 | 740 páginas
...net, on a ring a foot in diameter. The curiosity of ; humming-birds is great ; and on holding up j the net near one, he frequently would not fly away,...come and hover over the mouth, stretching out his little neck to peep in. Often, too, when an unsuccessful stroke was made, the bird would return immediately,... | |
 | 1851 - 706 páginas
...common gauze butterfly net, on a ring a foot in diameter. The curiosity of humming birds is great ; and on holding up the net near one, he frequently would...come and hover over the mouth, stretching out his little neck to peep in. Often, too, when an unsuccessful stroke was made, the bird would return immediately,... | |
 | 1851 - 642 páginas
...common gauze butterfly net, on a ring a foot in diameter. The curiosity of humming-birds is great ; and on holding up the net near one, he frequently would...come and hover over the mouth, stretching out his little neck to peep in. Often, too, when an unsuccessful stroke was made, the bird would return immediately,... | |
 | 1851 - 638 páginas
...common gauie butterfly net, on a ring a foot in diameter. The curiosity of humming-birds is great ; and on holding up the net near one, he frequently would not fly away, but come and Нота over the mouth, stretching oat hu littfe neck to peep in. Often, too, when u шsuccessful... | |
 | 1865 - 740 páginas
...common gauze butterfly net, on a ring a foot in diameter. The curiosity of humming-birds is great; and on holding up the net near one, he frequently would not fly j away, but come and hover over the mouth, J stretching out his little neck to peep in. Often, ' too,... | |
 | Traits, William White Cooper - 1861 - 402 páginas
...common gauze butterfly-net, on a ring a foot in diameter. The curiosity of humming-birds is great ; and on holding up the net near one, he frequently would...come and hover over the mouth, stretching out his little neck to peep in. Often, too, when an unsuccessful stroke was made, the bird would return immediately,... | |
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... blow-tube ; a third mode is to watch them into a deep tubular flower, and to secure them with a gauze net, which is skilfully thrown over it. Very many humming-birds were caught by Mr. Gosse, with a common gauze butterfly net, on a ring a foot in... 