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INTRODUCTION. 









Mellow- 



Spright- 



Plaintive 



:-. 



Com- 



Execu- 



Dura- 





ness. 



liness. 





ness. 





pass. 



tion. 



tion. 



Twete or Moun- 



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2 



- 12 





2 



. 



10 



- 8 



- 6 



tain Linnet. 



















Greater Redpole 





2 



- 17 



- 



6 



- 



12 



- 12 



- 8 



Lesser Redpole 





1 



- H 



. 



4 



. 



8 



- 8 



. 6 



Chaffinch 









- 8 



- 







_ 



3 



- 4 



- 5 



Bullfinch 





4 



- 6 



_ 



6 



» 



6 



- 6 



5 



Greenfinch 





4 



- 6 



. 



8 



- 



6 



- 6 



- 6 



Yellow Bunting 









- 4 



. 







. 



2 



- 2 



- 2 



Black-beaded 



, 



1 

















Bunting or 



\ 



-0 



- 4 



- 







- 



6 



- 6 



- 2 



Reed Sparrow. 



\ 



1 

















To which we shall 



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add, the Canaiy, 





















though it is not [ 



4 



- 19 



- 



6 



- 



19 



. 19 



- 16 



an indigenous 





















British Bird. 



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We shall endeavour to explain the meaning we 

 attach to each of these terms : — hy mellowness — 

 we mean rich, full, deep-toned notes ; hy spright- 

 liness — quick, gay, cheerful notes, generally ex- 

 pressive of joy ; hy plaintiveness — tender, pathe- 

 tic notes ; by compass — forte and piano, also alto 

 and basso ; by execution — the variety of notes in 

 a full, complete cadence ; and by duration — not 

 the length of time a bird Avill continue to sing, but 

 the full length of its warble or song. 



With regard to the teaching of birds, or their 

 acquirements in a state of domestication, the best 

 teachers never mix their lessons. If we wish to 



