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... resemblance to their natural diet . In many cases , this is exceedingly difficult , and in some impossible ; as , for in- stance , how can we procure the seeds on which many of the East India birds , which adorn our aviaries , are ...
... resemblance to their natural diet . In many cases , this is exceedingly difficult , and in some impossible ; as , for in- stance , how can we procure the seeds on which many of the East India birds , which adorn our aviaries , are ...
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... resembles in appearance a common meat safe ; four upright posts are set up in the ground at such a distance , as to resem- ble the legs of a moderately large table ; they are concealed near the ground by a board , and at the sides by a ...
... resembles in appearance a common meat safe ; four upright posts are set up in the ground at such a distance , as to resem- ble the legs of a moderately large table ; they are concealed near the ground by a board , and at the sides by a ...
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... resembling the whistling of the Grey Parrot . În producing it his throat is distended like that of the tree frog ... resemblance to the human voice . The bird - catcher who wishes to catch Falcons , should have one of these birds near ...
... resembling the whistling of the Grey Parrot . În producing it his throat is distended like that of the tree frog ... resemblance to the human voice . The bird - catcher who wishes to catch Falcons , should have one of these birds near ...
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... resembles the common Red - backed Shrike , and like that species , is said to imitate the voice of several different small birds ; " and quotes the account of the bird given by Mr. J. D. HAY , in a communication 66 to the Magazine of ...
... resembles the common Red - backed Shrike , and like that species , is said to imitate the voice of several different small birds ; " and quotes the account of the bird given by Mr. J. D. HAY , in a communication 66 to the Magazine of ...
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... resembling the exclamation , ' Oh ! ' loudly and clearly ejaculated . At first I could hardly persuade myself that it proceeded from the throat of either of the Ravens , but my doubt was soon dispelled , for there was no human being ...
... resembling the exclamation , ' Oh ! ' loudly and clearly ejaculated . At first I could hardly persuade myself that it proceeded from the throat of either of the Ravens , but my doubt was soon dispelled , for there was no human being ...
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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.