A Year with the BirdsEducational Publishing Company, 1889 - 317 pages |
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Page 13
... remarkable variations in his song , in which I think he is equalled by no other bird . Of these variations there are six or seven that may be distinctly recognized , differing enough to be considered separate tunes , but they are all ...
... remarkable variations in his song , in which I think he is equalled by no other bird . Of these variations there are six or seven that may be distinctly recognized , differing enough to be considered separate tunes , but they are all ...
Page 14
... 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 others the time could not be distinguished ...
... 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 others the time could not be distinguished ...
Page 17
... remarkable that this songster more frequently sings from a fence , a post , or a rail than from a tree or a bush . This is the little bird that so generally serenades us during an evening walk at a short distance . from the town , and ...
... remarkable that this songster more frequently sings from a fence , a post , or a rail than from a tree or a bush . This is the little bird that so generally serenades us during an evening walk at a short distance . from the town , and ...
Page 21
... remarkable for associating at a certain season , and singing as it were in choirs . " During spring and summer , " says Mr. Fowler , " they rove about in small flocks , and in July will assemble together in con- siderable numbers on a ...
... remarkable for associating at a certain season , and singing as it were in choirs . " During spring and summer , " says Mr. Fowler , " they rove about in small flocks , and in July will assemble together in con- siderable numbers on a ...
Page 24
... remarkable that some of the males are wanting in the crimson head and neck , being plainly clad , like the female . These are supposed to be old birds , and the loss of color is attrib- uted to age . I am doubtful of this , for it can ...
... remarkable that some of the males are wanting in the crimson head and neck , being plainly clad , like the female . These are supposed to be old birds , and the loss of color is attrib- uted to age . I am doubtful of this , for it can ...
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