 | 1810 - 472 Seiten
...Kippis's Life of Cook, " that he found in an island, not far from New Holland, a bird's nest, which was built with sticks, upon the ground, and was no...twenty feet in circumference, and two feet eight inches in height." In this manner might the whole work be gone through. And this mode of illustration would... | |
 | Robert Southey, Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1812 - 352 Seiten
...going out. Upon this island we saw an incredible number of birds, chiefly sea fowl; we found also ihe nest of an eagle with young ones, which we killed...twenty feet in circumference, and two feet eight inches hiieh." Book 3, chap. 5. This nest is well proportioned to the Siberian claw, and a bird of correpondent... | |
 | William Barker Daniel - 1813 - 820 Seiten
...Bird, tee knew not what, of a most enormous Size: it was built with Sticks upon the Ground, and teas no less, than six AND TWENTY FEET IN CIRCUMFERENCE, and TWO FEET EIGHT INCHES HIGH." Book 3, chap. 5. This NEST, is not exactly proportioned, to the SIBERIA* CLAW, yet a Bird of correspondent... | |
 | William Barker Daniel - 1813 - 568 Seiten
...Bird, we knew not what, of a most enormous Size: it was built with Sticks upon the Ground, and roa* no less, than six AND TWENTY FEET IN CIRCUMFERENCE, and TWO FEET EIGHT INCHES HIGH." Book 3, chap. 5. This NEST, is not exactly proportioned, to the SIBERIAN CLAW, yet a Bird of correspondent... | |
 | General history - 1814 - 798 Seiten
...a most enormous size ; it was built with sticks upon the ground, and was no less than sixand-twenty feet in circumference, and two feet eight inches high....another in different places. To this spot we gave the name of Eagle Island, and after leaving it, we steered SW directly for the ship, sounding all the... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1815 - 534 Seiten
...a most enormous size ; it was built with sticks upon the ground, and was no less than sixand-twenty feet in circumference, and two feet eight inches high....another in different places. To this spot we gave the name of Eagle Island, and after leaving ii, we steered SW directly for the ship, sounding ail the... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1815 - 550 Seiten
...a most enormous size ; it was built with sticks upon the ground, and was no less than sixand-twenty feet in circumference, and two feet eight inches high....by . the Indians, probably to eat turtle, many of whjch we saw upon the island, and a great number of their shells, piled one upon another in different... | |
 | 1820 - 774 Seiten
...which he killed, and the nest of some other bird, of a most enor. mous size ; it wai built with large sticks upon the ground, and was no less than six and...in circumference, and two feet eight inches high. Warm in a Horse1! Eye*— tor William Scott, of Madras, has extracted a worm from the aqueous humour... | |
 | 1819 - 754 Seiten
...which he killed, and the nest of some other bird, of a most enormous size : it was built with large sticks upon the ground, and was no less than six and...in circumference, and two feet eight inches high. TURKEY. Accounts from Constantinople state, that great difficulties still exist in the execution of... | |
 | 1819 - 728 Seiten
...be killed, and the nest of some other birJ, of a most enormous size : it was built with large stick* upon the ground, and was no less than six and twenty...in circumference, and two feet eight inches high. TURKEY. Accounts from Constantinople state, thai great difficulties still exist in the execution of... | |
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... out. Upon this island we saw an incredible number of birds, chiefly sea.fowl: we found also the nest of an eagle with young ones, •which we killed; and the nest of some other bird, we knew not what, of a most enormous size ; it was built with sticks... 
