The prairies, the orchards, and gardens, nay, the deepest shades of the forest, are all visited in their turn, and everywhere the little bird meets with pleasure and with food. Its gorgeous throat in beauty and brilliancy baffles all competition. Now... Humming Birds, Described and Illustrated - Pàgina 33per Henry Gardiner Adams - 1856 - 144 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| Samuel Roper - 1832 - 178 pàgines
...a grateful feeling by the flower, which is thus kindly relieved from the attacks of her destroyers. The prairies, the fields, the orchards and gardens,...of the forest, are all visited in their turn, and every where the little bird meets with pleasure and with food. Its gorgeous throat, in beauty and brilliancy,... | |
| Patrick Fraser Tytler, James Wilson - 1832 - 516 pàgines
...and gardens, nay, the deepest shades of the forest, are all visited in their turn, and every where the little bird meets with pleasure and with food....beauty and brilliancy baffles all competition. Now it glows with a fiery hue, and again it is changed to the deepest velvety black. The upper parts of its... | |
| Patrick Fraser Tytler, James Wilson - 1833 - 476 pàgines
...feeling by the flower, which is thus kindly relieved from the attacks of her destroyers. " The prairies, the orchards, and gardens, nay, the deepest shades...of the forest, are all visited in their turn,, and every where the little bird meets with pleasure and with food. Its gorgeous throat in beauty and brilliancy... | |
| John James Audubon - 1832 - 564 pàgines
...a grateful feeling by the flower, which is thus kindly relieved from the attacks of her destroyers. The prairies, the fields, the orchards and gardens, nay, the deepest shades of the forests, are all visited in their turn, and everywhere the little bird meets with pleasure and with... | |
| Patrick Fraser Tytler, James Wilson - 1833 - 388 pàgines
...feeling by the flower, which is thus kindly relieved from the attacks of her destroyers. " The prairies, the orchards, and gardens, nay, the deepest shades...beauty and brilliancy baffles all competition. Now it glows with a fiery hue, and again it is changed to the deepest velvety black. The upper parts of its... | |
| Patrick Fraser Tytler, James Wilson - 1833 - 454 pàgines
...and gardens, nay, the deepest shades of the forest, are all visited in their turn, and every where the little bird meets with pleasure and with food. Its gorgeous throat in beauty and brilh'ancy baffles all competition. Now it glows with a fiery hue, and again it is changed to the deepest... | |
| Religious Tract Society (Great Britain) - 1835 - 604 pàgines
...a grateful feeling by the flower, which is thus kindly relieved from the attacks of her destroyers. The prairies, the fields, the orchards, and gardens,...of the forest, are all visited in their turn, and every where the little bird meets with pleasure and food. Its gorgeous throat in beauty and brilliancy... | |
| 1839 - 428 pàgines
...adapted for lulling the insects to repose. Then is the moment for the humming-bird to secure them. The prairies, the fields, the orchards, and gardens—...of the forest, are all visited in their turn, and every where the little bird meets with pleasure and with food. Its throat, in beauty and brilliancy... | |
| George Willson - 1840 - 298 pàgines
...grateful feeling by the flower, which is thus kindly relieved froSi the attacks of her destroyers. The prairies, the fields, the orchards, and gardens,...the deepest shades of the forest, are all visited in (heirturn, and every where the little bird meets with pleasure 5 and with food. Its gorgeous throat,... | |
| Patrick Fraser Tytler - 1841 - 376 pàgines
...external parts consist of » light-gray lichen found on the branches of trees or on " The prairies, the orchards, and gardens, nay, the deepest shades...beauty and brilliancy baffles all competition. Now it glows with a fiery hue, and again it is changed to the deepest velvety black. The upper parts of its... | |
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