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... birds they go , Oh , never carolled birds like them ! But solemn is the silence of the silvery haze That 32 SELECTIONS FROM ENGLISH LITERATURE - I . The Fairy Thorn Rosabelle Sir Samuel Ferguson.
... birds they go , Oh , never carolled birds like them ! But solemn is the silence of the silvery haze That 32 SELECTIONS FROM ENGLISH LITERATURE - I . The Fairy Thorn Rosabelle Sir Samuel Ferguson.
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... BIRDS By GILBERT WHITE ( 1720-1793 ) . From The Natural History of Selborne , " 1789 . A GOOD Ornithologist should be able to distinguish birds by their air as well as by their colours and shape ; on the ground as well as on the wing ...
... BIRDS By GILBERT WHITE ( 1720-1793 ) . From The Natural History of Selborne , " 1789 . A GOOD Ornithologist should be able to distinguish birds by their air as well as by their colours and shape ; on the ground as well as on the wing ...
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... birds fly by jerks , rising and falling as they advance . Most small birds hop , but wagtails and larks walk , moving their legs alternately . Skylarks rise and fall perpendicularly as they sing ; woodlarks hang poised in the air ; and ...
... birds fly by jerks , rising and falling as they advance . Most small birds hop , but wagtails and larks walk , moving their legs alternately . Skylarks rise and fall perpendicularly as they sing ; woodlarks hang poised in the air ; and ...
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