. British birds in their haunts. Birds. 74 holly, or liolm; tlie title " Screech" being given to it from its jarring note when angry or alarmed, which closely resembles the noise made by passing the finger-nail rapidly along the teeth of a comb. Its French name, " Draine," and German, " Schnarre," seem to be descriptive of the same harsh 'â 'â cliiirrr In Wales, it has from its quarrelsome habits acquired the name of Penn y llwyn, or, master of the coppice. Another of its names, Throstle Cock, ex- presses its alliance with the Thrushes, and its daring n
. British birds in their haunts. Birds. 74 holly, or liolm; tlie title " Screech" being given to it from its jarring note when angry or alarmed, which closely resembles the noise made by passing the finger-nail rapidly along the teeth of a comb. Its French name, " Draine," and German, " Schnarre," seem to be descriptive of the same harsh 'â 'â cliiirrr In Wales, it has from its quarrelsome habits acquired the name of Penn y llwyn, or, master of the coppice. Another of its names, Throstle Cock, ex- presses its alliance with the Thrushes, and its daring nature ; and Storm Cock, which Waterton informs us is. THE MISSEL THRUSn. its popular name in Yorkshire, indicates '⢠not that it delights in storms more than in fine weather, but that nature has taught it to pour forth its melody at a time of the year when the bleak winds of winter roar through the leafless ; The song of the Missel Tlirush is loud, wild, and musical. Waterton calls it " plaintive," Knapp, " harsh, and ; I must confess that I agree with. 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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