The Naturalist On the Thames
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Last spring the writer was in the Valley of the Eden, opposite Eden- hall. The vale is a wide one, and on the north-east side are high fells, Cross Fell among others. On these THE ENGLISH MOCKING BIRD 165 the curlews breed, and occasionally fly right over the valley at a great height to the hills above Edenhall, uttering their long, musical call. When heard, this call is generally uttered several hundred feet above the valley. A curlew was heard flying above, and repeat^ ing its cry, but was no...t discernible. Again the call was heard, but no curlew seen, though such a large bird must have been visible. In the line of sound was a starling sitting on a chimney-pot. Again the curlew called, the long-drawn notes sounding from exactly the same place in the sky. It was the starling, reproducing with perfect accuracy the call, as it was used to hear it from the high-flying curlews crossing the valley. Apparently the tradition that they were good talkers has died out in rural England. It was always one of the firm beliefs of East Anglia that if a starling's tongue were slit with a thin sixpence it would learn to talk at once, but that otherwise it would only mimic other birds.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Last spring the writer was in the Valley of the Eden, opposite Eden- hall. The vale is a wide one, and on the north-east side are high fells, Cross Fell among others. On these THE ENGLISH MOCKING BIRD 165 the curlews breed, and occasionally fly right over the valley at a great height to the hills above Edenhall, uttering their long, musical call. When heard, this call is generally uttered several hundred feet above the valley. A curlew was heard flying above, and repeat^ ing its cry, but was no...t discernible. Again the call was heard, but no curlew seen, though such a large bird must have been visible. In the line of sound was a starling sitting on a chimney-pot. Again the curlew called, the long-drawn notes sounding from exactly the same place in the sky. It was the starling, reproducing with perfect accuracy the call, as it was used to hear it from the high-flying curlews crossing the valley. Apparently the tradition that they were good talkers has died out in rural England. It was always one of the firm beliefs of East Anglia that if a starling's tongue were slit with a thin sixpence it would learn to talk at once, but that otherwise it would only mimic other birds.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Cornish, C. J. (Charles John), 1858-1906 to read onlineMoreLess
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