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A History of the County of Somerset
… increasing or decreasing within the county. In the present place it will only be necessary to make a few general remarks … in the extreme west. The raven has forsaken some of its old haunts but clings to others with praiseworthy tenacity; I … the county, where a few pairs nest on the sea cliffs. Some old haunts, as for example the cliffs at Cheddar, have been …
A History of the County of Somerset
… and inland, while its geology includes the Devonian, Old Red Sandstone, Mountain Limestone, Coal Measures, New Red … rare. I have never seen it in west Somerset, though its place is taken by its smaller relative, Dorcus … very scarce in the district, and has not been seen in its old haunts near Bristol for the last twenty years. Thanks to …
A History of the County of Somerset
… a competition in which it could not hope to take a leading place. Its natural history societies and serials leave the … a description of these specimens, but regarded their place of origin as 'Patrie inconnue.' 7 White, adopting the … both from Devonshire and the neighbourhood of Bristol. The old schoolmen are said to have propounded the subtle question …