Audubon, the Naturalist of the New World: His Adventures and DiscoveriesC. S. Francis, 1856 - 311 Seiten |
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... boats .. 44 Conflicts with Indians .... 44 Kentucky Feat of " Driving the Nail " . 45 " Barking a Squirrel " ... 45 ....... " Snuffing the Candle " . 45 Hurricanes ... 46 Destructive Effects .. 47 Audubon and Daniel Boone .. 48 Boone's ...
... boats .. 44 Conflicts with Indians .... 44 Kentucky Feat of " Driving the Nail " . 45 " Barking a Squirrel " ... 45 ....... " Snuffing the Candle " . 45 Hurricanes ... 46 Destructive Effects .. 47 Audubon and Daniel Boone .. 48 Boone's ...
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... boat Travelling .. Audubon at Sixty .. His rapid Walk ... His keen Sight .. 175 175 176 179 180 181 181 182 CHAPTER XIV . Audubon's attachment to his Native Shores ... Precarious Health of his Wife ..... Meeting with Nuttall .. Audubon ...
... boat Travelling .. Audubon at Sixty .. His rapid Walk ... His keen Sight .. 175 175 176 179 180 181 181 182 CHAPTER XIV . Audubon's attachment to his Native Shores ... Precarious Health of his Wife ..... Meeting with Nuttall .. Audubon ...
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... Boats .. Various uses of the Buffalo .... PAGE 225 226 227 227 228 228 229 229 230 231 233 233 234 234 234 235 236 236 237 237 237 238 239 289 239 239 240 240 241 242 242 243 244 245 245 246 CONTENTS . xxi CHAPTER XVIII . THE OPOSSUM ...
... Boats .. Various uses of the Buffalo .... PAGE 225 226 227 227 228 228 229 229 230 231 233 233 234 234 234 235 236 236 237 237 237 238 239 289 239 239 240 240 241 242 242 243 244 245 245 246 CONTENTS . xxi CHAPTER XVIII . THE OPOSSUM ...
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... boats , thirty or forty feet long and ten or twelve in breadth , were considered so stupendous as to hold men , women , children , cattle , poultry , vegetables , and a host of miscellaneous wares . The roof or deck constituting a farm ...
... boats , thirty or forty feet long and ten or twelve in breadth , were considered so stupendous as to hold men , women , children , cattle , poultry , vegetables , and a host of miscellaneous wares . The roof or deck constituting a farm ...
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... boat , with what appeared a bundle of dried clover on his back . No sooner had the exclamation “ What an odd - looking fellow ! an original , surely ! ” crossed his mind , than he perceived the stranger approach him in haste , and with ...
... boat , with what appeared a bundle of dried clover on his back . No sooner had the exclamation “ What an odd - looking fellow ! an original , surely ! ” crossed his mind , than he perceived the stranger approach him in haste , and with ...
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American animal appearance approach Audubon Baltimore oriole banks bark bear beautiful beaver beheld birds bison blue heron boat branches buffalo camp canes cents chuck-will's-widow companion cormorant delight Dick Roberts dogs eagle engravings escape eyes feathers feet fire fish Florida flowers forest frequently fresh glance grass grizzly bear ground habits head heard herd heron hope horse hundred hunt hunters Indian insects instantly jaguar journey killed Labrador land length light looked Louisiana Mattie miles mink mountains naturalist negro nest night observed opossum passed passenger pigeon pelican plumage possessions prairies prey quadrupeds reached retreat rifle river Rocky Rocky Mountain goat scene seemed seen shores shot sight Silent Hunter singular soars sometimes soon species spot spring Stories stream sudden suddenly swamps Thouville Thouville's tion toil travellers trees visited wandered whilst whip-poor-will wild wings winter wood thrush woods young Zenaida dove
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Seite 178 - I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country; he is a bird of bad moral character : he does not get his living honestly...
Seite 30 - I had four letters of recommendation, and was taught to expect much of every thing there; but neither received one act of civility from those to whom I was recommended, one subscriber, nor one new bird; though I delivered my letters, ransacked the woods repeatedly, and visited all the characters likely to subscribe. Science or literature has not one friend in this place.
Seite 178 - ... and, when that diligent bird has at length taken a fish, and is bearing it to his nest for the support of his mate and young ones, the bald eagle pursues him, and takes it from him. With all this injustice he is never in good case ; but, like those among men who live by sharping and robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy. Besides, he is a rank coward ; the little kingbird, not bigger than a sparrow, attacks him boldly and drives him out of the district.
Seite 292 - The strength of four men was required to drag the ferocious brute from the water, and upon examining his body, he was found completely riddled ; there did not appear to be four inches of his shaggy person, from the hips upward, that had not received a ball. There must have been, at least, thirty shots made at him, and probably few missed him ; yet such was his tenacity of life, that I have no doubt he would have succeeded in crossing the river, but for the last shot in the brain. He would probably...
Seite 266 - In such retired parts of the country where there are no hilly grounds, it pays visits to the maize fields, which it ravages for a while. After this, the various species of nuts, acorns, grapes, and other forest fruits, that form what in the western country is called mast, attract its attention.
Seite 286 - The man who was rescued had his arm fractured, and was otherwise severely bitten, but finally recovered. I have seen Bourasso, and can add that the account which he gives is fully credited by the traders resident in that part of the country, who are best qualified to judge of its truth from their knowledge of the parties.
Seite 53 - ... struck me as exceedingly remarkable. A long loose coat of yellow nankeen, much the worse of the many rubs it had got in its time, and stained all over with the juice of plants, hung loosely about him like a sack. A waistcoat of the same, with enormous pockets, and buttoned up to the chin, reached below over a pair of tight pantaloons, the lower parts of which were buttoned down to the ancles.
Seite 291 - But he was not to proceed far ; for just then Richardson, who had been absent, rode up, and fixing his deadly aim upon him, fired a ball into the back of his head, which killed him instantly. The strength of four men was required to drag the ferocious brute from the water, and upon examining his body, he was found. completely riddled ; there did not appear to be four inches of his shaggy person, from the hips upward, that had not received a ball; there must have been at least thirty shots...
Seite 273 - ... it, when, to our astonishment, it suddenly shook off all the dogs, and before we could fire, charged upon one of the negroes, who was mounted on a pied horse. The Bear seized the steed with teeth and claws, and clung to its breast. The terrified horse snorted and plunged. The rider, an athletic young man, and a capital horseman, kept his seat, although only saddled on a sheep's skin tightly girthed, and requested his master not to fire at the bear.
Seite 291 - ... standing almost erect, his mouth partly open, and from his protruding tongue the blood fell fast in drops. While in this position he received about six more balls, each of which made him reel. At last, as in complete desperation, he dashed into the water and swam several yards with astonishing strength and agility, the guns cracking at him constantly. But he was not to proceed far...