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" The hedge-sparrow commonly takes up four or five days in laying her eggs. During this time, generally after she has laid one or two, the cuckoo contrives to deposit her egg among the rest, leaving the future care of it entirely to the hedge-sparrow. "
The English Review, Or, An Abstract of English and Foreign Literature - Page 351
1790
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The Scots Magazine, Volume 51

1789 - 688 pages
...avoiding confufion, this bird only, in the following account, will be confidered as the fofter-parent of the cuckoo, except in inftances which are particularly...commonly takes up four or five days in laying her eggs. Daring this time, (generally after fhe has laid one or two), the cuckoo contrives to dépolit her egg...
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The European Magazine, and London Review, Volume 15

1789 - 562 pages
...foderpnfent of the cuckoo, except in inftances which aie particularly fpeciñcd. The hedge -fparrow commonly takes up four or five days in laying her eggs. During this time, generally after (he h.is laid one or two, tire cuckoo contrives to cltrx fit her egg among the red, leaving the future...
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The New London Magazine, Volume 1

716 pages
...confidered as the fbftcr-parent of the cuckoo, except in in fiances which are particularly fpccified. The hedge-fparrow commonly takes up four or five days in laying her eggs. Dying this time, generally after f!-.c had laid one or two, the cuckoo contrives to ctepolit her egg...
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The New Annual Register, Or General Repository of History ..., Volume 9

1789 - 602 pages
...confidered as the fofter-parent of the cuckoo, except in inftances which are particularly ipecified. " The hedge-fparrow commonly takes up four or five days...laying her eggs. During this time (generally after (he had laid one or two) the cuckoo contrives to depofit her egg among the reft, leaving the future...
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The Historical Magazine, Or, Classical Library of Public Events ..., Volume 1

1789 - 622 pages
...hedge-fparrow than to any ot the reft. The hcdge-fparrow commonly taVcs up four or five days in Inying l:cr eggs. During this time, generally after Ihe has laid one or two, the с '.ickoo contri ves to dépolît her egg ari'ong the red, leaving the future care of it entirely...
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Annual Register, Volume 30

Edmund Burke - 1790 - 646 pages
...avoiding confuiion, this bird only, in the following account, will be conftdered as the fofter-parent of the cuckoo, except in inftances which are particularly...laying her eggs. During this time (generally after me has laid one or two) the cuckoo contrives to depofit her egg among the reft, leaving the future...
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and ..., Volume 30

1790 - 566 pages
...avoiding confuiion, this bird only, in the following account, will be confidercd as the fofter-parent of the cuckoo, except in inftances which are particularly...takes up four or five days in laying her eggs. During thL time (generally alter flie has laid one or two) the cuckoo contrives to depofit her egg among the...
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Annual Register of World Events, Volume 30

1790 - 562 pages
...the following account, will be cunfidered as the foller-parent of the cuckoo, except in inflante» which are particularly fpecified. The hedge-fparrow...laying her eggs. During this time (generally after me has laid one or two) the cuckoo contrives to depofit her egg among the reft, leaving the future...
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The Scots Magazine, Volume 51

1789 - 682 pages
...cuckoo, except in inftances which are particularly fpecified. The bedge-fparrow commonly takes •op four or five days in laying her eggs. During this time, (generally after fhe has laid one or two), the cuekoo contrives to depofit her egg among the reft, leaving the future...
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A Key to Physic and the Occult Sciences, Opening to Mental View the System ...

Ebenezer Sibly - 1802 - 420 pages
...generally fele&s the three firft, but mows a much greater partiality to the hedgefparrow. This laft commonly takes up four or five days in laying her eggs. During this time (generally after fhe has laid one or t.wo), the cuckow contrives to depofit her egg among the reft, leaving the future...
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