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A History of the County of Somerset
… overlooked in the preparation of the work. As in other articles contributed to the Victoria History of the Counties … among others, have been thought to follow this route (D'Urban and Mathew, The Birds of Devon), and so possibly … 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
… the district are those by the Rev. Canon A. Merle Norman, D.C.L., F.R.S., 1 and by Mr. E. W. Swanton. 2 A. GASTROPODA … are little more than sketches for others to enlarge upon, and are drawn up chiefly from my own collections, made … on the wing, and seems to be getting scarcer year by year. D. lacertula, Hub., has also become very scarce in the …
A History of the County of Somerset
… which the spiders hang and capture the prey as it falls upon the sheet. 11. Araneus diadematus (Clerck). Leigh Woods … student of natural history employs himself chiefly just upon those portions to which the consumer is most … which the finger closes like the jointed lid shutting down upon the body of a lady's card-case. In the second pair of …