Zoological RecreationsH. Colburn, 1849 - Всего страниц: 384 |
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... heard two hooting to each other , the one in a flat , and the other in B flat . " The same person found that the note of the cuckoo varied in different individuals ; for , about Selborne wood , he observed , they were mostly in D ; he heard ...
... heard two hooting to each other , the one in a flat , and the other in B flat . " The same person found that the note of the cuckoo varied in different individuals ; for , about Selborne wood , he observed , they were mostly in D ; he heard ...
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... heard at a great distance . The ascendency by this call , or invita- tion , is so great , that the wild bird is stopped in its course of flight , and , if not already acquainted with the nets , lights boldly within twenty yards of ...
... heard at a great distance . The ascendency by this call , or invita- tion , is so great , that the wild bird is stopped in its course of flight , and , if not already acquainted with the nets , lights boldly within twenty yards of ...
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... heard in captivity , and -but Wilson has immortalized the bird with his graphic pen , and , in all humility , we lay down ours . " The ease , elegance , and rapidity of his movements , the ani- mation of his eye , and the intelligence ...
... heard in captivity , and -but Wilson has immortalized the bird with his graphic pen , and , in all humility , we lay down ours . " The ease , elegance , and rapidity of his movements , the ani- mation of his eye , and the intelligence ...
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... heard in any thing like full song in January , except very rarely . February , March , and April , are more and more tunable . Often , in the latter month , the chill gloomy morning , rendered more dreary by a cutting easterly wind ...
... heard in any thing like full song in January , except very rarely . February , March , and April , are more and more tunable . Often , in the latter month , the chill gloomy morning , rendered more dreary by a cutting easterly wind ...
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... heard it , on the 11th of the latter month - in a hard frost , when the thermometer in the morning had been at 26 ° , sing incessantly in a powerful and elegant style , with much variation in the notes , many of which were peculiar to ...
... heard it , on the 11th of the latter month - in a hard frost , when the thermometer in the morning had been at 26 ° , sing incessantly in a powerful and elegant style , with much variation in the notes , many of which were peculiar to ...
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