Project Gutenberg 2014-10-26 Public domain in the USA. 71 Robinson, Phil 1847 1902 Robinson, Philip Stewart Whymper, Charles 1853 1941 Whymper, C. (Charles) Birds of the wave and woodland Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "Birds of the Wave and Woodland" by Phil Robinson is a natural history book written in the late 19th century. The work focuses on British birds, exploring their characteristics, habits, and songs, and presents a detailed examination of their seasonal behaviors and migration patterns. The book serves as both an informative guide for birdwatchers and a reflection on the beauty and significance of these creatures in the natural world. At the start of the book, Robinson discusses the representation of various birds throughout the seasons, highlighting the thrush, blackbird, and swallow as key examples. He elaborates on the thrush as a symbol of spring, detailing its early songs amidst the lingering winter landscape and dispelling misconceptions about its migratory behavior. The narrative sets an engaging tone by weaving poetry and personal reflections into the descriptions of bird life, ultimately establishing a deep appreciation for their roles in the ecosystem. The opening portion lays the groundwork for an exploration of not only the avian world but also the interactions humans have with these familiar yet enigmatic creatures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Birds Birds in literature QL Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General 352097 352111 2024-09-19T15:53:49.828149 2023-09-20T11:52:53.084516 text/html text/html 337546 2020-06-28T16:05:20 text/html; charset=utf-8 14772527 2020-06-28T16:05:21 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 15428309 2024-09-19T15:54:04.768572 application/epub+zip 15406420 2024-09-19T15:53:52.981113 application/epub+zip 191102 2024-09-19T15:53:51.079152 application/epub+zip 15484804 2024-09-19T15:54:12.361519 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 15414306 2024-09-19T15:54:01.107583 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 255252 2022-09-21T12:25:15.196968 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240120 2024-09-19T15:53:48.021159 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 240117 2014-10-26T11:46:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 96080 2014-10-26T11:47:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 240108 2014-10-26T11:47:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 96044 2014-10-26T11:47:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20179 2024-09-19T15:54:12.581502 application/rdf+xml 8885 2024-09-19T15:53:51.211120 image/jpeg 1729 2024-09-19T15:53:51.146106 image/jpeg 14889054 2024-09-19T15:53:50.187193 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog