 | Encyclopaedia Perthensis - 1807 - 794 Seiten
...martins dip and wafh a little. The fwallow is a delicate fongfler, and in foft funny weather finge both perching and flying, on trees in a kind of concert, and on chimney tops : it is alfo a bold flyer, ranging to diftant towns and commons even in windy weather,... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1822 - 380 Seiten
...by dropping into a pool for many times together: in very hot weather house-martins and bank martins dip and wash a little. The swallow is a delicate songster,...and flying ; on trees in a kind of concert, and on chimney tops : is also a bold flyer, ranging to distant downs and commons even in windy weather, which... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 806 Seiten
...by dropping into a pool for many times together ; in very hot weather house martins and bank martins dip and wash a little. The swallow is a delicate songster,...and flying, on trees in a kind of concert, and on chimney tops : it is also a bold flier, ranging to distant towns and commons even in windy weather,... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 416 Seiten
...by dropping into a pool for many times together ; in very hot weather house martins and bank martins dip and wash a little. The swallow is a delicate songster,...perching and flying, on trees in a kind of concert, arid on chimney tops : it is also a bold flier, ranging to distant towns and commons even in windy... | |
 | Stephen Glover - 1829 - 600 Seiten
...wing, by dropping into the water a many times together ; in very hot weather, house and sand martins dip and wash a little» The swallow is a delicate...weather sings both perching and flying ; on trees and on chimney tops in a kind of concert ; he is also a bold flier, ranging to distant towns and commons... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1829 - 364 Seiten
...by dropping into a pool for many times together : in very hot weather housemartins and bank-martins dip and wash a little. The swallow is a delicate songster,...soft sunny weather sings both perching and flying, 01 trees in a kind of concert, and on chimney tops ; M also a bold flier, ranging to distant downs... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 826 Seiten
...hot weather house martins and bank martins dip and wash a little. The swallow is a delicate Mn^ster, and in soft sunny weather sings both perching and flying, on trees in a kind of concert, and on chimney tops : it is also a bold filer, ranging to distant towns and commons even in windy weather,... | |
 | Stephen Glover - 1831 - 510 Seiten
...wing, by dropping into the water many times together : in very hot weather, house and sand martins dip and wash a little. The swallow is a delicate songster,...weather sings both perching and flying ; on trees and on chimney tops in a kind of concert ; he is also a bold flier, ranging to distant towns and commons... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1832 - 354 Seiten
...by dropping into a pool for many times together : in very hot weather house-martins and bank-martins dip and wash a little. The swallow is a delicate Songster,...and flying, on trees in a kind of concert, and on chimney tops ; is also a bold flier, ranging to distant downs and commons even in windy weather, which... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1833 - 338 Seiten
...by dropping into a pool for many times together: in very hot weather house-martins and bankmartins dip and wash a little. The swallow is a delicate songster,...and flying, on trees in a kind of concert, and on chimney tops ; is also a bold flier, ranging to distant downs and commons even in windy weather, which... | |
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Each species of hirundo drinks as it flies along, sipping the surface of the water; but the swallow alone in general washes on the wing, by dropping into a pool for many times together: in very hot weather house-martins and bank-martins also dip and wash... 
