Zoological RecreationsHenry Colburn, 1849 - Всего страниц: 384 |
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... watched narrowly , and never could find that he had a mate . Then , again , we have the autumnal and even the winter notes of the robin long after the breeding season ; and caged birds , if well fed and kept , will 2 PART Singing Birds.
... watched narrowly , and never could find that he had a mate . Then , again , we have the autumnal and even the winter notes of the robin long after the breeding season ; and caged birds , if well fed and kept , will 2 PART Singing Birds.
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... notes so loud , and of warbling so long and so prodigally , without apparent fatigue . The muscles , whose province it is to regulate this wonderful wind - instrument , are proportionally strong and highly developed in the sex which is ...
... notes so loud , and of warbling so long and so prodigally , without apparent fatigue . The muscles , whose province it is to regulate this wonderful wind - instrument , are proportionally strong and highly developed in the sex which is ...
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... notes that the bird is able to distinguish , leads us to another interesting part of our subject ; and we will now proceed to the experiments made by Daines Barrington , showing that the varied songs which distinguish different species ...
... notes that the bird is able to distinguish , leads us to another interesting part of our subject ; and we will now proceed to the experiments made by Daines Barrington , showing that the varied songs which distinguish different species ...
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... notes you are to expect from him ? This , however , arises entirely from the nestling's attending only to the instruction of the parent bird , whilst it disregards the notes of all others , which may , perhaps , be singing around him ...
... notes you are to expect from him ? This , however , arises entirely from the nestling's attending only to the instruction of the parent bird , whilst it disregards the notes of all others , which may , perhaps , be singing around him ...
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... notes wild . " " It is remarkable , " says Bechstein , " that birds which do not sing all the year , such as the redbreast , siskin , and goldfinch , seem obliged , after moulting , to learn to warble , as though they had forgotten ...
... notes wild . " " It is remarkable , " says Bechstein , " that birds which do not sing all the year , such as the redbreast , siskin , and goldfinch , seem obliged , after moulting , to learn to warble , as though they had forgotten ...
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