Domestic Encyclopædia (1802)/Singing-birds

Singing-birds are principally the nightingale, black-bird, thrush, starling, linnet, lark, red-breast, Canary-bird, bull-finch, and gold-finch. Their first note is termed chirp, which is repeated at short intervals: the second is denominated call, being a repetition of the same note, and the third sound is termed recording, which a young bird will do for nearly a twelve-month, and when perfect in his lesson, he is said to sing his song round. Their notes are not more natural to birds, than language is to man; and they all sing in the same key.