 | 1863 - 622 páginas
...Dictionary of the Bible,' art. Oitrick. anxiety the old birds evinced for the safety of their younp. Finding that we were quickly gaining upon them, the...seeing that we were not to be diverted from our purpose (the travellers wished to procure some craniums of the young birds for Professor Owen), he again increased... | |
 | James Greenwood - 1862 - 492 páginas
...party. It was very touching to observe the anxiety the old birds evinced for the safety of their young. Finding that we were quickly gaining upon them, the...diverged somewhat from his course ; but seeing that wS were not to be diverted from our purpose, he again increased his speed, and with wings drooping... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1863 - 736 páginas
...our purpose (the travellers wished to procure some rraniums of the young birds for Professor Owen), he again increased his speed, and with wings drooping...circumference till he came almost within pistolshot, when he threw himself abruptly on the ground, and struggled desperately to regain his legs, as it appeared,... | |
 | Anonymous - 1863 - 602 páginas
...party. It icas rery touching to observe the anxiety the old birds evinced for the safety of their young. Finding that we were quickly gaining upon them, the...seeing that we were not to be diverted from our purpose (the travellers wished to procure some cranium- of the young birds for Professor Owen), he again increased... | |
 | John George Wood - 1869 - 758 páginas
...distance, bringing up the rear of the family party. It was very touching to observe the anxiety the birds evinced for the safety of their progeny. Finding...wide circles, and then decreasing the circumference until he came almost within pistol-shot, when he abruptly threw himself on the ground, and struggled... | |
 | John George Wood - 1870 - 744 páginas
...distance, bringing up the rear of the family party. It was very touching to observe the anxiety the birds evinced for the safety of their progeny. Finding...wide circles, and then decreasing the circumference until he came almost within pistol-shot, when he abruptly threw himself on the ground, and struggled... | |
 | James Greenwood - 1870 - 496 páginas
...party. It was very touching to observe the anxiety the old birds evinced for the safety of their young. Finding that we were quickly gaining upon them, the...his speed, and with wings drooping so as almost to A. touch the ground he hovered round us, now in wide circles and then decreasing the circumference... | |
 | Georg Hartwig - 1871 - 776 páginas
...they set off at full speed, the female leading the way, the young following in her wake,and the male, though at some little distance, bringing up the rear...his speed, and with wings drooping, so as almost to tnneh the ground, he hovered round us, now in wide circles, and then decreasing the circumference till... | |
 | Georg Hartwig - 1872 - 780 páginas
...they set off at full speed, the female leading the way, the young following in her wake, and the male, though at some little distance, bringing up the rear...wings drooping, so as almost to touch the ground, ho hovered round us, now in wide circles, and then decreasing the circumference till he came almost... | |
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Finding that we were quickly gaining upon them, the male at once slackened his pace, and diverged somewhat from his course ; but seeing that we were not to be diverted from our purpose, he again increased his speed, and with wings drooping so as almost... 
