Zoological RecreationsHenry Colburn, 1849 - Всего страниц: 384 |
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... soon as the moon rises in silent majesty , he begins his delightful solo , and serenades us the livelong night with a full display of his vocal powers , making the whole neighbourhood ring with his inimitable medley ...
... soon as the moon rises in silent majesty , he begins his delightful solo , and serenades us the livelong night with a full display of his vocal powers , making the whole neighbourhood ring with his inimitable medley ...
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... soon reappears in the immediate neigh- bourhood , when it either dives again , or rises on the wing to drop somewhere else on the water , or to settle on an insulated stone in the midst of the brook . The same ornithologist broadly ...
... soon reappears in the immediate neigh- bourhood , when it either dives again , or rises on the wing to drop somewhere else on the water , or to settle on an insulated stone in the midst of the brook . The same ornithologist broadly ...
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... in families of from five to seven . It is a very clear songster , and , in favourable weather , will begin its melody soon after Christmas . * Alauda arborea . The Pipits , or Tit - larks , * though RESIDENT SINGING BIRDS . 31.
... in families of from five to seven . It is a very clear songster , and , in favourable weather , will begin its melody soon after Christmas . * Alauda arborea . The Pipits , or Tit - larks , * though RESIDENT SINGING BIRDS . 31.
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... soon becomes familiar with its mistress , and has been known to make free with the soft delicate downy hair on the back of her snowy neck , probably prompted to this rape of the lock by the instinct which urged the poor bird to prepare ...
... soon becomes familiar with its mistress , and has been known to make free with the soft delicate downy hair on the back of her snowy neck , probably prompted to this rape of the lock by the instinct which urged the poor bird to prepare ...
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... Chaffinch is heard almost as soon as that of the Blackbird ; for the species is very early in preparing for the hopes of the year . • Fringilla Cœlebs . The débonnaire Goldfinch * builds one of the most elegant RESIDENT SINGING BIRDS . 33.
... Chaffinch is heard almost as soon as that of the Blackbird ; for the species is very early in preparing for the hopes of the year . • Fringilla Cœlebs . The débonnaire Goldfinch * builds one of the most elegant RESIDENT SINGING BIRDS . 33.
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