BIRDS AS MIMICS.
Birds from the ostrich down, are imitative Where he lives alone the ostrich s Sent, but in a country where ions abound he roars. The reason is that, adSg the lion's roar, he gradually Sβ to roar himself. Among small birds buntings imitate pipits, and greeninches imitate yellowhammers They sTek their food in the winter together, and they gradually steal each o hers calls. The jay is an insatiable imitator. Some will include in their repertory not only the cries or songs of other birds, but the bleat of the lamb and the neigh of a horse. Even the nightingale imitates. In the nightingale's song it is frequently easy to detect phrases borrowed from other birds.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 200, 24 August 1929, Page 9 (Supplement)
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119BIRDS AS MIMICS. Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 200, 24 August 1929, Page 9 (Supplement)
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