 | George Montagu - 1831 - 670 Seiten
...in the air, flapping his wings. This object, however, he abandons, and is again seen sailing round as before. Now his attention is again arrested, and...second victim had escaped him. He now sails at a short distance above the surface, and by a zigzag descent, and without seeming to dip his feet in the water,... | |
 | Alexander Wilson, Charles Lucian Bonaparte, George Ord, William Maxwell Hetherington - 1831 - 426 Seiten
...his wings. This object, however, he abandons, or rather the fish he had in his eye has disappeared, and he is again seen sailing around as before. Now...again arrested, and he descends with great rapidity; hut ere he reaches the surface, shoots off on another course, as if ashamed that a second victim had... | |
 | Alexander Wilson - 1832 - 472 Seiten
...his wings. This object, however, he abandons, or rather the fish he had in his eye has disappeared, and he is again seen sailing around as before. Now...another course, as if ashamed that a second victim had 112 FISH HAWK, OR OSPREY. escaped him. He now sails at a short height above the surface, and by a zigzag... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1833 - 410 Seiten
...his wings. This object, however, he abandons, or rather the fish he had in his eye has disappeared, and he is again seen sailing around as before. Now...and by a zigzag descent, and without seeming to dip hi» feet in the water, seizes a fish, which, A great ash-coloured* butcher-bird was shot last winter... | |
 | 1833 - 438 Seiten
...wings. But the fish he ad in his eye has disappeared, and he is again seen sailing round as before. His attention is again arrested, and he descends with...height above the surface, and by a zig-zag descent, without seeming to dip his feet in the water, seizes a fish, which he soon drops, or yields up to the... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1834 - 396 Seiten
...however, be abandons, or rather the fish he had in his eye has disappeared, and he is again seen Bailing around as before. Now his attention is again arrested,...to dip his feet in the water, seizes a fish, which, A great ash-coloured* butcher-bird was shot last winter in Tisted Park, and a red-backed butcher-bird... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1834 - 392 Seiten
...the fish he had in his eye has disappeared, and he is again seen sailing around as before. Now nis attention is again arrested, and he descends with...to dip his feet in the water, seizes a fish, which. A great ash-coloured* butcher-bird was shot last winter in Tisted Park, and a red-backed butcher-bird... | |
 | James Rennie - 1835 - 408 Seiten
...fixed in the air flapping his wings. This object, however, he abandons and is again seen sailing round as before. Now his attention is again arrested, and...rapidity ; but ere he reaches the surface, shoots off another course as if ashamed that a second victim had escaped him. He now sails at a short distance... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1836 - 440 Seiten
...his wings. This object, however, he abandons, or rather the fish he had in his eye has disappeared, and he is again seen sailing around as before. Now...to dip his feet in the water, seizes a fish, which, A great ash-coloured* butcher-bird was shot last winter in Tisted Park, and a red-backed butcher-bird... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1836 - 398 Seiten
...however, he abandons, or rather the fish he had in his eye has disappeared, and he is again seen I sailing around as before. Now his attention is again...to dip his feet in the water, seizes a fish, which, A great ash-coloured* butcher-bird was shot last winter in Tisted Park, and a red-backed butcher-bird... | |
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... sailing around as before. Now his attention is again arrested, and he descends with great rapidity ; but ere he reaches the surface, shoots off on another course, as if ashamed that a second victim had escaped him. He now sails at a short height above... 
