 | Alexander Wilson, George Ord - 1828 - Страниц: 442
...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...Eagle, and again ascends by easy spiral circles, to the VOL. I. — M m higher regions of the air, where he glides about in all the ease and majesty of his... | |
 | George Montagu - 1831 - Страниц: 670
...another course, as if ashamed that a second victim had escaped him. He now sails at a short distance above the surface, and by a zigzag descent, and without...a fish which, after carrying a short distance, he drops, or probably yields up his prey to the bald eagle, and again ascends, by easy spiral circles,... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1833 - Страниц: 410
...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...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 - Страниц: 438
...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 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 - Страниц: 392
...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...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 - Страниц: 396
...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...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 - Страниц: 408
...another course as if ashamed that a second victim had escaped him. He now sails at a short distance above the surface, and by a zigzag descent, and without...a fish, which, after carrying a short distance, he drops it or probably yields up his prey to the bald eagle, and again ascends, by easy spiral circles,... | |
 | 1838 - Страниц: 944
...but, ere he reaches the surface, shoots off on another course, as if ashamed that another victim had escaped him. He now sails at a short height above...probably drops, or yields up to the bald eagle, and again aicends, by easy spiral circles, to the higher regions of the air, where he glides about in all the... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1840 - Страниц: 400
...surface, shoots off on another course, as it ashamed that a second victim had escaped him. He now nails at a short height above the surface, and by a zigzag...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... | |
 | 1842 - Страниц: 172
...ashamed he had been foiled a second time. He now flies at a short distance above the surface, and then, by a zigzag descent, and without seeming to dip his...a fish, which, after carrying a short distance, he perhaps drops, or yields up to the bald eagle, and again ascends by easy spiral circles to the higher... | |
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... 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 the surface,... 
