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1 Some birds belong more properly to America, such as the Canada woodcock and the water ouzel; and there are several birds common to the east and west coasts of the Pacific.

2 I have never yet met ducks in any of the lakes of this kind, but the ouzel is never wanting where the feeding-streams are perennial.

3 The ouzel, too, is self-poised, indifferent to all the world but his brook, and 159 showing an appreciation for water greater, I think, than that of any other landsman.

4 I had told Harriet that ouzels lived 101 by this brook; she was eager to see one, and we stopped at a promising place by the brook to watch.

5 Crossing creeks, Patla suggested keeping close watch for American dippers, also known as water ouzels, and sure enough, they spotted several.

6 The young ouzels kept very still; occasionally one of them would half raise its head.

7 The nesting operations of this species are described in the essay near the end of Part I. Two other species allied to the grey-winged ouzel demand our attention.

8 Their cowering, joyless endurance offered striking contrasts to the spontaneous, irrepressible gladness of the ouzel, who could no more help giving out sweet song than a rose sweet fragrance.

9 "It was a stoat that harried an ouzel's nest and slew the birds," replied Kenric.

10 Along the glistening cobbles of the bank, a black ouzel bobbed and flew rock to rock, staying just ahead of me, keeping me company.

11 As he rocked he watched the water ouzel teetering on a rock in the river, joyously shaking from its back the spray which deluged it at intervals.

12 There is much in the life of the ouzel that is refreshing and inspiring.

13 The blessed ouzels have built their mossy huts and are now singing their best songs with the streams.

14 The ouzels proved no exception to the rule.

15 One American bird, and one only, chooses perpetual dampness for his environment,—the American dipper, or water ouzel.

16 And all the fields thereof, Where daffodils flaunt everywhere And ouzels chant of love,— Lest we attain the Middle-Land, Whence clouded well-springs rise, And vipers from a slimy strand Lift glittering cold eyes.

17 The rain put a final end to my observations on that nest, as I had to leave Naini Tal on the following day—an event which caused more sorrow to me than to the ouzels!

18 The ouzel and the kingfisher start from under one’s feet, and bright fish move out lazily from their sunny bay into the deeper pool.

19 "Nay, then, he must be a black ouzel, indeed!—Does he understand languages?"

20 I found no great difficulty, however, in making my way to a certain ripple on the river where one of my ouzels lived.

1 河乌

dipper

2 黑鸫

ousel

3 黑鸟

merle