. Notes and sketches from the wild coasts of Nipon; with chapters on cruising after pirates in Chinese waters. Natural history; Pirates. CHAPTEE IX. SINGING-BIEDS AND FLOWERS, ETC. In days gone by, the following was a familiar proverb: —" There is neither a bird that sings, a. scented flower, nor a virgin, in ; I have previously said something about the song- sters of these islands; and that, in my opinion, the lark stands alone and unrivalled. Several species of birds have prolonged notes during the spring, but none can, I think, enter the list as real songsters. The blue rock
. Notes and sketches from the wild coasts of Nipon; with chapters on cruising after pirates in Chinese waters. Natural history; Pirates. CHAPTEE IX. SINGING-BIEDS AND FLOWERS, ETC. In days gone by, the following was a familiar proverb: —" There is neither a bird that sings, a. scented flower, nor a virgin, in ; I have previously said something about the song- sters of these islands; and that, in my opinion, the lark stands alone and unrivalled. Several species of birds have prolonged notes during the spring, but none can, I think, enter the list as real songsters. The blue rock-thrush has a short, peculiar little song, which the male utters while he darts off a rock, takes a short flight, and returns to the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original St. John, Henry Craven, 1837-1909. Edinburgh, D. Douglas
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