| Richard Watson - 1832 - 1030 Seiten
...it appears to be of the bee kind. As soon as this winged assassin appears, and its buzzing is heard, the cattle forsake their food, and run wildly about the plain till they die, worn out with'affriglit, fatigue, and pain. The inhabitants of Melinda down to Cape Gardefan, to Saba, and the... | |
| Edward Robinson - 1833 - 384 Seiten
...without color or spot upon them ; the head is large. As soon as this plague appears, and their buzzmg is heard, all the cattle forsake their food, and run...with fatigue, fright and hunger. No remedy remains, but to leave the black earth, and hasten down to the sands of the desert ; and there they remain, while... | |
| William Carpenter - 1833 - 420 Seiten
...serrated in the inside, and the whole covered with brown hair or down. As soon as this plague appears, aud their buzzing is heard, all the cattle forsake their...wildly about the plain, till they die, worn out with futigue, fright, and hunger. No remedy remains, but to leave the black earth, and hasten dawn to the... | |
| William Carpenter - 1833 - 420 Seiten
...hog's bristles. Its legs are serrated in the inside, and the whole covered with brown hair or down. As soon as this plague appears, and their buzzing is heard, all the cattle forsake their food, aml run wildly about the • plain, till they die, worn out with fatigue, fright, and hunger. No remedy... | |
| Michael Russell - 1833 - 456 Seiten
...the true name of the fly in Geez. As soon as this plague appears, and its dreaded buzzing is heard, the cattle forsake their food and run wildly about the plain till they die, worn out with fear, fatigue, and famine ; and no remedy remains for the inhabitants but to leave the region of the... | |
| James Rennie, John Obadiah Westwood - 1835 - 332 Seiten
...bee, and its wings, which are broader than those of a bee, are placed separately like those of a fly. As soon as this plague appears, and their buzzing...fatigue, fright, and hunger. No remedy remains for the inhabitants on such spots but to leave the black earth, and hasten down to the sands of Albara, where... | |
| 1836 - 282 Seiten
...probably, from a vibration made with the three hairs at its snout. "As soon as this plague appears, and its buzzing is heard, all the cattle forsake their food,...with fatigue, fright, and hunger. No remedy remains but to leave the black earth, and to hasten down to the sands of Atbara; and there they remain while... | |
| 1837 - 348 Seiten
...the true name of the fly in Gee». As soon as this plague appears, and its dreaded buzzing is heard, the cattle forsake their food, and run wildly about the plain till they die, worn out with fear, fatigue, and famine ; and no remedy remains for the inhabitants but to leave the region of the... | |
| 740 Seiten
...size it is little larger than a bee, but of thicker proportions. When its buzzing, monotonous sound is heard, all the cattle forsake their food, and run...wildly about the plain till they die, worn out with fright, fatigue, and hunger ; some, with wiser instinct, hasten down to the sands at Atbara, and there... | |
| William Fleming - 1838 - 646 Seiten
...the gad-fly in England." The power of annoyance possessed by this insect is thus described : — '' As soon as this plague appears, and their buzzing...heard, all the cattle forsake their food, and run wildlv about the plain till they die, worn out with fatigue, fright, and hunger. No remedy remains... | |
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