 The birds continue 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...  Ornithological Biography - Seite 320von John James Audubon - 1832Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Samuel Roper - 1832 - 178 Seiten
...current of air that surprised me. Thousands were soon knocked down by the pole-men. The birds continued to pour in. The fires were lighted, and a magnificent,...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
...current of air that surprised me. Thousands were soon knocked down by the pole-men. The birds continued to pour in, the fires were lighted, and a magnificent,...itself. The pigeons, arriving by thousands, alighted every where, one above another, until solid masses as large as hogsheads were formed on the branches... | |
 | 1832 - 650 Seiten
...vessel. As the birds arrived, they were knocked down by thousands by the pole-men. As they continued to pour in, the fires were lighted, and a magnificent, as well as wonderful sight presented itself. The pigeons, arriving by myriads, alighted everywhere, one above another, nntil... | |
 | Edward Jesse - 1832 - 566 Seiten
...vessel. As the birds arrived, they were knocked down by thousands by the pole-men. As they continued to pour in, the fires were lighted, and a magnificent, as well as wonderful sight presented itself. The pigeons, arriving by myriads, alighted everywhere, one above another, until... | |
 | 1833 - 776 Seiten
...current of air that surprised me. Thousands were soon knocked down by the pole-men. The birds continued to pour in, the fires were lighted, and a magnificent...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
...current of air that surprised me. Thousands were soon knocked down by the pole-men. The birds continued to pour in. The fires were lighted, and a magnificent...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
...iron pots containing sulphur;" and " with torches of pine-knots, with poles and with guns;" where " fires were lighted, and a magnificent as well as wonderful and almost terrifying sight presented itself;" where, in fine, the auditory faculties of Mr. Audubon himself became so completely useless, on account... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson - 1834 - 682 Seiten
...iron pots containing sulphur; " and " with torches of pine-knots, with poles and with guns ;" where " fires were lighted, and a magnificent as well as wonderful and almost terrifying sight presented itself;" where, in fine, the auditory faculties of Mr. Audubon himself became so completely useless, on account... | |
 | Religious Tract Society (Great Britain) - 1835 - 604 Seiten
...current of air that surprised me. Thousands were soon knocked down by the pole-men. The birds continued to pour in. The fires were lighted, and a magnificent...itself. The Pigeons, arriving by thousands, alighted every where, one above another, until solid masses as large as hogsheads were formed on the branches... | |
 | 1836 - 282 Seiten
...current of air that surprised me. Thousands were soon knocked down by the pole-men. The birds continued to pour in. 'The fires were lighted, and a magnificent...terrifying sight presented itself. The Pigeons, arriving in thousands, alighted everywhere, one above another, until solid masses as large as hogsheads were... | |
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