Our Native SongstersSociety for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1852 - 350 pages |
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autumn beak and feet beautiful Bechstein berries blackbird blackcap boughs breast buds bullfinch Bunting bush cage called captivity chaffinch colour common Corn Bunting dark Dartford Warbler delight dwelling eggs favourite feathers female fieldfares flowers frequent furze garden garden warbler goldfinch grass green grey Grey Wagtail habits half in length head heard hedge inches in length insects land lark larvæ leaves Lesser Whitethroat linnet little bird loud melody moss nest nestlings night nightingale notes ouzel pale brown parent birds perched Pipit placed plumage redbreast redwing Reed Warbler remarks ring ouzel robin season sedge warbler seems seen shrike singer singing birds sky-lark small birds snow bunting sometimes song songsters sparrow species spot spring strain stream summer swallow sweet throat thrush Titmouse tones trees uttered voice wagtail Warbler warbling whinchat whitethroat wild winds wings and tail winter woods wren writer yellow young birds