes, and 1 over them a layer of heath, and upon the heath rufhes again ; ' upon which lay one young one, -and an addle egg ; and by ' them a lamb, a hare, and three heath poults. The neft was ' about two yards fquare, and had no hollow in it. The young * eagle was... | |
 | James Pilkington - 1789 - 516 sidor
...birch trees, uponwhich was a layer of rufhes, and over them a layer of heath, and upon the heath rufhes again, upon which lay one young one, and an addle egg, and by them a lamb, a hare, and three heath poults. The neft was about two yards fquare, and had no hollow in it. The young eagle was black... | |
 | William Smellie - 1790 - 576 sidor
...rufhes, and over them a layer of heath, and on the * heath rufhes again; upon which lay one young, and an addle egg; * and by them a lamb, a hare, and three heath pouts. The neft was * about two yards fquare, and had no hollow in it.' But the butcherbirds,... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 446 sidor
...which was a layer of ru flies, and over them a layer of heath, and upon the heath rufhcs again ; upen which lay one young one and an addle egg ; and by them a lamb, a hare, and three heath puults. The neft was about two yards fquare, and had no hollow in it. The young eagle was black... | |
 | George Montagu - 1802 - 716 sidor
...flicks, lined with tw6 layers of rulhes, between which was one of heath ; that in it was one young and an addle egg, and by them a Lamb, a Hare, and three Heath-poults. The young eagle was black, having a white ring about the tail. From this mark in fo young... | |
 | William Bingley - 1803 - 606 sidor
...rushes, and over them a layer of heath, • and on the heath rushes again ; upon which lay one young, and an addle egg ; and by them a Lamb, a Hare, and three Heath Pouts. The nest was about two yards square, and had no hollow in it."* The females never lay... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1807 - 472 sidor
..." of which rested upon the rock, and the other upon " two birch trees ; upon these was laid a layer of " rushes, and over them a layer of heath, and upon " the heath another coat of rushes, upon which re" posed a young one ; and by its side lay an addled " egg, a hare,... | |
 | 1816 - 778 sidor
...rufhes, and over them a layer of heath, and upon the heath riifhes again ; upon which lay one yemng one and an addle egg ; and by them a lamb, a hare, and 3 heath poults. The ntft was about two yards iqu.ire, and had no hollow in it." 7. FALCO AQUILA GALLICUS,... | |
 | Richard Lobb - 1817 - 418 sidor
...of rushes, and over them a layer of heath, and on the heath rushes again ; upon which lay one young, and an addle egg ; and by them a lamb, a hare, and three heath pouts. The nest was about two yards square, and nad no hollow in it.' But the butcherbirds, or... | |
 | Daniel Tyerman - 1818 - 548 sidor
...a Jayer of rushes, and over them a layer of heath, and on the heath, rushes again; upon which lay a young one, and an addle egg; and by them, a lamb,...about two yards square, and had no hollow in it." The nests of the common magpies are curious specimens of this sort of architecture. These nests are not... | |
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