Zoo in the GardenOrient Blackswan, 2005 - 277 psl. Edward Hamilton Aitken`S Enchanting Writings On Natural History Capture The Drama In The Lives Of Neighbours: Frogs In Our Ponds, Crows On Our Window Sills, Lizards Behind Our Cupboards, And Many Others. His Prose, At Once Comic And Poetic, Captivated Readers At The Turn Of The Century In India. |
Turinys
A Durbar | 3 |
The Rats | 9 |
The Mosquito | 16 |
The Lizards | 22 |
The Ants | 29 |
The Crows | 35 |
The Bats | 41 |
Bees Wasps et hoc genus omne | 48 |
Introductory | 133 |
The Kites Buzzards and Harriers | 143 |
Owls | 153 |
The Nightjars BeeEaters and Kingfishers | 162 |
The Cuckoos | 170 |
The Sunbirds and the Hoopoe | 177 |
The Shrike and the King Crow | 183 |
The Rock Thrush and the Babblers | 191 |
The Spiders | 54 |
Hunting Him | 60 |
Contemplating Him | 66 |
The Frogs | 72 |
The Bugs | 78 |
The Birds at the Mango Tope | 90 |
The Birds at the Tank | 96 |
The PoultryYard | 104 |
The White Ants | 111 |
Etcetera | 124 |
The Orioles | 199 |
The Warblers | 208 |
The WaterWagtails Pipits and Tits | 214 |
The Mynas | 224 |
The Amadavats and the Munias | 234 |
The Pigeons and Doves | 241 |
The Plovers | 251 |
The Waterhens | 260 |
The Ducks Cormorants and Grebes | 269 |
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