 | William Jones Rhees - 1859 - 96 Seiten
...live by sharping and robbing, he is generally poor. Besides he is a rank coward; the little King-Bird, not bigger than a Sparrow, attacks him boldly, and...have driven all the King-Birds from our country." Next in order are Duck Hawks. ..Black-capped Hawks. ..Prairie Falcons. ..Pigeon Hawks... Sparrow Hawks.... | |
 | Worthington Hooker - 1860 - 384 Seiten
...robbing, he is generally poor, and very often lousy. Besides, he is a rank coward ; the little king-bird, not bigger than a sparrow, attacks him boldly and...and honest Cincinnati of America, who have driven out all the king-birds from our country, though exactly fitted for that order of knights which the... | |
 | Traits, William White Cooper - 1861 - 402 Seiten
...sharping and robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy. Besides, he is a rank coward ; and the little king bird, not bigger than a sparrow, attacks...honest Cincinnati of America, who have driven all the king birds from our country ; though exactly fit for that order of knights which the French call chevaliers... | |
 | John Nicholas Norton - 1861 - 294 Seiten
...robbing, he is generally poor, ;>Tid often very lousy. Besides, ho is a rank coward ; the little kingbird, not bigger than a sparrow, attacks him boldly, and...drives him out of the district. He is, therefore, by no neans, a proper emblem for the brave and honest Cincinnatfcof America, who have driven all the kingbirds... | |
 | 1861 - 270 Seiten
...sharping and robbing he is generally pool, uui besides lie is a rank coward. The littlo king-bird, not bigger than a sparrow, attacks him boldly, and drives him out of the district." In this respect I believe lie is only like the rest of the Falconidce. I suppose that birds of prey... | |
 | 1862 - 608 Seiten
...robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy. Besides, he is a rank coward ; the little king-bird, not bigger than a sparrow, attacks him boldly, and...emblem for the brave and honest Cincinnati of America [a proposed transatlantic Order of which the philosopher disapproved], who have driven all the King-birds... | |
 | 1862 - 568 Seiten
...robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy. Besides, he is a rank coward ; the little king-bird, not bigger than a sparrow, attacks him boldly, and...emblem for the brave and honest Cincinnati of America [a proposed transatlantic Order of which the philosopher disapproved], who have driven all the King-birdt... | |
 | John Timbs - 1867 - 282 Seiten
...is generally very poor, and often very lousy. Besides, ho is a rank coward ; the little king-bird, not bigger than a sparrow, attacks him boldly, and drives him out of tho district. I am, on this account, not displeased that the figure is not known as a bald eagle, but... | |
 | Worthington Hooker - 1870 - 400 Seiten
...robbing, ho is generally poor, and very often lousy. Besides, he is a rank coward ; the little king-bird, not bigger than a sparrow, attacks him boldly and...and honest Cincinnati of America, who have driven out all the king-birds from our country, though exactly fitted for that order of knights which the... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1872 - 758 Seiten
...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...fit for that order of knights which the French call Chevalier* <T Industrie" We can, indeed, account for the taste which led to this choice, for the descendants... | |
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... 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... 
