 Though least in size, the glittering mantle of the humming-bird entitles it to the first place in the list of the birds of the new world. It may truly be called the bird of paradise: and had it existed in the Old World, it would have claimed the title...  Humming Birds, Described and Illustrated - Pàgina ixper Henry Gardiner Adams - 1856 - 144 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Charles Waterton - 1825 - 350 pàgines
...glittering mantle of the Hum- Hummingbird, ming-bird entitles it to the first place in the list of the birds of the new world. It may truly be called the bird Q SECOND of paradise ; and had it existed in the old world, it JOURNEY. would have claimed the title... | |
 | Charles Waterton - 1828 - 362 pàgines
...humming-bird entitles it to the first place in the list of the birds of the new world. It may JOURNEY. truly be called the bird of paradise ; and had it...it : — see it darting through the air almost as quick as thought ! — now it is within a yard of your face ! — in an instant gone ! — now it flutters... | |
 | Anne Knight - 1831 - 164 pàgines
...than the peacock in the sun, can never look with pleasure on these mutilated forms. The humming-bird may truly be called the Bird of Paradise ; and, had it existed in the old world, it would doubtless have claimed that title instead of the bird which has now the honour to bear it. See it darting... | |
 | Georges-Bernard Depping - 1833 - 282 pàgines
...Mr. Waterton places the humming-birds, which are the same in Demerara and Cayenne. " It," says he, " may truly be called the bird of paradise ; and had...would have claimed the title instead of the bird which now has the honour to bear it : — see it starting through the air almost as quick as thought ! —... | |
 | Charles Waterton - 1836 - 362 pàgines
...the glittering mantle of bi'rdf~ the humming-bird entitles it to the first place in the list of the birds of the new world. It may truly be called the bird of paradise; and had it SECOND existed in the old world, it would have claimed — the title instead of the bird which has... | |
 | Charles Waterton - 1839 - 322 pàgines
...size, the glittering mantle of the Mrdf humming-bird entitles it to the first place in the list of the birds of the new world. It may truly be called the bird of paradise; and had it existed in the old SECOND world, it would have claimed the title instead of the ~U""LY bird which has now the honour to... | |
 | 1844 - 490 pàgines
...in size, the glittering mantle of the humming-bird entitles it to the first place in the list of the birds of the new world. It may truly be called the...bear it. See it darting through the air almost as quick as thought ! — now it is within a yard of your face ! — in an instant gone ! — now it flutters... | |
 | Charles Waterton - 1852 - 304 pàgines
...the glittering mantle of ^Humming ^ humming-bird entitles it to the first place in the list of the birds of the new world. It may truly be called the...it : — see it darting through the air almost as quick as thought ! — now it is within a yard of your face ! — in an instant gone ; — now it flutters... | |
 | John George Wood - 1855 - 478 pàgines
...Humming-bird Family II. Trochilidse. TROCHILUS.— (Gr. ' entitles it to the first place in the list of the birds of the New World. It may truly be called the...bear it. See it darting through the air almost as quick as thought ! now it is within a yard of yonr face — in an instant gone — now it flutters... | |
 | 1856 - 526 pàgines
..." Though least in size, the glittering mantle of the Humming Bird entitles it to the first place on the list of birds of the new world. It may truly be...darting through the air, almost as quickly as thought 1 Now it is within a yard of your face ! — in an instant gone ! Now it flutters from flower to flower,... | |
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