Zoological RecreationsH. Colburn, 1849 - Всего страниц: 384 |
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... common ; its nest is placed on the ground , and the song , which is sweet but short , is not commenced till the bird has attained a considerable elevation in the air , whence , after hovering a little , it descends warbling till it ...
... common ; its nest is placed on the ground , and the song , which is sweet but short , is not commenced till the bird has attained a considerable elevation in the air , whence , after hovering a little , it descends warbling till it ...
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... common of our English birds , the Chaffinch , * whose song seems as much neglected in England as it is worshipped on the continent . Not that there are no in- stances of its melody being prized with us , and indeed as much as five ...
... common of our English birds , the Chaffinch , * whose song seems as much neglected in England as it is worshipped on the continent . Not that there are no in- stances of its melody being prized with us , and indeed as much as five ...
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... common Brown Wren of our hedges . The Hon . and Rev. W. Herbert informs us , that , in confinement , the least cold is fatal to them . In a wild state , he says , they keep themselves warm by constant active motion in the day , and at ...
... common Brown Wren of our hedges . The Hon . and Rev. W. Herbert informs us , that , in confinement , the least cold is fatal to them . In a wild state , he says , they keep themselves warm by constant active motion in the day , and at ...
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... common Wren * is too often shot by the sportsman for the sake of the tail - feathers ; these , when skilfully manipulated , admirably represent the spider of February , March , and April , when any thing like an insect is considered a ...
... common Wren * is too often shot by the sportsman for the sake of the tail - feathers ; these , when skilfully manipulated , admirably represent the spider of February , March , and April , when any thing like an insect is considered a ...
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... with a thrill of pleasure . The songsters themselves seem hardly less * Pheasants , common fowls , & c . † Grouse , partridges , & c . Blackbirds and thrushes . pleased when they find all right ; and while they MIGRATORY SINGING BIRDS . 39.
... with a thrill of pleasure . The songsters themselves seem hardly less * Pheasants , common fowls , & c . † Grouse , partridges , & c . Blackbirds and thrushes . pleased when they find all right ; and while they MIGRATORY SINGING BIRDS . 39.
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