Zoological RecreationsHenry Colburn, 1849 - Всего страниц: 384 |
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... tree , in the dawn of dewy morning , while the woods are already vocal with a multitude of warblers , his admirable song rises pre - eminent over every competitor . Tha ear can listen to his music alone , to which that of all the others ...
... tree , in the dawn of dewy morning , while the woods are already vocal with a multitude of warblers , his admirable song rises pre - eminent over every competitor . Tha ear can listen to his music alone , to which that of all the others ...
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... tree of the Arabian story . Now it is that the full power of song is developed ; witness the clear mellow pipe of that blackbird perched on the tallest acacia in the garden , while his mate , with half - shut eyes , and pressing her ...
... tree of the Arabian story . Now it is that the full power of song is developed ; witness the clear mellow pipe of that blackbird perched on the tallest acacia in the garden , while his mate , with half - shut eyes , and pressing her ...
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... tree , he pours forth his loud and often- repeated strain of melancholy , but musical cadences , - " While rocking winds are piping loud , " amid all the meteoric rudeness of February . The advent of the storm is hailed by him in notes ...
... tree , he pours forth his loud and often- repeated strain of melancholy , but musical cadences , - " While rocking winds are piping loud , " amid all the meteoric rudeness of February . The advent of the storm is hailed by him in notes ...
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... tree , sometimes carefully concealed , but , at others , remarkably exposed it presents externally a mass of coarse stems of plants , moss , withered grasses , and lichens . Within , it is stuccoed with mud or clay , which is again ...
... tree , sometimes carefully concealed , but , at others , remarkably exposed it presents externally a mass of coarse stems of plants , moss , withered grasses , and lichens . Within , it is stuccoed with mud or clay , which is again ...
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... tree , but its favourite position for . exerting its charming powers is in the air , and it may be known to the eye of those whose ear , unac- customed to distinguish the song of birds , would not detect the difference , by its flight ...
... tree , but its favourite position for . exerting its charming powers is in the air , and it may be known to the eye of those whose ear , unac- customed to distinguish the song of birds , would not detect the difference , by its flight ...
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