. The Saturday magazine . ts its song like other birds, but varies at eachburden or passage ; and, even if ever it resumes thesame, it is always with new accents and additionalembellishments. In calm weather, in the fine nightsof spring, when its voice is heard alone, undisturbedby any other sound, nothing can be more ravishingand delightful; it then pours forth, in their utmostplenitude, all the resources of its incomparable organof voice. The Cuckoo.—{Cuculus canorus.)This most extraordinary bird, extraordinary asregards its plumage and form, which in a great degreeresembles that of the hawk
. The Saturday magazine . ts its song like other birds, but varies at eachburden or passage ; and, even if ever it resumes thesame, it is always with new accents and additionalembellishments. In calm weather, in the fine nightsof spring, when its voice is heard alone, undisturbedby any other sound, nothing can be more ravishingand delightful; it then pours forth, in their utmostplenitude, all the resources of its incomparable organof voice. The Cuckoo.—{Cuculus canorus.)This most extraordinary bird, extraordinary asregards its plumage and form, which in a great degreeresembles that of the hawk, so much so indeed thateven the small birds, such as swallows and others,mistaking it for an enemy, will mob it out of theirneighbourhood ; but more curious on account of itshabits, which are unlike those of any other bird,appears in England towards the middle or latter end 112 THE SATURDAY MAGAZINE. [March 23, 1S33. of April; like the parrots and the other climbinobirds, it has two toes placed forwards and two r/i« Nightingale. Although in outward appearance the Cuckoo re-sembles a bird of prey, yet its habits, and its internalorganization, prove, that it lives on insects only; andthough, in captivity, it has been known to feed onflesh, when cooked and chopped fine, yet it alwaysappears to partalce of it with reluctance.
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