 | John Gould - 1873 - 172 páginas
...upright on its legs, which were straddled wide apart, with the claws firmly fixed halfway down the inside of the nest, among the interlacing fibres of which...other nestling, I replaced the ejected one, and went * ' The Pipits," illustrated by Mrs. Hugh Blackburn. Glasgow: Maclehose. 1872. home. On returning next... | |
 | Gilbert White, Francis Trevelyan Buckland, Roundell Palmer Earl of Selborne - 1875 - 664 páginas
...the nest, among the interlacing fibres of which the nest was woven, and, stretching its wings wide apart and backwards, it elbowed the pipit fairly over...overboard, and then subsided into the bottom of the nest. and back, and had bright eyes partially open. Yet they seemed quite helpless under the manipulations... | |
 | 1882 - 876 páginas
...backwards, it elbowed its victim fairly over the margin so far that its struggles took it down the bank. After this the cuckoo stood a minute or two feeling back with its wings, as if to make sure that the little thing was {airly overboard, and then subsided into the bottom of the nest. As it was getting... | |
 | Phil Robinson - 1883 - 540 páginas
...backwards, it elbowed its victim fairly over the margin so far that its struggles took it down the bank. After this the cuckoo stood a minute or two feeling back with its wings, as if to make sure that the little thing was fairly overboard, and then subsided into the bottom of the nest. " As it was getting... | |
 | 1891 - 730 páginas
...this the cuckoo stood a minute or two, feeling back with its wings, as if to make sure that the pipet was fairly overboard, and then subsided into the bottom of the nest.' The ejected bird was replaced, but on again visiting the nest on the following morning both pipets... | |
 | 1891 - 1118 páginas
...this the cuckoo stood a minute or two, feeling back with its wings, as if to make sure that the pipet was fairly overboard, and then subsided into the bottom of the nest." The ejected bird was replaced, but on again visit. Ing the nest on the following morning both pipete... | |
 | 1892 - 778 páginas
...was woven and stretching its wings apart and backwards it elbowed the pipit fairly over the margin. "After this the cuckoo stood a minute or two, feeling...if to make sure that the pipit was fairly overboard aud then subsided into the bottom of the nest. "All this, I find, accords accurately with Jenner's... | |
 | Jane Blackburn, Jemima Blackburn - 1895 - 388 páginas
...woven, and, stretching its wings apart and backwards, it elbowed the Pipit fairly over the margin. "'After this the Cuckoo stood a minute or two, feeling...overboard, and then subsided into the bottom of the nest. " ' All this, I find, accords accurately with Jenner's description." " Dr Norman Moore, in his Life... | |
 | William Hamilton Gibson - 1897 - 270 páginas
...claws firmly fixed half-way down the inside of the nest, and, stretching its' wings apart and backward, it elbowed the pipit fairly over the margin so far...overboard, and then subsided into the bottom of the nest. " I replaced the ejected one and went home. On returning the next day, both nestlings were found dead... | |
 | 1913 - 160 páginas
...claws firmly fixed half-way down the inside of the nest, and, stretching its wings apart and backward, it elbowed the pipit fairly over the margin so far...overboard, and then subsided into the bottom of the nest. "I replaced the ejected one and went home. On returning the next day both nestlings were found dead... | |
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It then stood quite upright on its legs, which were straddled wide apart, with the claws firmly fixed halfway down the inside of the nest, among the interlacing fibres of which the nest was woven ; and, stretching its wings apart and backwards, it elbowed... 