 But then nothing is more common than for the house sparrow, as soon as the shell is finished, to seize on it as its own, to eject the owner, and to line it after its own manner. After so much labour is bestowed in erecting a mansion, as Nature seldom...  The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne - Page 250by Gilbert White - 1837 - 640 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Gilbert White - 1832 - 354 pages
...about ten or twelve days, is formed an hemispheric nest, with a small aperture towards the top, strong, compact, and warm ; and perfectly fitted for all the...intended. But then nothing is more common than for the house-sparrow, as soon as the shell is finished, to seize on it as its own, to eject the owner, and... | |
 | 1832 - 406 pages
...about ten or twelve days, is formed a hemispheric nest witli a small aperture towards the top, strong, compact, and warm, and perfectly fitted for all the purposes for which it was intended. " The shell or crust of the nest is a sort of rusticwork, full of knobs and protuberances on the outside... | |
 | Samuel Roper - 1832 - 178 pages
...about ten or twelve days, is formed a hemispheric nest, with a small aperture towards the top, strong, compact, and warm, and perfectly fitted for all the purposes for which it was intended. The shell, or crust of the nest, is a sort of rustic work, full of knobs and protuberances on the outside... | |
 | William Hamilton Maxwell - 1833 - 618 pages
...about ten or twelve days is formed an hemispheric nest with a small aperture towards the top, strong, compact, and warm ; and perfectly fitted for all the...as soon as the shell is finished, to seize on it as liis own, to eject the owner, and to line it after its own manner. After so much labour is bestowed... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1833 - 410 pages
...the purposes for which it was intended. But then, nothing is more common than for the house-sparrow, as soon as the shell is finished, to seize on it as...own, to eject the owner, and to line it after its own manner.-f After so much labour is bestowed in erecting a mansion, as * We are surprised to find that... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1833 - 338 pages
...about ten or twelve days, is formed an hemispheric nest, with a small aperture towards the top, strong, compact, and warm ; and perfectly fitted for all the...intended. But then nothing is more common than for the house-sparrow, as soon as the shell is finished, to seize on it as its own, to eject the owner, and... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1834 - 392 pages
...about ten or twelve days, is formed an hemispheric nest, with a small aperture towards the top, strong, compact, and warm ; and perfectly fitted for all the...intended. But then, nothing is more common than for the house-sparrow, as soon as the shell is finished, to seize on it as its own, to eject the owner, and... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1834 - 396 pages
...about ten or twelve days, is formed an hemispheric nest, with a small aperture towards the top, strong, compact, and warm ; and perfectly fitted for all the purposes for which it was intended. But then, nothing1 is more common than for the house-sparrow, as soon as the shell is finished, to seize on it... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1840 - 400 pages
...then, nothing is more common than for the house-sparrow, as soon as the shell is finished, to sei/.e on it as its own, to eject the owner, and to line it after its own manner.f After so much labour is bestowed in erecting a mansion, as * We are surprised to find that... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1842 - 342 pages
...about ten or twelve days, is formed an hemispheric nest with a small aperture towards the top, strong, compact, and warm, and perfectly fitted for all the purposes for which it was intended. But then no. thing is more common than for the house-sparrow, as soon as the shell is finished, to seize on... | |
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