. A history of British birds . 312PASSEBES. :. DAULIAS LUSCINIA (Linnaeus*).THE NIGHTINGALE. Ill Hi)inda 1 Hsri n m. Daulias, /•■ Boil f. —Hill moderate, straight; the tip slightly deflected andemarginated. Nostrils basal, supernal and round. Wings moderate; theflrst c|inlivery short, the second longer than the fifth, the third, the longest in the rounded. Legs long and slender ; the tarsi covered in front by a single scale ;the toes long ; claws rather short. The Nightingale is admitted beyond dispute to possessin a higher degree than any other British Bird each

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. A history of British birds . 312PASSEBES. :. DAULIAS LUSCINIA (Linnaeus*).THE NIGHTINGALE. Ill Hi)inda 1 Hsri n m. Daulias, /•■ Boil f. —Hill moderate, straight; the tip slightly deflected andemarginated. Nostrils basal, supernal and round. Wings moderate; theflrst c|inlivery short, the second longer than the fifth, the third, the longest in the rounded. Legs long and slender ; the tarsi covered in front by a single scale ;the toes long ; claws rather short. The Nightingale is admitted beyond dispute to possessin a higher degree than any other British Bird each of thethree requisites necessary to form by their combination afirst-rate song. The volume, quality, and execution of itsvoice are unrivalled in t his country : and when the diminutivesize of the musician is considered, its powers are certainlyvery extraordinary. The song of the Nightingale has accord-ingly been the theme of writers of all ages, and lew have • Motacilla luscinia in part), Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. Ed. 12, i. p. 328 (1760).; Isis, 1831, |>.

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