songbook (songbuk)

[ The song - book corresponded with the Salisbury portous and the Roman breviary. Rock , Church of our Fathers, III. ii. 20. song-craft (sông'kraft), n. [A mod. revived form of AS. sangcræft , the art of singing, the art of poetry, sang , song, + cræft , art, craft.] The art of composing songs; skill in versifica tion. Written with little skill of song-craft. Long fellow , Hiawatha, Int. 5769 eastern half of the country; there are several other species or varieties in the west, the most distinct of which is the Kodiak song-sparrow, M. cinerea. The common is 6 inches long and 8 in extent of wings, and the markings of the breast are gathered into a characteristic pectoral spot. It nests on the ground, and lays four or five spotted and clouded eggs. Its song is remarkably sweet and hearty, and the plain little bird is deservedly a great favorite. It is also called silver - tongue. Oregon song-sparrow, Melospiza fasci at a guttata, a western variety of the common song-sparrow.