 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - American fiction - 1827 - 532 pages
...large Owls, and when attacked by these prowling birds, often escape by a somewhat remarkable manoeuvre. The Owl .sails around the spot to select his prey...earth, where he is secure from his dreaded enemy.' ' Wild Turkeys are very tenacious of their feeding grounds, .as well as of the trees on which they... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - American fiction - 1827 - 538 pages
...large Owls, and when attacked by these prowling birds, often escape by a somewhat remarkable manoeuvre. The Owl sails around the spot to select his prey ;...earth, where he is secure from his dreaded enemy.' ' Wild Turkeys are very tenacious of their feeding grounds, as well as of the trees on which they have... | |
 | Great Britain - 1831 - 502 pages
...owls, and, when attacked by these prowling birds, often escape by a uimewhat remarkable manoeuvre. The owl sails around the spot to select his prey;...over his back ; the owl then glances over without indicting any injury, at the very instant that the turkey Barters himself to fall headlong towards... | |
 | Universalism - 1828 - 396 pages
...party hy a chuck ; thus alarmed, they rise on their legs and watch the motions of the owl, who darling like an arrow, would inevitably secure the individual...did not the latter suddenly drop his head, squat, spread his tail over his hack ; the owl then glances over without indieting any injury, at the very... | |
 | Alexander Wilson, Charles Lucian Bonaparte, George Ord, William Maxwell Hetherington - Birds - 1831 - 760 pages
...owls, and, when attacked by these prowling birds, often escape by a somewhat remarkable manoeuvre. The owl sails around the spot to select his prey ;...headlong towards the earth, where he is secure from bis dreaded enemy. OH hearing the slightest noise, wild turkeys conceal themselves in the grass, or... | |
 | Great Britain - 1831 - 496 pages
...arrow, would inevitably secure the individual at which he aimed, did not the latter suddenly drop bis head, squat, and spread his tail over his back ; the...turkey suffers himself to fall headlong towards the eacth, where he is secure from his dreaded enemy. " On hearing the slightest noise, wild turkeys conceal... | |
 | John George Wood - Natural history - 1855 - 478 pages
...attacked by these prowling birds, often escape by a somewhat remarkable manoeuvre. The owl sails round the spot to select his prey, but notwithstanding the...earth, where he is secure from his dreaded enemy." The GUINEA-FOWL or PINTADO was originally brought from Africa, and was anciently confounded with the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1856 - 826 pages
...select his prey ; hut, not w ithstandini; the almost inaudible action of his pinions, the quick car of one of the slumberers perceives the danger, which...inflicting any injury, at the very instant that the turkey sutlers himself to fall headlong towards the earth, where he is secure from his dreaded enemy. On hearing... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1860 - 774 pages
...owl, who, darting like au arrow, would inevitably secure the individual at which hu aimed, did nul the latter suddenly drop his head,' squat, and spread...inflicting any injury, at the very instant that the turkey sutlers himself to fall headlong towards the earth, where he is secure from his dreaded enemy. On hearing... | |
 | Christian literature for children - 800 pages
...but notwithstanding the almost silent action of the pinions, the quick ear of one of the slumbcrers perceives the danger, which is immediately announced...owl then glances over without inflicting any injury, and at the very instant the turkey suffers himself to fall headlong towards the earth, when he is secure... | |
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... remarkable manoeuvre. The owl sails around the spot to select his prey ; but, notwithstanding the almost inaudible action of his pinions, the quick ear of one of the slumberers perceives the danger, which is immediately announced to the whole party... 