Harmonia ruralis; or, An essay towards a natural history of British song birds, כרך 1491830 |
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תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 26
עמוד vii
... variety of tunes : it beat time with all the appearance of science , and so accurate was its judgment , that if by chance it mistook a note , it would revert to the bar where the error occur- red , correct itself , and , still beating ...
... variety of tunes : it beat time with all the appearance of science , and so accurate was its judgment , that if by chance it mistook a note , it would revert to the bar where the error occur- red , correct itself , and , still beating ...
עמוד ix
... variety of sounds . But , after numerous experiments , naturalists have expressed a decided opinion that the peculiar notes of the different species of birds are altogether acquired , and are no more innate than language is in man ...
... variety of sounds . But , after numerous experiments , naturalists have expressed a decided opinion that the peculiar notes of the different species of birds are altogether acquired , and are no more innate than language is in man ...
עמוד x
... variety of food , and the want of a secure and agree- able asylum for breeding . Most of our summer birds of passage are supposed to retire , on the approach of winter , to the southern parts of Europe , and some to extend their journey ...
... variety of food , and the want of a secure and agree- able asylum for breeding . Most of our summer birds of passage are supposed to retire , on the approach of winter , to the southern parts of Europe , and some to extend their journey ...
עמוד xix
... variety in respect of co- lour . The titlark , for instance , is a perfect Proteus in this parti- cular , not only in separate nests , but in the same individual . have seen , " says Bolton , " nests of this bird with five or six eggs ...
... variety in respect of co- lour . The titlark , for instance , is a perfect Proteus in this parti- cular , not only in separate nests , but in the same individual . have seen , " says Bolton , " nests of this bird with five or six eggs ...
עמוד 10
... variety of its notes , but for the long continuance of them , as it delights us with its song for nearly three parts of the year . Like the missel bird it pours forth its music from the top of some high tree ; and this it continues to ...
... variety of its notes , but for the long continuance of them , as it delights us with its song for nearly three parts of the year . Like the missel bird it pours forth its music from the top of some high tree ; and this it continues to ...
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