Harmonia ruralis; or, An essay towards a natural history of British song birds, Volume 1491830 |
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... bird , by persons who wished to make a public exhibition of her ; but this , out of tenderness , he constantly refused . The bird was dissected by Dr. Kennedy and Mr. Brooks , and the muscles of the larynx , which regulate the voice ...
... bird , by persons who wished to make a public exhibition of her ; but this , out of tenderness , he constantly refused . The bird was dissected by Dr. Kennedy and Mr. Brooks , and the muscles of the larynx , which regulate the voice ...
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... bird , " how d'ye do , Poll ? " she would stretch herself out and reply in a melancholy tone , “ I am sick , I am sick . " A parrot kept by Henry VII . in a room of the Palace , at Westminster , that overlooked the Thames , learned many ...
... bird , " how d'ye do , Poll ? " she would stretch herself out and reply in a melancholy tone , “ I am sick , I am sick . " A parrot kept by Henry VII . in a room of the Palace , at Westminster , that overlooked the Thames , learned many ...
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James Bolton. the prince . The bird answered , " some General or other . " The prince then asked the bird , “ from whence do you come ? " it replied , " from Marignan . " The prince enquired , " to whom do you belong ? " the bird replied ...
James Bolton. the prince . The bird answered , " some General or other . " The prince then asked the bird , “ from whence do you come ? " it replied , " from Marignan . " The prince enquired , " to whom do you belong ? " the bird replied ...
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... bird of passage in Minorca . In England the snipe is migratory , while in Scotland it is stationary . Pigeons have been observed to migrate into Cana- da by one route and to emigrate by another ; in some cases the males and females ...
... bird of passage in Minorca . In England the snipe is migratory , while in Scotland it is stationary . Pigeons have been observed to migrate into Cana- da by one route and to emigrate by another ; in some cases the males and females ...
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James Bolton. duces above a hundred in a season . This bird , which is noticed with approbation in Linnæus's Lapland ... birds , will create no surprise when it is recollected that we derive our pea- cocks , pheasants , and poultry from ...
James Bolton. duces above a hundred in a season . This bird , which is noticed with approbation in Linnæus's Lapland ... birds , will create no surprise when it is recollected that we derive our pea- cocks , pheasants , and poultry from ...
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appears ash-colour beautiful belly bill blackbird Bolton breast breed buff colour Buffon bulfinch cage Canary Canary Islands canarybird chaffinch claws coat cock common covert feathers crested lark Daines Barrington dark dried dull dusky black dusky white edges England Europe eyes are brown feeds female flies flocks frequently FRINGILLA goldfinch grass green ground hair head horn colour inches inhabitants insects kind lark legs and feet lining Linnæus Linnet lower male middle moss MOTACILLA Nest & Eggs NEST AND EGGS nightingale notes observes olive orange colour ornithologists pale brown Pennant PLATE plumage quill feathers redbreast reeds says season SEDGE WARBLER seeds side sing skylark small birds soft sometimes song birds SONG THRUSH sparrow species spots spring Sweden sweet SYLVIA Syst tail throat thrush tips titmouse trees twelve feathers Twite upper variety WARBLER WHINCHAT whole wings winter woodlark woods wren yellow young Zool