Harmonia ruralis; or, An essay towards a natural history of British song birds, Volume 1491830 |
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Page viii
... called out , a boat , twenty pounds for a boat ! " A waterman soon took it up , and , restoring it to the king , demanded the reward promised by the parrot . Henry , with his usual parsimony , refused to pay that sum , but agreed that ...
... called out , a boat , twenty pounds for a boat ! " A waterman soon took it up , and , restoring it to the king , demanded the reward promised by the parrot . Henry , with his usual parsimony , refused to pay that sum , but agreed that ...
Page xvii
... above ten weeks . The first vocal effort of a bird is called a 66 chirp , " which is a single sound repeated at short intervals ; the next is a call , " e 66 which is a frequent repetition of the same note ; PREFACE . xvii .
... above ten weeks . The first vocal effort of a bird is called a 66 chirp , " which is a single sound repeated at short intervals ; the next is a call , " e 66 which is a frequent repetition of the same note ; PREFACE . xvii .
Page xviii
... called " recording , " in which a young bird repeats his lesson in an under tone , " sotto voce , " and continues this for ten or eleven months , ' till he is able to execute every part of his song ; and when he is perfect in his lesson ...
... called " recording , " in which a young bird repeats his lesson in an under tone , " sotto voce , " and continues this for ten or eleven months , ' till he is able to execute every part of his song ; and when he is perfect in his lesson ...
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... called also measle - taw , and shrite , is supposed to be the largest bird , British or foreign , that sings or has any melody in its note . He begins his song , which is very fine , sitting on the summit of a high tree , very early in ...
... called also measle - taw , and shrite , is supposed to be the largest bird , British or foreign , that sings or has any melody in its note . He begins his song , which is very fine , sitting on the summit of a high tree , very early in ...
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... called la grive de vigne . In There are several varieties of the song thrush in Europe , and three or four in America . One of these is the mocking - bird , turdus polyglottus of Linnæus , or according to Dr. Shaw , more classically ...
... called la grive de vigne . In There are several varieties of the song thrush in Europe , and three or four in America . One of these is the mocking - bird , turdus polyglottus of Linnæus , or according to Dr. Shaw , more classically ...
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