A Year with the BirdsEducational Publishing Company, 1889 - 317 pages |
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Page 7
... simple melodies and less attractive colors and forms , that appeal to the imagination for their principal effect , are felt only by individuals of a poetic temperament . In proportion as we have been trained to be agreeably ...
... simple melodies and less attractive colors and forms , that appeal to the imagination for their principal effect , are felt only by individuals of a poetic temperament . In proportion as we have been trained to be agreeably ...
Page 18
... color above and grayish - white beneath . He wears a little cap or turban of velvety - brown upon his head , and by this mark he is readily distinguished from his kindred . Relying on his diminutive size for security , he comes quite up ...
... color above and grayish - white beneath . He wears a little cap or turban of velvety - brown upon his head , and by this mark he is readily distinguished from his kindred . Relying on his diminutive size for security , he comes quite up ...
Page 24
... color is attrib- uted to age . I am doubtful of this , for it can hardly be supposed that any bird can escape the gunner long enough to become gray with age . The only nests of this bird which I have seen were upon spruce - trees . The ...
... color is attrib- uted to age . I am doubtful of this , for it can hardly be supposed that any bird can escape the gunner long enough to become gray with age . The only nests of this bird which I have seen were upon spruce - trees . The ...
Page 54
... immense quantities of small insects , is very petulant in its manners , and manifests a superior degree of intelligence and courage . THE PLUMAGE OF BIRDS . THE colors and forms of 54 BIRDS OF THE GARDEN AND ORCHARD .
... immense quantities of small insects , is very petulant in its manners , and manifests a superior degree of intelligence and courage . THE PLUMAGE OF BIRDS . THE colors and forms of 54 BIRDS OF THE GARDEN AND ORCHARD .
Page 55
... colors that predominate in the plumage of their own species . She has likewise distinguished the small birds that live on trees by beautiful colors , while those in gen- eral that run upon the ground are marked by neutral tints , that ...
... colors that predominate in the plumage of their own species . She has likewise distinguished the small birds that live on trees by beautiful colors , while those in gen- eral that run upon the ground are marked by neutral tints , that ...
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