 ... the Pipit from its back on to the edge. It then stood quite upright on its legs, which were straddled wide apart, with the claws firmly fixed half-way down the inside of the nest among the interlacing fibres of which the nest was woven; and, stretching...  An Introduction to the Birds of Great Britain - Página 90por John Gould - 1873 - 149 páginasVisualização integral - Acerca deste livro
 | 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... | |
 | 1882 - 784 páginas
...fibres of which the nest was woven ; and stretching its wings apart and 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... | |
 | Phil Robinson - 1883 - 540 páginas
...fibres of which the nest was woven ; and stretching its wings apart and 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... | |
 | 1891 - 730 páginas
...fibres of which the nest was woven, and, stretching its wings apart and backwards, it elbowed the pipet fairly over the margin so far that its struggles took...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,... | |
 | 1891 - 1118 páginas
...fibres of which the nest was woven, and, stretching its legs apart and backward, it elbowed the pipet fairly over the margin so far that its struggles took...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,... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Conwy Lloyd Morgan - 1900 - 396 páginas
...ejecting nestling; Meadow Pipit. (From Mrs. Hugh Blackburn's sketch in " Birds from Moidart.") until it got its back under one of them, when it climbed...took it down the bank instead of back into the nest. As it was getting late, and the cuckoo did not immediately set to work on the other nestling, I replaced... | |
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