 | Decoration and ornament - 1813 - 496 pages
...him, but whose notes he ! exactly imitates. Even birds tliem!' selves are frequently imposed upon \. by this admirable mimic, and are ; decoyed by the...with precipitation into the depth of thickets, at what they suppose to be the scream of the sparrow-hawk. The mocking-bird loses little of the power... | |
 | England - 1826 - 952 pages
...perhapsare notwithin miles of him, but whose notes he exactly imi. tatos; even birds themselvesarefrequently imposed on by this admirable mimic, and are decoyed...mates, or dive, with precipitation, into the depth of thicket«, at the scream of what they suppose to be the Sparrowhawk. " The Mocking-Bird loses little... | |
 | Alexander Wilson, George Ord - Birds - 1828 - 442 pages
...notes he exactly imitates. Even birds themselves are frequently imposed on by this admirable mimick, and are decoyed by the fancied calls of their mates; or dive, with precipitation, into the depths of thickets, at the scream of what they suppose to be the Sparrow Hawk. " The Mocking-bird loses... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1820 - 422 pages
...miles of him, but whose notes he exactly imitates : even birds themselves are frequently imposed upon by this admirable mimic, and are decoyed by the fancied calls of their mate; or dive, with precipitation, into the depth of thickets, at the scream of what they suppose to... | |
 | English literature - 1837 - 604 pages
...and, * Harrington. t Infessores — Perching birds. I Falco musicus of Uundin. ( Orpheus polyglottus. as my friend Mr. Bartram has beautifully expressed...of their mates, or dive with precipitation into the depths of thickets, at the scream of what they suppose to be the sparrow-hawk. The mocking-bird loses... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1826 - 376 pages
...of birds that perhaps are not within miles of him, but whose notes he exactly imitates; even birjs themselves are frequently imposed on by this admirable...mimic, and are decoyed by the fancied calls of their mate, or dive with precipitation into the depth of the thickets, at the scream of what they suppose... | |
 | Pierce Egan - Sports - 1823 - 300 pages
...miles of him, but whose notes he exactly imitates : even birds themselves are frequently imposed on 'jy this admirable mimic, and are decoyed by the fancied calls of their mate, or dive, with precipitation, into the depth of thickets, at the scream of what they suppose to... | |
 | Reuben Percy - Anecdotes - 1826 - 380 pages
...While exerting himself, a bystander, destitute of sight, would suppose that the whole feathered tribe had assembled together on a trial of skill, each striving...mimic, and are decoyed by the fancied calls of their mate, or dive with precipitation into the depth of the thickets, at the scream of what they suppose... | |
 | Scotland - 1826 - 1004 pages
...notes he exactly imitates ; even birds themselves are frequently imposed on by this admirable mimick, and are decoyed by the fancied calls of their mates,...thickets, at the scream of what they suppose to be the Sparrowhawk. " The Mocking-Bird loses little of the power and energy of his song by confinement. In... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - American fiction - 1827 - 538 pages
...it, " He bounds aloft with the celerity of an arrow, as if to recover or recal, his very soul, which expired in the last elevated strain." While thus exerting...their mates ; or dive with precipitation into the depths of thickets, at the scream of what they suppose to be the Sparrowhawk." pp. 205. The description... | |
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While thus exerting himself, a bystander, destitute of sight, would suppose that the whole feathered tribes had assembled together on a trial of skill, each striving to produce his utmost effect, so perfect are his imitations. He many times deceives the... 
