A Year with the BirdsEducational Publishing Company, 1889 - 317 pages |
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Page 42
... lively , jocular little fellow , who is always jesting and bantering ; and when half a dozen different individuals are sporting about in the same orchard , I can imagine they might represent the persons dramatized in some comic opera ...
... lively , jocular little fellow , who is always jesting and bantering ; and when half a dozen different individuals are sporting about in the same orchard , I can imagine they might represent the persons dramatized in some comic opera ...
Page 50
... lively and garrulous , and if not uttered more frequently during the heat of the day , are , on account of the general silence of birds , more noticeable at that hour . There is a concert at noon- day , as well as in the morning and ...
... lively and garrulous , and if not uttered more frequently during the heat of the day , are , on account of the general silence of birds , more noticeable at that hour . There is a concert at noon- day , as well as in the morning and ...
Page 67
... lively motions and general activity of the Golden Robin , no less than his song , render him interesting and attractive . He is remarkable for his vivacity , and his bright colors make all his movements conspicuous . His plumage needs ...
... lively motions and general activity of the Golden Robin , no less than his song , render him interesting and attractive . He is remarkable for his vivacity , and his bright colors make all his movements conspicuous . His plumage needs ...
Page 75
... lively see - saw without expressing even animation . It ought not to be considered plaintive . His notes are sharp , not unlike those parts of the Canary's song which are disagreeable . I allude to the sip , sip , sip , sip , which the ...
... lively see - saw without expressing even animation . It ought not to be considered plaintive . His notes are sharp , not unlike those parts of the Canary's song which are disagreeable . I allude to the sip , sip , sip , sip , which the ...
Page 101
... lively song of the Maryland Yellow - Throat . Like the Summer Yel- low - Bird , he is frequently seen among the willows ; but he is less familiar , and seldom visits the garden or pleasure- ground . The angler is startled by his notes ...
... lively song of the Maryland Yellow - Throat . Like the Summer Yel- low - Bird , he is frequently seen among the willows ; but he is less familiar , and seldom visits the garden or pleasure- ground . The angler is startled by his notes ...
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