Harmonia ruralis; or, An essay towards a natural history of British song birds, Volume 1491830 |
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Page vi
... music . Mrs. Piozzi relates of a tame pigeon , that it answered by gesticulation to every note of the harpsichord : whenever she began to play it hastened to the in- strument with marks of rapturous delight : a false note vi . PREFACE .
... music . Mrs. Piozzi relates of a tame pigeon , that it answered by gesticulation to every note of the harpsichord : whenever she began to play it hastened to the in- strument with marks of rapturous delight : a false note vi . PREFACE .
Page vii
James Bolton. strument with marks of rapturous delight : a false note produced evident tokens of displeasure , and , if frequently repeated , it lost all temper and pecked her hand . Their powers of voice are particularly remarkable both ...
James Bolton. strument with marks of rapturous delight : a false note produced evident tokens of displeasure , and , if frequently repeated , it lost all temper and pecked her hand . Their powers of voice are particularly remarkable both ...
Page xvii
... delight in the seeds of the various species of thistle , ragwort , groundsel , and other downy seeded plants . The yellow hammer , bunting , and reed sparrow feed on grain , and the seed of grass and reeds . Thrushes on berries , worms ...
... delight in the seeds of the various species of thistle , ragwort , groundsel , and other downy seeded plants . The yellow hammer , bunting , and reed sparrow feed on grain , and the seed of grass and reeds . Thrushes on berries , worms ...
Page xxii
... delightful study of natural history . Some young persons may be drawn from the useless expense , the noisy inanity , and the fetid atmosphere of the ball room and the theatre , to the pure air of the fields , the rich scenery of the ...
... delightful study of natural history . Some young persons may be drawn from the useless expense , the noisy inanity , and the fetid atmosphere of the ball room and the theatre , to the pure air of the fields , the rich scenery of the ...
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... delights us with its song for nearly three parts of the year . Like the missel bird it pours forth its music from the top of some high tree ; and this it continues to do for hours together , dis- playing a charming wildness and vast ...
... delights us with its song for nearly three parts of the year . Like the missel bird it pours forth its music from the top of some high tree ; and this it continues to do for hours together , dis- playing a charming wildness and vast ...
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