 | William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1826 - 850 Seiten
...mates. " If the cull be given from the ground, the nales in the vicinity fly towards the individual, ind whether they perceive her or not, erect and spread...head backwards, distend the comb and wattles, strut about •xmipously, and rustle their wings and body leathers, at the same moment ejecting a puff of... | |
 | Sir William Jardine - 1834 - 388 Seiten
...of their wooing, uttered responsively from their roosting places. < This is continued for about an hour ; and, on the rising of the sun, they silently...whether they perceive her or not, erect and spread their THE TURKEY. 1 27 tails, throw the head backwards, distend the comb and wattles, strut pompously, and... | |
 | 1846 - 544 Seiten
...remarkable noise, uttered responsively from their roosting-places : this is continued for about an hour ; and, on the rising of the sun, they silently...from their perches, and the males begin to strut, as if to win the admiration of their mates. Their process of approach to th AI females is remarkably... | |
 | American Institute of the City of New York - 1853 - 550 Seiten
...voice of their wooing, uttered responsively from their roosting places ; this is continued for about an hour, and on the rising of the sun, they silently...strut, for the purpose of winning the admiration of the females. If the call be given from the ground, the males in the vicinity fly towards the individual,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1856 - 824 Seiten
...voice of their wooing, uttered responsively from their roosting places. This is continued for about an hour; and, on the rising of the sun, they silently...purpose of winning the admiration of their mates. If the rail he given from the ground, the males in the vicinity fly towards the individual, and, whether they... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1857 - 712 Seiten
...voice of their wooing, uttered responsively from their roosting places. This is continued for about an hour; and, on the rising of the sun, they silently...the individual, and, whether they perceive her or nut, erect and spread their tails, throw the head backwards, distend the comb and wattles, strut pompously,... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1859 - 720 Seiten
...voice of their wooing, uttered responsively from their roosting places. This is continued for about an hour ; and, on the rising of the sun, they silently...winning the admiration of their mates. If the call of a female be given from the ground, the males in the vicinity fly toward the individual, and, whether... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1860 - 774 Seiten
...voice of their wooing, uttered responsively from their roosting places. This is continued for about an hour; and, on the rising of the sun, they silently...the individual, and, whether they perceive her or nut, erect and spread their tails, throw the head backwards, distend the comb and wattles, strut pompously,... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1862 - 632 Seiten
...and, on the rising of the son, they silently descend from their perches, and the males begin to strnt for the purpose of winning the admiration of their...not, erect and spread their tails, throw the head aackward, distend the comb and wattles, strut r>ompously, and rustle their wings and bodyleathers,... | |
 | Robert Jennings - 1864 - 498 Seiten
...of their wooing, uttered responsive ly from their roosting- places. This is continued for about an hour ; and, on the rising of the sun, they silently...winning the admiration of their mates. If the call of a female be given from the ground, the males in the vicinity fly toward the individual, and, whether... | |
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... turkey when he hears any unusual or frequently repeated noise. Where the turkeys are numerous, the woods, from one end to the other, sometimes for hundreds of miles, resound with this remarkable voice of their wooing, uttered responsively from their... 
