 Barrington defines a bird's song to be a succession of three or more different notes, which are continued without interruption during the same interval with a musical bar of four crotchets in an adagio movement, or whilst a pendulum swings four seconds.  British Zoology - Page 562by Thomas Pennant - 1776 - 278 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1774 - 846 pages
...his leffbn, he is faid to fmg his Jong round, or in all its varieties of paffages, which he conne&s together, and executes without a paufe. I would therefore...adagio movement, or whilft a pendulum fwings four feconds. By the firft requifite in this definition, I mean to exclude the call of the cuckow, or clucking... | |
 | History - 1778 - 630 pages
...together, and executes with, out a paufe. I would therefore define a bird's fong to be a fucceflion of three or more different notes, which are continued...without interruption during the fame interval, with a mulical bar of four crotchets in an adagio movement, or whilft a pendulum fwings four féconds. By... | |
 | Books and bookselling - 1786 - 508 pages
...round, or in all its varieties of paflages, which he connefts together, and executes without a pa ufe. 1 would therefore define a bird's fong to be a fucceffion...whilft a pendulum fwings four féconds. By the firft requinte in this definition, I mean to exclude the call of a cuckow or clucking of a hen *, as they... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1792 - 494 pages
...connceb together, and executes without a paufe. 1 would therefore define a bird's fong to be a fuccelfion of three or more different notes, which are continued...without interruption during the fame interval with a mulical bar of four crotchets in an adagio movement, or \vliilft a pendulum fwings four féconds. By... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1797 - 516 pages
...connects together, ana executes without a paufe. I would therefore define a bird's fong to be a fucceflion of three or more different notes, which are continued without interruption during the fame interval wiih i mufical bar of four crotchets in an adagio movement, or whilil a pendulum fwings four féconds.... | |
 | 1797 - 522 pages
...three or more diffcra; notes, which are continued without inttrruption during the fame interval witi i mufical bar of four crotchets in an adagio movement, or whilft a pendulum f*i four feconds. By the firft requifite in this definition, I mean to exclude the call of a cuckow,... | |
 | Charles Brockden Brown - American literature - 1805 - 500 pages
...of passages, which he connects together, and executes without a pause. A bird's song is a succession of three or more different notes, which are continued without interruption during the same interval with a musical bar of four crochets in an adagio movement, or whilst a pendulum swings... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Perthensis - 1807 - 900 pages
...miles SSW. of He-nan. (5.) SONG OF BIRDS is defined by the Hon. Daints Barrington to be a fucreffion of three or more different notes, which are continued...interruption, during the fame interval, with a mufical Kir of 4 crotchets in an .-i^agio movement, or wfctS l<j(ii> ,it Tirano, extended to all the towns... | |
 | English literature - 1837 - 604 pages
...connects together, and executes without a pause." Barrington defines a bird's song to be a succession of three or more different notes, which are continued without interruption during the same interval with a musical bar of four crotchets in an adagio movement, or whilst a pendulum swings... | |
 | Natural history - 1824 - 544 pages
...elaborate effusions of the nightingale and skylark. Mr. Harrington defines a bird's song to be a succession of three or more different notes, which are continued without interruption, during the same interval with a musical har of four crotchets in an adagio movement, or whilst a pendulum swings... | |
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