. Nature's carol singers. Birds. NATURE'S CAROL SINGERS. THE BLACKBIRD. Who does not know and love the Black- bird with his sable coat, orange bill, and pe- / _<,i- -^8L culiar habit of 'â ^HJ^'' r^^^^W^ erecting his tail when ⢠^*^ ^ ^ he ahghts ? In the North of England the bird still enjoys its old name of Ouzel, and in Scotland it is called a Merle. The hen differs somewhat in her ap- pearance from the cock a dark, rusty-brown colour so black of hue," as Shake- speare has it of her mate. This species is common in gardens, orchards, shrubberies, hedgerows, and woods all over the Br
. Nature's carol singers. Birds. NATURE'S CAROL SINGERS. THE BLACKBIRD. Who does not know and love the Black- bird with his sable coat, orange bill, and pe- / _<,i- -^8L culiar habit of 'â ^HJ^'' r^^^^W^ erecting his tail when ⢠^*^ ^ ^ he ahghts ? In the North of England the bird still enjoys its old name of Ouzel, and in Scotland it is called a Merle. The hen differs somewhat in her ap- pearance from the cock a dark, rusty-brown colour so black of hue," as Shake- speare has it of her mate. This species is common in gardens, orchards, shrubberies, hedgerows, and woods all over the British Islands. I have even met with it breeding in a little. in being of instead of garden close to the 26 Atlantic in 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 Kearton, Richard, 1862-1928; Kearton, Cherry, 1871-1940, illus. London, New York [etc. ] Cassell and Co. , Ltd.
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