. British birds in their haunts. Birds. 80 AIERULID^. the XiL:liiin"alc, it rinofs tlirous;!! the woods a month at least before the foreign minstrel has arrived, and retains it,s brilliancy for an equal period after the autumn voice of that songster has degenerated into a croak. However near it may be, it is never harsh, and heard at a distance its only defect is, that it is not nearer. It possesses, too, the charm of harmonising with all other pleasant natural sounds. If to these recommendations we add that the. TUK SUNG TilKUSH. Thrush frequents all parts of England, and resorts to the
. British birds in their haunts. Birds. 80 AIERULID^. the XiL:liiin"alc, it rinofs tlirous;!! the woods a month at least before the foreign minstrel has arrived, and retains it,s brilliancy for an equal period after the autumn voice of that songster has degenerated into a croak. However near it may be, it is never harsh, and heard at a distance its only defect is, that it is not nearer. It possesses, too, the charm of harmonising with all other pleasant natural sounds. If to these recommendations we add that the. TUK SUNG TilKUSH. Thrush frequents all parts of England, and resorts to the suburban garden as well as the forest and rocky glen, Ave think we may justly claim for it the distinction among birds, of being the last that we would willingly part with, not even excepting its allowed master in song himself, the Nightingale.* * Though I cannot pretend to trace much similai'ity between the songs of certain birds and the combinations of letters by which some. 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 Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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