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... recording , " a word , according to Daines Barrington , probably derived from the musical instrument formerly used in England , called a “ recorder , " ' * which seems to have been a species of flute , and was probably used to teach ...
... recording , " a word , according to Daines Barrington , probably derived from the musical instrument formerly used in England , called a “ recorder , " ' * which seems to have been a species of flute , and was probably used to teach ...
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... than the rapid gush of song of the true warblers ; and it will be necessary , before we enter upon ; the melodies of that exhilarating tribe , to draw the reader's attention to what may be called the conversational notes of birds .
... than the rapid gush of song of the true warblers ; and it will be necessary , before we enter upon ; the melodies of that exhilarating tribe , to draw the reader's attention to what may be called the conversational notes of birds .
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There , in a den with a solid wooden roof , painted green outside , and white , glaring white , within — which , in bitter mockery , is called a Sky - lark's cage , he keeps winnowing his wretched wings , and beating his breast against ...
There , in a den with a solid wooden roof , painted green outside , and white , glaring white , within — which , in bitter mockery , is called a Sky - lark's cage , he keeps winnowing his wretched wings , and beating his breast against ...
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The notes of the Gold - crested Wren , ộ the smallest of British birds , can hardly be called a song , but they salute the ear in the beginning of February , and the beautiful little bird , with its elegant nest and pale - brown eggs ...
The notes of the Gold - crested Wren , ộ the smallest of British birds , can hardly be called a song , but they salute the ear in the beginning of February , and the beautiful little bird , with its elegant nest and pale - brown eggs ...
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Before we take leave of these innocent and useful little birds , may we be pardoned for pleading in their favour against the wanton and cruel sport — if sport it must be called — of swallowshooting ? . We say nothing of the sudden ...
Before we take leave of these innocent and useful little birds , may we be pardoned for pleading in their favour against the wanton and cruel sport — if sport it must be called — of swallowshooting ? . We say nothing of the sudden ...
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