...on the 7th September, in a sycamore tree, near the old ruined gateway. If this useful hird caus,ht its food by day, instead of hunting for it by night, mankind would have occular demonstrations of its utility in thinning the country of mice, and it would be protected and...

...use are not equally eligible to all purposes. Those descriptions of fowling" Mr. Waterton says, ' if this useful bird caught its food by day, instead of...of mice, and it would be protected and encouraged every where. It would be with us what the Ibis was with the Egyptians. When it has young, it will bring...

...July. On ascending the ruin, I found a brood of young owls in the apartment. " If this useful hird caught its food by day, instead of hunting for it...of mice ; and it would be protected and encouraged everwhere. It would be with us what the ihis was with the Egyptians. When it has young, it will bring...

...owls hatched their young, on the 7th of September, in a sycamore tree, near the old ruined gateway. If this useful bird caught its food by day*, instead...mice ; and it would be protected, and encouraged, every where. It would be with us what the ibis was with the Egyptians. When it has young, it will bring...

...little beast within his stretch, Then starts, and seizes on the wretch 1" It has been remarked, that if this useful bird caught its food by day, instead of hunting for it by night, mankind would have full proof of its utility in thinning the country of mice, and it would, consequently, be pro. ,' ¡IE...

...useful bird caught its food by day, instead 26 of hunting for it at night, mankind would have full proof of its utility in thinning the country of mice, and it would be encouraged and protected everywhere. The mouse is extremely timid; it is startled by the slightest...

...owls hatched their young, on the 7th of September, in a sycamore tree, near the old ruined gateway. If this useful bird caught its food by day*, instead...mice ; and it would be protected, and encouraged, every where. It would be with us what the ibis was with the Egyptians. When it has young, it will bring...

...permanent residents, or temporary visitants of this parish : (1.) " If this useful bird, "says Mr Waterton, "caught its food by day, instead of hunting for it...be with us what the Ibis was with the Egyptians." They are found in various p::rts of the parish, and sometimes in the top of Alloa Tower. (2.) Commonly...

...visitants of this parish : (1.) " If this useful bird," says Mr Wntcrton, "caught its food by day, instcad of hunting for it by night, mankind would have ocular...be with us what the Ibis was with the Egyptians." They are found in various pr.ris of the parish, and sometimes in the top of Alloa Tower. (2.) Commonly...

...protection, these pretty birds betray no fear when the stranger mounts up to their place of abode. If this useful bird caught its food by day instead of...and it would be protected and encouraged everywhere. When it has young, it will bring a mouse to the nest about every twelve or fifteen minutes. But, in...