Zoological RecreationsHenry Colburn, 1849 - Всего страниц: 384 |
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... give vent , in short , to the buoyancy of spirit arising from general pleasurable sensations . In this country the season of reproduction is undoubtedly that wherein- " The isle is full of pleasant noises , Sounds , and sweet airs that give ...
... give vent , in short , to the buoyancy of spirit arising from general pleasurable sensations . In this country the season of reproduction is undoubtedly that wherein- " The isle is full of pleasant noises , Sounds , and sweet airs that give ...
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... give the reader some idea of the natural musical instrument with which the loud and complicated passages of song - birds are executed . The larynx is formed much after the fashion of some artificial wind - instru- ments , and consists ...
... give the reader some idea of the natural musical instrument with which the loud and complicated passages of song - birds are executed . The larynx is formed much after the fashion of some artificial wind - instru- ments , and consists ...
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... gives it full , clear , and in all its extent . " This " practising " is termed by our British bird - fanciers and bird - catchers , " recording , " a word , according to Daines Barring- ton , probably derived from the musical ...
... gives it full , clear , and in all its extent . " This " practising " is termed by our British bird - fanciers and bird - catchers , " recording , " a word , according to Daines Barring- ton , probably derived from the musical ...
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... give the widest upward sweep to his vision , gives warning of the horrible advent of the kite or sparrow - hawk ; the note with which he gallantly calls his seraglio about him , to feast on the barleycorn which he has found and saved ...
... give the widest upward sweep to his vision , gives warning of the horrible advent of the kite or sparrow - hawk ; the note with which he gallantly calls his seraglio about him , to feast on the barleycorn which he has found and saved ...
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... call - note of the field - fare , the song is soft and melodious , and the bird sings agreeably in confinement , to which it soon be- comes reconciled . Bechstein gives it a very different character MIGRATORY SINGING BIRDS . 47.
... call - note of the field - fare , the song is soft and melodious , and the bird sings agreeably in confinement , to which it soon be- comes reconciled . Bechstein gives it a very different character MIGRATORY SINGING BIRDS . 47.
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