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. Nature's carol singers. Birds. THE CUCKOO. that only the male cries " Cuckoo/' but this is not the fact, as females have been shot in the act of singing. On the Yenisei its cry is " ; Gilbert X^'hite, in his delightful "Natural History of Selborne," says that some Cuckoos sing in D, some in D sharp, and some in C, and that the two former whilst performing together make a very disagreeable duet. The notes of the bird are easily imitated by the himran voice, and in the springtime I often amuse my friends by calling individuals into their Please note t
. Nature's carol singers. Birds. THE CUCKOO. that only the male cries " Cuckoo/' but this is not the fact, as females have been shot in the act of singing. On the Yenisei its cry is " ; Gilbert X^'hite, in his delightful "Natural History of Selborne," says that some Cuckoos sing in D, some in D sharp, and some in C, and that the two former whilst performing together make a very disagreeable duet. The notes of the bird are easily imitated by the himran voice, and in the springtime I often amuse my friends by calling individuals into their 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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