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" Barrington was of opinion that " notes in birds are no more innate than language is in man, and depend entirely on the master under which they are bred, as far as their organs will enable them to imitate the sounds which they have frequent opportunities... "
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London: From Their ... - Page 433
by Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1809
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The Hibernian Magazine, Or, Compendium of Entertaining Knowledge, Volume 4

1774 - 846 pages
...from the experiments 1 have been making for feveral years, and under a great variety of circumftances. Notes in birds are no more innate than language is in man, and depend entirely upon the mafter under which they are bred, as far as their own organs will enable them to imitate th*...
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British Zoology, Volume 2

Thomas Pennant - 1776 - 464 pages
...from the experiments I have been making for feveral years, and under a great variety of circumftances. Notes in birds are no more innate, than language is in man, and depend entirely upon the mailer under which they are bred, as far as their organs will enable them to imitate the founds...
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and ..., Volume 17

1778 - 630 pages
...from the experiments I have been making for feveral years, and under a great variety of circumftance*. Notes in birds are no more innate than language is in man-, and depend entirely upon the mailer under which they are bred, as far as their organs will enable them to imitate the founds...
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The Prose epitome; or, Extracts, elegant, instructive, and entertaining ...

1792 - 494 pages
...circumftances. Notes in birds arc no more innate, than language is in man, and depend entirely u^m the mailer under which they are bred, as far as their organs will enable them to imitate the founds which they have frequent opportunities of hearing. Moil of the experiments I have made on this...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pages
...circumßances. Notes in birds are no more innate, tbu language is in man, and depend entirety upon the matter under which they are bred, as far as their organs will enable them t» imitate the founds which they have frequent opportunities of hearing. • The bird called a Twite...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose ..., Volume 2

1797 - 522 pages
...are no more innate, thin language is in man, and depend entirely upon the mailer under which they arc bred, as far as their organs will enable them to imitate the founds \vhicn they have frequent opportunities of hearing. • The bird called a Twite by the blrJ-cjv...
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Annual Register of World Events, Volume 17

1801 - 554 pages
...circumltances. Notes in birds are no wore innate than language is in man, and depend entirely upon the mailer under which -they are bred, as far as their organs will enable them to imitate the founds which they have frequent opportunities of hearing. Moft of the experiments I have made on this...
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Essays, Literary, Political, and Œconomical: In Two Volumes, Volume 1

John Gardiner - 1803 - 626 pages
...other fpecies. But the fong of every bird feems to be from imitation ; and Mr Barrington aflerts, that notes in birds are no more innate, than language is in man ; and depend entirely upon the mafter under which they are bred, as far as their organs will enable them to imitate the founds...
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The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 6

William Nicholson - 1809 - 722 pages
...seconds. It it observed, that notes in birds are no more innate tlian language in man, and that they depend entirely on the master under which they are...the sounds which they have frequent opportunities of bearing ; and their adhering so steadily, even in a wild state, to the same song, is entirely owinu...
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A Complete Dictionary of Music: To which is Prefixed, a Familiar ...

Thomas Busby - 1811 - 334 pages
...seconds. SON It is observed, that notes in bird* are no more innate than language in man, and that they depend entirely on the master under which they are...which they have frequent opportunities of hearing; and their adhering so steadily, even in a wild state, to the same song, is entirely owing to the nestlings...
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