Cage and Chamber-birds: Their Natural History, Habits, Food, Diseases, Management, and Modes of CaptureG. Bell and Sons, 1885 - 500 pages |
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... frequently indi- cated by single notes . In spring and autumn , a great variety of species may often be noticed in hedges and bushes , which seem to take great delight in the utterance of a common cry . Again , when in confinement ...
... frequently indi- cated by single notes . In spring and autumn , a great variety of species may often be noticed in hedges and bushes , which seem to take great delight in the utterance of a common cry . Again , when in confinement ...
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... frequently , or so loud ; but while she is searching for a secure place in which to build her nest , he is no less assidu- ous in attending her with ridiculous gestures , accompanied with peculiarly soft notes . When incubation takes ...
... frequently , or so loud ; but while she is searching for a secure place in which to build her nest , he is no less assidu- ous in attending her with ridiculous gestures , accompanied with peculiarly soft notes . When incubation takes ...
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... frequently as at first ; he never rambles from hearing , and seldom from her sight , and if she leaves the nest , he accompanies her with soft notes of love . " The continuation of song in caged birds by no means proves it is not ...
... frequently as at first ; he never rambles from hearing , and seldom from her sight , and if she leaves the nest , he accompanies her with soft notes of love . " The continuation of song in caged birds by no means proves it is not ...
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... frequently the result . It must be observed , however , that before cleaning a bird's feet , it is ne- cessary to dip them in water , as otherwise the adhesive dirt is apt to bring the skin with it ; -a sore which not only produces ...
... frequently the result . It must be observed , however , that before cleaning a bird's feet , it is ne- cessary to dip them in water , as otherwise the adhesive dirt is apt to bring the skin with it ; -a sore which not only produces ...
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... frequently to result in the drying and drop- ping off of the part . Attention to this point is rendered all the more important , and may be enforced by the fact , that it is rare to see a cage - bird of any age , which has its full com ...
... frequently to result in the drying and drop- ping off of the part . Attention to this point is rendered all the more important , and may be enforced by the fact , that it is rare to see a cage - bird of any age , which has its full com ...
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allowed to range ashen grey Attractive Qualities.-The autumn aviary beak beautiful BECH belly Blackcap blue body bread breast breed Bullfinch Bunting cage Cage-birds Canary Carrion Crow caught Chaffinch Common Nightingale confinement dark brown Description.-This edged eggs elderberries eyes feed feet Fieldfares Finch flesh-colour flocks fond frequently Goldfinch green greyish brown ground habits head hemp seed Hoopoe House Sparrow inches in length insects iris Lark larvæ Lesser Redpole light lighter limed twigs Linnet lower MACGILLIVRAY male mandible meal worms moulting Mountain Finch neck nest Nightingale pair Parrots pen feathers perch plumage range the room rape seed reared reddish grey resembles rump rust colour season side sing Siskin sometimes song Song Thrush Sparrow species spotted spring Stock Dove stripe tail feathers tail measures throat Thrush Thuringia tinged tipped trees universal paste whitish wild wing coverts winter woods yellow Yellowhammer yellowish young birds
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Page 312 - To the last point of vision, and beyond, Mount, daring warbler! — that love-prompted strain — 'Twixt thee and thine a never-failing bond — Thrills not the less the bosom of the plain: Yet might'st thou seem, proud privilege! to sing All independent of the leafy spring.
Page 312 - ... and frequent weighing of his wings, till the little creature was forced to sit down and pant, and stay till the storm was over; and then it made a prosperous flight, and did rise and sing, as if it had learned music and motion from an angel, as he passed sometimes through the air, about his ministries here below.