 He many times deceives the sportsman, and sends him in search of birds that perhaps are not within miles of him, but whose notes he exactly imitates ; even birds themselves are frequently imposed on by this admirable mimic, and are decoyed by the fancied...  The Illustrated Natural History - Page 221by John George Wood - 1855 - 444 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Half hours - 1847 - 560 pages
...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 ha\vk. The Mocking-bird loses little of the power and energy of his song by confinement. In... | |
 | Mrs. Loudon (Jane), Jane Loudon - 1848 - 426 pages
...mimic, 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 water-ouzel, a British bird, is remarkable for the strange situations it fixes on for building... | |
 | University magazine - 1848 - 824 pages
...mimic, and are decoyed by the fanciful 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. — Vol. i. 169. Oft have I seen him, scorning all control, Winging his arrowy flight rapid and strong,... | |
 | Timothy Stone Pinneo - 1847 - 502 pages
...mimic, 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 little of the power and energy of his song by confinement. In his domesticated... | |
 | 1848 - 876 pages
...mimic, and are decoyed by the fancied call of their mates; or dive with precipitation into the depths of thickets at the scream of what they suppose to be the sparrow-hawk." In the domesticated state, ' he whistles for the dog — Ccesar starts up, wags his tail, and runs... | |
 | Stephen J. Meany - 1849 - 416 pages
...mimic, and are decoyed by the fanciful 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. — Ibid. vol. ip 169. • 91 Page 101. — Oft have I teen him, scorning all control. Winging his... | |
 | John Howard Hinton - 1850 - 1008 pages
...frequently imposed on by this admirable mimic, and are decoyed by the fancied calls of their mates, cr dive, with precipitation, into the depth of thickets,...scream of what they suppose to be the sparrow-hawk. The mocking bird loses little of the power and energy of his song by confinement. The only bird in... | |
 | 1850 - 492 pages
...mimic, and are decoyed by the fancied call of their mates ; or dive with precipitation into the depths of thickets, at the scream of what they suppose to be the sparrowhawk." The movements of the mocking-bird, when domesticated, are very amusing ; and while it loses little... | |
 | Denis Florence MacCarthy - 1850 - 414 pages
...mimic, and are decoyed by the fanciful 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. — Ibid. vol. ip 169. 91 Page 101. — Oft have I seen him, scorning all control, Winging his arrowy... | |
 | Charles Wilkins Webber, Mrs. Charles Wilkins Webber - 1854 - 392 pages
...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." It is one of the most striking of the exulting attitudes of this bird described by Bartram and Wilson... | |
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