Librivox Recording 2
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The Strangest Things in the World by Thomas Henry The varieties of the Raven language read by Christian book Oh, this is a Libra Vox recording. All library books recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit libra vox dot org. While nevermore apparently is not in the vocabulary of the Raven, this big black bird of the wilder parts of the country has a considerable variety of sounds. Nearly as ominous. Raven language has been intensively studied by the noted ornithologist to Arthur Cleveland Bent. Citing various bird observers. He lists the following calls. A distinct, hollow, sepulchral laugh ***** whore *****, which may be heard at almost any time. A series of crooks sounded while on the wing, interspersed with a musical note that sounds like Gaelic daily. A strange call like thing thunk thunk, which is similar to the mellow twang of a tuning fork. Another expression has a metallic liquid like quality, similar to the song of the red winged blackbird. Although greatly magnified in volume, Ravens have a large range of notes from the melancholy croaks with which they are chiefly associated to striking imitations of other birds, such as geese and girls. One of these birds will talk to itself for hours with a curious gargling sound. He becomes so absorbed in his own conversation that it is often not difficult to steal upon him during such a soliloquy. The Raven doctor, Bent observes, is one of our most sagacious birds. Crafty, resourceful, adaptable and quick to profit by experience. Throughout most of its range, it is exceeding, shy and wary. It is almost impossible to get within gunshot of one in the Open. Yet it knows full well where and when it is safe about northern villages, where it is appreciated as a scavenger and seldom molested. It is as tame as any barnyard bird. This is especially true in Greenland, where Ravens infest American air bases. Although in the north the Raven frequents the seacoast and villages from Pennsylvania southward, it is entirely a mountain bird, usually living above 3000 ft from these heights, the birds sometimes descend to the valleys or even islands along the coast to forage among the colonies of seabirds. Most of them prefer to dwell among rocks and resort to perpendicular cliffs and two escarpments thrust above forests on the flanks of mountains. End of Section 67