A Year with the BirdsEducational Publishing Company, 1889 - 317 pages |
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Page 13
... observe this habit of the Song - Sparrow . He took note , on one occasion , of the number of times a par- ticular bird sang each of the tunes . As he had numbered them , the bird sang No. 1 , 21 times ; No. 2 , 36 times ; No. 3 , 23 ...
... observe this habit of the Song - Sparrow . He took note , on one occasion , of the number of times a par- ticular bird sang each of the tunes . As he had numbered them , the bird sang No. 1 , 21 times ; No. 2 , 36 times ; No. 3 , 23 ...
Page 14
... observations were perfectly correct . It is remarkable that when one powerful singer takes up a particular tune , other birds in the vicinity will follow with the same . These are mostly in triple time , some in common time , while in ...
... observations were perfectly correct . It is remarkable that when one powerful singer takes up a particular tune , other birds in the vicinity will follow with the same . These are mostly in triple time , some in common time , while in ...
Page 22
... observed this operation in some Lombardy poplars that grew before my study windows . I thought the male bird only addicted to this habit , and that it might be his method of amusing himself before his mate is ready to occupy the nest ...
... observed this operation in some Lombardy poplars that grew before my study windows . I thought the male bird only addicted to this habit , and that it might be his method of amusing himself before his mate is ready to occupy the nest ...
Page 23
... observation . The greater number utter only a few strains , resembling the notes of the Brigadier . These are ... observed that the Lin- net is more prone to sing in the morning and evening than at any other hour . The Linnet is a ...
... observation . The greater number utter only a few strains , resembling the notes of the Brigadier . These are ... observed that the Lin- net is more prone to sing in the morning and evening than at any other hour . The Linnet is a ...
Page 24
... observed suddenly to take flight , and while pois- ing himself in the air , though still advancing , to pour out a continued strain of melody with all the rapture of a Skylark . The male American Linnet is crimson on the head , neck ...
... observed suddenly to take flight , and while pois- ing himself in the air , though still advancing , to pour out a continued strain of melody with all the rapture of a Skylark . The male American Linnet is crimson on the head , neck ...
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