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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Zeal-Monachorum (St. Peter) ZEAL-MONACHORUM ( St. Peter), a parish, in the union of Crediton, hundred of North Tawton, … 589 are common or waste. The soil in the southern part is a red fertile loam, and in the northern productive corn land; … in the king's books at 17. 8. 9., and in the gift of Mr. Tombs: the tithes have been commuted for 419, and the …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Birds, Mammals FISHES The fishes of Somerset have received a good deal of attention from the late Mr. W. Baker, who has contributed an excellent paper on the … we have already noticed we hardly expect them to breed upon our coasts. It is however from autumn to spring that the …
A History of the County of Somerset
… and the quality of its soil, the county of Somerset yields a record of inland mollusca above the average, not only in … the Rev. Canon A. Merle Norman, D.C.L., F.R.S., 1 and by Mr. E. W. Swanton. 2 A. GASTROPODA I. PULMONATA a. … are little more than sketches for others to enlarge upon, and are drawn up chiefly from my own collections, made …
A History of the County of Somerset
… of the species recorded in the subjoined list, and add a few species to it. Two or three species not yet obtained … specimens recorded below from Winsford were collected by Mr. F. C. Woodbridge. Winsford is a small village on the … which the spiders hang and capture the prey as it falls upon the sheet. 11. Araneus diadematus (Clerck). Leigh Woods …