 ... are bold and full, and varied seemingly beyond all limits. They consist of short expressions of two, three, or, at the most, five or six syllables ; generally interspersed with imitations, and all of them uttered with great emphasis and rapidity ;...  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 2321826Full view - About this book
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...all limits. They consist of short expressions of two, three, or, at the most, five or six syllables ; generally interspersed with imitations, and all of...irresistibly docs the ear, he sweeps round with enthusiastic ecstasy — he mounts and descends as his song swells or dies away ; and, as my friend Mr Bartram has... | |
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...all limits. They consist of short expressions of two, three, or, at the most, five or six syllables, generally interspersed with imitations, and all of...wings and tail, glistening with white, and the buoyant gayety of his action, arresting the eye as his song most irresistibly does the ear. He sweeps round... | |
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...mere accompaniment. His own native notes are bold and full ; and varied seemingly beyond all limits. His expanded wings and tail glistening with white,...action, arresting the eye as his song most irresistibly does the ear, he sweeps round with enthusiastic ecstacv, and mounts or descends as his song swells... | |
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...imitations, and all of them uttered with great emphasis and rapidity; and continued, with undimiuished ardour, for half an hour, or an hour, at a time. His...gaiety of his action, arresting the eye, as his song irresistibly does the ear. He sweeps round with enthusiastic ecstasy ; he mounts and descends as his... | |
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