The birds continued to pour in, the fires were lighted, and a magnificent as well as wonderful and almost terrifying sight presented itself. The pigeons, arriving by thousands, alighted everywhere, one above another, until solid masses, as large as hogsheads,... The illustrated natural history - Seite 577von John George Wood - 1862Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| John James Audubon - 1832 - 564 Seiten
...were soon knocked down by the pole-men. The birds continue to pour in. The fires were lighted, and a magnificent, as well as wonderful and almost terrifying,...branches all round. Here and there the perches gave way underthe weight with acrash, and falling to the ground, destroyed hundreds of the birds beneath, forcing... | |
| Edward Jesse - 1832 - 566 Seiten
...lighted, and a magnificent, as well as wonderful sight presented itself. The pigeons, arriving by myriads, alighted everywhere, one above another, until solid...branches all round. Here and there the perches gave way under the weight, with a crash, and falling to the ground, destroyed hundreds of the birds beneath,... | |
| 1832 - 650 Seiten
...sight presented itself. The pigeons, arriving by myriads, alighted everywhere, one above another, nntil solid masses as large as hogsheads, were formed on...branches all round. Here and there the perches gave way under the weight, with a crash, and falling to the ground, destroyed hundreds of the birds beneath,... | |
| Samuel Roper - 1832 - 178 Seiten
...were soon knocked down by the pole-men. The birds continued to pour in. The fires were lighted, and a magnificent, as well as wonderful and almost terrifying...itself. The Pigeons^ arriving by thousands, alighted every where* one above another, until solid masses, as large as hogsheads, were found on the branches... | |
| Simpkin, Marshall & Co - 1832 - 1114 Seiten
...were soon knocked down by the pole-men. The birds continued to pour in, the fires were lighted, and a magnificent, as well as wonderful and almost terrifying,...itself. The pigeons, arriving by thousands, alighted every where, one above another, until solid masses as large as hogsheads were formed on the branches... | |
| 1833 - 776 Seiten
...were soon knocked down by the pole-men. The birds continued to pour in, the fires were lighted, and a magnificent as well as wonderful and almost terrifying...itself. The pigeons, arriving by thousands, alighted every where, one above another, until solid masses as large as hogsheads were formed on the branches... | |
| 1844 - 372 Seiten
...were soon knocked down by the pole-men. The birds continued to pour in. The fires were lighted, and a magnificent as well as wonderful, and almost terrifying sight presented itself. The pigeons, arriving in thousands, alighted everywhere, one above another, until solid masses as large as hogsheads were... | |
| John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson - 1834 - 698 Seiten
...sneaking off. He himself saw what he relates. But let us pass on. " The pigeons," continues Mr. Audubon, " arriving by thousands, alighted everywhere, one above...large as hogsheads were formed on the branches all around." Solid masses ! Our European pigeons, in a similar situation, would have been all smothered... | |
| John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson - 1834 - 682 Seiten
...sneaking off. He himself saw what he relates. But let us pass on. " The pigeons," continues Mr. Audubon, " arriving by thousands, alighted everywhere, one above...large as hogsheads were formed on the branches all around." Solid masses ! Our European pigeons, in a similar situation, would have been all smothered... | |
| Religious Tract Society (Great Britain) - 1835 - 604 Seiten
...were soon knocked down by the pole-men. The birds continued to pour in. The fires were lighted, and a magnificent as well as wonderful and almost terrifying...itself. The Pigeons, arriving by thousands, alighted every where, one above another, until solid masses as large as hogsheads were formed on the branches... | |
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