Zoological RecreationsHenry Colburn, 1847 - Всего страниц: 380 |
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... seem obliged , after moulting , to learn to warble , as though they had forgotten ; but I have seen enough to convince me ... seems to have been a species of flute , and was probably used to teach young birds to pipe notes . The term ...
... seem obliged , after moulting , to learn to warble , as though they had forgotten ; but I have seen enough to convince me ... seems to have been a species of flute , and was probably used to teach young birds to pipe notes . The term ...
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... seem a rather Milesian method of treating the subject of singing birds , to dwell so long upon the notes of cocks , owls , and cuckoos ; but we shall find that the distinctness and simpli- city of intonation in these birds afford a much ...
... seem a rather Milesian method of treating the subject of singing birds , to dwell so long upon the notes of cocks , owls , and cuckoos ; but we shall find that the distinctness and simpli- city of intonation in these birds afford a much ...
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... seems to have an almost miraculous power over the race , as the bird- catcher well knows . " When the bird - catcher hath laid his nets , he disposes of his call - birds at proper intervals . It must be owned that there is a most ...
... seems to have an almost miraculous power over the race , as the bird- catcher well knows . " When the bird - catcher hath laid his nets , he disposes of his call - birds at proper intervals . It must be owned that there is a most ...
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... seems a mere accompaniment . Neither is this strain altogether imitative . His own native notes , which are easily distinguishable by such as are well acquainted with those of our various song birds , are bold and full , and varied ...
... seems a mere accompaniment . Neither is this strain altogether imitative . His own native notes , which are easily distinguishable by such as are well acquainted with those of our various song birds , are bold and full , and varied ...
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... seems to triumph in their defeat by redoubling his exertions . * Both in his native and domesticated state , during the solemn stillness of night , as soon as the moon rises in silent majesty , he begins his delightful solo , and ...
... seems to triumph in their defeat by redoubling his exertions . * Both in his native and domesticated state , during the solemn stillness of night , as soon as the moon rises in silent majesty , he begins his delightful solo , and ...
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