Bechstein's Handbook of chamber and cage birds [tr. by W.E. Shuckard] ed. by H.G. Adams |
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... latter , the former takes alarm . Every bird that first perceives a bird of prey , excites , by its own peculiar accent of warning , the atten- tion of all others in its immediate vicinity , guarding them to be on the alert and to ...
... latter , the former takes alarm . Every bird that first perceives a bird of prey , excites , by its own peculiar accent of warning , the atten- tion of all others in its immediate vicinity , guarding them to be on the alert and to ...
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... latter . The reason does not lie , as many suppose , in the greater or lesser ductility of the organs , but in the re- lative capacity of their memory . Those which have not a cleft tongue like singing birds , but are furnished with an ...
... latter . The reason does not lie , as many suppose , in the greater or lesser ductility of the organs , but in the re- lative capacity of their memory . Those which have not a cleft tongue like singing birds , but are furnished with an ...
Σελίδα 9
... never found another mate , continued his song from the month of May till the latter end of August . On the contrary , another of the same species , who took possession of a fir- tree in my garden , ceased its song as soon INTRODUCTION . 9.
... never found another mate , continued his song from the month of May till the latter end of August . On the contrary , another of the same species , who took possession of a fir- tree in my garden , ceased its song as soon INTRODUCTION . 9.
Σελίδα 13
... latter , quite models of clean- liness . Many other birds , especially the Larks and Warblers , have their feet always covered with dirt , and will rather let their toes rot off than take the trouble to clean them . Some bird - fanciers ...
... latter , quite models of clean- liness . Many other birds , especially the Larks and Warblers , have their feet always covered with dirt , and will rather let their toes rot off than take the trouble to clean them . Some bird - fanciers ...
Σελίδα 17
... latter class of birds are the most difficult to rear , and certainly do not reward us by the melody of their song for the trouble they give ; but they may be trained in the following manner : - In the spring flies are collected , which ...
... latter class of birds are the most difficult to rear , and certainly do not reward us by the melody of their song for the trouble they give ; but they may be trained in the following manner : - In the spring flies are collected , which ...
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agreeable ants ashy gray autumn aviary beak beautiful Bechstein blue body bread breast breeding bright yellow bullfinch Bunting bushes cage call-note called canary seed captured caught cere chaffinch chamber birds chiefly CITRIL FINCHES colour common Nightingale confinement dark brown eggs elder berries favourite feed feet female finch frequently goldfinch grass green grey GROSBEAK head hedges hemp house sparrow inches long insects irides kinds lark larynx latter limed twigs linnet live maladies male mandible margins meal-worms melody milk moulting native naturalists neck nest Nightingale nooses notes pair PARAKEET Parrots perch pinion feathers plumage Psittacus rape seed reared reddish round the eyes rump rusty sing siskin soft sometimes song songster sparrow species spots spring sweet tail feathers throat thrush Thuringia tinge tint Titmouse trees true Parrots utters variety water-cresses wild wing coverts winter woodlarks woods Yellow Bunting yellowish young birds
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Σελίδα 122 - How nimbly doth that little lark mount up, singing towards heaven in a right line ! whereas the hawk, which is stronger of body and swifter of wing, towers up by many gradual compasses to his highest pitch. That bulk of body and length of wing hinders a direct ascent, and requires the help both of air and scope to advance his flight; while that small bird cuts the air without resistance...
Σελίδα 8 - that the notes of soft-billed birds are finely toned, mellow, and plaintive ; those of the hard-billed species sprightly, cheerful, and rapid. This difference proceeds from the construction of the larynx : as a large pipe of an organ produces a deeper and more mellow-toned note than a small pipe, so the trachea of the Nightingale, which is wider than that of the Canary, sends forth a deeper and more mellow-toned note.
Σελίδα 67 - ... brought up by a person, who, by care and attention, so completely tames them, that they become perfectly docile and obedient. At the expiration of about a couple of months, they first begin to whistle, from which time their education begins; and no school can be more diligently superintended by its master, and no scholars more effectually trained to their own calling, than a seminary of Bullfinches. They are formed first into classes of about six in each, — and after having been kept a longer...
Σελίδα 122 - ... while the good affections of plain and simple souls raise them up immediately to the fruition of God. Why should we be proud of that, which may, slacken our way to glory ? Why should we be disheartened with the small measure of that, the very want whereof may (as the heart may be affected) facilitate our way to happiness ? 36.
Σελίδα 121 - Up springs the lark, Shrill-voiced, and loud, the messenger of morn ; Ere yet the shadows fly, he mounted sings Amid the dawning clouds, and from their haunts Calls up the tuneful nations.
Σελίδα 57 - How beautiful his plumes! his red-ringed head; His breast of brown ; and see him stretch his wing, — A fairy fan of golden spokes it seems. Oft on the thistle's tuft he, nibbling, sits, Light as the down ; then, 'mid a flight of downs, He wings his way, piping his shrillest call.
Σελίδα 57 - The goldfinch weaves, with willow down inlaid, And cannach tufts, his wonderful abode. Sometimes, suspended at the limber end Of plane-tree spray, among the broad-leaved shoots, The tiny hammock swings to every gale ; Sometimes in closest thickets 'tis conceal'd ; Sometimes in hedge luxuriant, where the brier, The bramble, and the crooked plum-tree branch, Warp through the thorn, surmounted by the flowers Of climbing vetch, and honeysuckle wild, All undefaced by Art's deforming hand.
Σελίδα 19 - ... cured, when the general remedies are not suitable to their nature. 1. THE PIP. — This is properly a cold, in which the upper skin of the tongue becomes hardened by fever, and the orifices of the nose are stopped. In large birds, therefore...
Σελίδα 83 - Teach us, sprite or bird, What sweet thoughts are thine : I have never heard Praise of love or wine That panted forth a flood of rapture so divine.
Σελίδα 22 - If this evil have not yet too severely affected the health of the bird, it may be sought to be remedied by puncturing the gland, compressing it frequently, bathing the bird with a syringe, and plucking out some of the feathers of the tail. The accumulated fat is absorbed in the renewal of the feathers, when the gland resumes its natural functions.