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... whence the nestling had undoubtedly acquired the notes of the wren , without having had any opportunity of learning even the call of a goldfinch . These facts which I have stated seem to prove very deciа sively that birds have not ...
... whence the nestling had undoubtedly acquired the notes of the wren , without having had any opportunity of learning even the call of a goldfinch . These facts which I have stated seem to prove very deciа sively that birds have not ...
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“ 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 ; but I have seen ...
“ 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 ; but I have seen ...
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The call , as it is technically termed , of singing birds seem to have an almost miraculous power over the race , as the birdcatcher well knows . “ When the bird - catcher hath laid his nests , he disposes of his call - birds at proper ...
The call , as it is technically termed , of singing birds seem to have an almost miraculous power over the race , as the birdcatcher well knows . “ When the bird - catcher hath laid his nests , he disposes of his call - birds at proper ...
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Tha ear can listen to his music alone , to which that of all the others seems a mere accompaniment . Neither is this strain altogether imitative . His own native notes , which are easily distinguishable by such as are well acquainted ...
Tha ear can listen to his music alone , to which that of all the others seems a mere accompaniment . Neither is this strain altogether imitative . His own native notes , which are easily distinguishable by such as are well acquainted ...
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... nightingale or red - bird , with such superior execution and effect , that the mortified songsters feel their own inferiority , and become altogether silent , while he seems to triumph in their defeat by redoubling his exertions .
... nightingale or red - bird , with such superior execution and effect , that the mortified songsters feel their own inferiority , and become altogether silent , while he seems to triumph in their defeat by redoubling his exertions .
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| Название | Zoological Recreations |
| Автор | William John Broderip |
| Издатель | H. Colburn, 1849 |
| Владелец оригинала: | Нью-Йоркская публичная библиотека |
| Оцифровано | 19 окт 2009 |
| Количество страниц | Всего страниц: 384 |
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