... courting address. This variety of song lasts no longer than till the female is fixed in her choice, which is, in general, in a few days after her arrival ; and if the season is favourable, she soon begins the task allotted to her sex. " The male now... Popular British ornithology - Page 35by Philip Henry Gosse - 1849 - 320 pagesFull view - About this book
| Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1803 - 614 pages
...The male is now heard loud again, but not Bear so frequent as at first ; he never rambles from bet hearing, and seldom from her sight ; if she leaves her nest he soar* perceives it, and pursues her, sometimes accompanied with soft notes ot love. When the callow... | |
| James Rennie - Animal behavior - 1833 - 422 pages
...No sooner do they make their appearance than dreadful battles ensue, and their * Oiseaux, Intr. f JR notes are considerably changed ; sometimes their song...either by instinct, or by the female carrying- away the fragment shells to some distant place. The male is now no more heard in tuneful glee, unless a second... | |
| George Montagu - Birds - 1831 - 670 pages
...conceive to be a provocation to battle on the sight of another male; the last an amorous cadence, a courting address. This variety of song lasts no longer...love. When the callow brood appears he is instantly apprised of it, either by instinct, or by the female carrying away the fragment shells to some distant... | |
| 1831 - 796 pages
...heard so frequently, or so loud ; but while the female is searching for a secure place to build a nest he is no less assiduous in attending her with ridiculous...accompanied with soft notes of love. When the callow brood appear, he is instantly apprised of it, either by instinct or by the female carrying away the fragment... | |
| James Rennie - Birds - 1833 - 406 pages
...sooner do they make their appearance than dreadful battles ensue, and their * Oiscaux, Intr. t J. Rnotes are considerably changed ; sometimes their song is...either by instinct, or by the female carrying away the fragment shells to some distant place. The male is now no more heard in tuneful glee, unless a second... | |
| George Montagu - 1881 - 504 pages
...eggs, incubation immediately takes place. The male is now heard loud again, but not near so frequent as at first ; he never rambles from her hearing, and...love. When the callow brood appears he is instantly apprised of it, either by instinct, or by the female carrying away the fragment shells to some distant... | |
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