A Year with the BirdsEducational Publishing Company, 1889 - 317 pages |
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Wilson Flagg. As an illustration of the truth of this remark , I would say that simple melodies have among all people exercised a greater power over the imagination , though producing less pleasure to the ear , than louder and more ...
Wilson Flagg. As an illustration of the truth of this remark , I would say that simple melodies have among all people exercised a greater power over the imagination , though producing less pleasure to the ear , than louder and more ...
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... says Mr. Fowler , " they rove about in small flocks , and in July will assemble together in con- siderable numbers on a particular tree , seemingly for no other purpose than to sing . These concerts are held by them on the forenoon of ...
... says Mr. Fowler , " they rove about in small flocks , and in July will assemble together in con- siderable numbers on a particular tree , seemingly for no other purpose than to sing . These concerts are held by them on the forenoon of ...
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... , and a very fine singing - bird . Samuels says : " The song of this species is very beauti- ful . It is difficult of description , but resembles nearly the syllables ' chea , dêe de ; dê - d 24 BIRDS OF THE GARDEN AND ORCHARD .
... , and a very fine singing - bird . Samuels says : " The song of this species is very beauti- ful . It is difficult of description , but resembles nearly the syllables ' chea , dêe de ; dê - d 24 BIRDS OF THE GARDEN AND ORCHARD .
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... say agreeable , but attractive . I do not suppose a beau- tiful male bird is preferred to a plain one of the same species ; but his beauty causes him to be sooner discov- ered by an unmated female . It is easy to explain , therefore ...
... say agreeable , but attractive . I do not suppose a beau- tiful male bird is preferred to a plain one of the same species ; but his beauty causes him to be sooner discov- ered by an unmated female . It is easy to explain , therefore ...
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... assigning the Robin a very high rank as a singing - bird . Let them say , in the cant of modern criticism , that his performances cannot be Chase GOLDEN ROBIN . great because they are faultless . BIRDS OF THE GARDEN AND ORCHARD. ...
... assigning the Robin a very high rank as a singing - bird . Let them say , in the cant of modern criticism , that his performances cannot be Chase GOLDEN ROBIN . great because they are faultless . BIRDS OF THE GARDEN AND ORCHARD. ...
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