 | 1813 - 496 pàgines
...notes he ! exactly imitates. Even birds tliem!' selves are frequently imposed upon \. by this admirable mimic, and are ; decoyed by the fancied calls of their...with precipitation into the depth of thickets, at what they suppose to be the scream of the sparrow-hawk. The mocking-bird loses little of the power... | |
 | 1826 - 952 pàgines
...whose notes he exactly imi. tatos; even birds themselvesarefrequently imposed on by this admirable mimic, and are decoyed by the fancied calls of their...mates, or dive, with precipitation, into the depth of thicket«, at the scream of what they suppose to be the Sparrowhawk. " The Mocking-Bird loses little... | |
 | Alexander Wilson, George Ord - 1828 - 464 pàgines
...whose notes he exactly imitates: even birds themselves are frequently imposed on by this admirable mimic, and are decoyed by the fancied calls of their...scream of what they suppose to be the Sparrow Hawk. The Mocking-bird loses little of the power and energy of his song by confinement. In his domesticated state,... | |
 | Alexander Wilson, George Ord - 1828 - 442 pàgines
...notes he exactly imitates. Even birds themselves are frequently imposed on by this admirable mimick, and are decoyed by the fancied calls of their mates; or dive, with precipitation, into the depths of thickets, at the scream of what they suppose to be the Sparrow Hawk. " The Mocking-bird loses... | |
 | 1819 - 424 pàgines
...decoyed by the fancied calls of their imito, or dive, with precipitation, into the depth of thicket8> at the scream of what they suppose to be the Sparrow Hawk. The Mocking-bird loses little of the power and energy of his song by confinement. In his domesticated state,... | |
 | 1820 - 422 pàgines
...frequently imposed upon by this admirable mimic, and are decoyed by the fancied calls of their mate; or dive, with precipitation, into the depth of thickets, at the scream of what they suppose to be the sparrowhawk. The mocking-bird loses little of the power and energy of his song by confinement. In his... | |
 | 1837 - 604 pàgines
...whose notes he exactly imitates ; even birds themselves are frequently imposed on by this admirable mimic, and are decoyed by the fancied calls of their mates, or dive with precipitation into the depths of thickets, at the scream of what they suppose to be the sparrow-hawk. The mocking-bird loses... | |
 | Pierce Egan - 1823 - 300 pàgines
...frequently imposed on 'jy this admirable mimic, and are decoyed by the fancied calls of their mate, or dive, with precipitation, into the depth of thickets, at the scream of what they suppose to be the sparrowhawk. The mocking-bird loses little of the power and energy of his song by confinement. In his... | |
 | 1826 - 1004 pàgines
...notes he exactly imitates ; even birds themselves are frequently imposed on by this admirable mimick, and are decoyed by the fancied calls of their mates,...thickets, at the scream of what they suppose to be the Sparrowhawk. " The Mocking-Bird loses little of the power and energy of his song by confinement. In... | |
 | Reuben Percy - 1826 - 380 pàgines
...and are decoyed by the fancied calls of their mate, or dive with precipitation into the depth of the thickets, at the scream of what they suppose to be the sparrow hawk. The mocking-bird loses little of the power and energy of his song by confinement. In his domesticated state,... | |
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... imitations. He many times deceives the sportsman, and sends him in search of birds that perhaps are not within miles of him, but whose notes he exactly imitates ; even birds themselves are frequently imposed on by this admirable mimic, and are decoyed... 
