A Year with the BirdsEducational Publishing Company, 1889 - 317 pages |
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Page 8
... How soon , indeed , would the songs of birds pall upon the ear if they were loud and brilliant like a band of instruments . It is simplicity that gives them their charm . As an illustration of the truth of this remark , ୪ MUSIC OF BIRDS .
... How soon , indeed , would the songs of birds pall upon the ear if they were loud and brilliant like a band of instruments . It is simplicity that gives them their charm . As an illustration of the truth of this remark , ୪ MUSIC OF BIRDS .
Page 34
... gives character to the vernal tinting of the woods . The ices that have bound the earth for half the year are dissolved ; the mountain snows are spread out in fertilizing lakes upon the plains , and the redwing pipes his garrulous notes ...
... gives character to the vernal tinting of the woods . The ices that have bound the earth for half the year are dissolved ; the mountain snows are spread out in fertilizing lakes upon the plains , and the redwing pipes his garrulous notes ...
Page 37
... give below the song of the Brigadier : Brig a dier , Briga dier , Brigate . The notes of this little invisible musician are few , simple , and melodious , and , being often repeated , they are very generally known even to those who are ...
... give below the song of the Brigadier : Brig a dier , Briga dier , Brigate . The notes of this little invisible musician are few , simple , and melodious , and , being often repeated , they are very generally known even to those who are ...
Page 43
... give up the attempt in despair , and re- fuses to sing at all when confined near one in a cage . The Bobolink is not a shy bird during the breeding season ; but when the young are reared and gathered in flocks the whole species become ...
... give up the attempt in despair , and re- fuses to sing at all when confined near one in a cage . The Bobolink is not a shy bird during the breeding season ; but when the young are reared and gathered in flocks the whole species become ...
Page 47
... gives char- acter to the whole , yet this leading part would often be a very indifferent piece of melody if performed without its accompaniments ; and these alone would seem still more trifling and unimportant . Yet , if the composition ...
... gives char- acter to the whole , yet this leading part would often be a very indifferent piece of melody if performed without its accompaniments ; and these alone would seem still more trifling and unimportant . Yet , if the composition ...
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