 ... as I have often observed with some degree of wonder. Five or six or more feet down the chimney does this little bird begin to form her nest about the middle of May, which consists, like that of the house-martin, of a crust or shell composed of dirt...  Natural history. Birds - Page 38by Philip Henry Gosse - 1849Full view - About this book
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 782 pages
...congregating with •their congeners in the autumn. They have a peof tfflf funnel. Five or fix or more feet down the chimney, does this little bird begin to form her neft about the middle of May, which confifts, like that of the houfe martin, of a cruft or fhell compofed... | |
 | Gilbert White - Natural history - 1822 - 380 pages
...perpetual smoke of that funnel, as I have often observed with some degree of wonder. Five or six or more feet down the chimney does this little bird begin...the middle of May, which consists, like that of the house-martin, of a crust or shell composed of dirt or mud, mixed with short pieces of straw to render... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 826 pages
...adjoining to the kitchen, and disregarding the perpetual smoke of that fuiintl. Five or six or more feet down the chimney does this little bird begin...like that of the house martin, of a crust or shell compel of dirt or mud, mixed with short pieces of stra* to render it tough and permanent; with tb»... | |
 | Stephen Glover - 1829 - 600 pages
...six feet down the chimney, about the middle of May : which consists, like that of the house-martin, of a crust or shell, composed of dirt or mud, mixed...pieces of straw, to render it tough and permanent ; this nest is like a deep dish, open at the top and lined with fine grasses and feathers, which are... | |
 | Gilbert White - Natural history - 1829 - 364 pages
...perpetual smoke of that funnel, as I hare often observed with some degree of wonder. Five or six or more feet down the chimney, does this little bird begin to form her nest abont the middle of May, which consists, like that of the house-martin, of a crust or shell composed... | |
 | Stephen Glover - Derbyshire (England) - 1831 - 510 pages
...six feet down the chimney, about the middle of May : which consists, like that of the house-martin, of a crust or shell, composed of dirt or mud, mixed...pieces of straw, to render it tough and permanent ; this nest is like a deep dish, open at the top and lined with fine grasses and feathers, which are... | |
 | Gilbert White - Natural history - 1832 - 354 pages
...perpetual smoke of that funnel, as I have often observed with some degree of wonder. Five or six, or more feet down the chimney, does this little bird begin...the middle of May, which consists, like that of the housemartin, of a crust or shell composed of dirt or mud, mixed with short pieces of straw, to render... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1833 - 338 pages
...perpetual smoke of that funnel, as I have often observed with some degree of wonder. Five or six, or more feet down the chimney, does this little bird begin...the middle of May, which consists like that of the housemartin, of a crust or shell composed of dirt or mud, mixed with short pieces of straw, to render... | |
 | Gilbert White - Natural history - 1833 - 410 pages
...perpetual smoke of that funnel, as I have often observed with some degree of wonder. Five or six, or more feet down the chimney, does this little bird begin to form her nest, about the middle of May, which whole length of the building, and is a frequented promenade. They had thus to graze the heads of the... | |
 | Gilbert White - Natural history - 1834 - 392 pages
...perpetual smoke of that funnel, as I have often observed with some degree of wonder. Five or six, or more feet down the chimney, does this little bird begin to form her nest, about the middle of May, which whole length of the building, and is a frequented promenade. They had thus to graze the heads of the... | |
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