 | 1826 - 952 pàgines
...mullion, and from the stalks of the common pear, lines the whole. The base of the nest is combined round the stem of the branch, to which it closely adheres ; and when viewed from below, appears a mossy knot, or accidental protuberance. On a person approaching the nest, the little proprietors dart... | |
 | Alexander Wilson, Charles Lucian Bonaparte, George Ord, William Maxwell Hetherington - 1831 - 380 pàgines
...well as keeping out moisture. Within this are thick, matted layers of the fine wings of certain dying seeds, closely laid together; and, lastly, the downy...two, pure white, and of equal thickness at both ends. On a person's approaching their nest, the little proprietors dart around with a humming sound, passing... | |
 | Alexander Wilson, Charles Lucian Bonaparte - 1831 - 372 pàgines
...matted layers of the fine wings of certain flying- seeds, closely laid together; and, lastly, the v downy substance from the great mullein, and from the...pure white, and of equal .thickness at both ends. On a person's approaching their nest, the little proprietors dart around with a humming sound, passing... | |
 | Henry Duncan - 1836 - 434 pàgines
...certain flying seeds, closely laid together ; and lastly, the downy substance from the green mullien, and from the stalks of the common fern, lines the...protuberance. The eggs are two, pure white, and of * The humming-bird ts migratory from one part of Amertca to another. equal thickness at both ends.... | |
 | 1837 - 844 pàgines
...lastly, the downy substance from the green mullitn. and from the stalks of the common fern, lines 'be whole. The base of the nest is continued round the stem of the branch, to which it closely adheres ; ntiri, when viewed from below, appears a mere mossy knot, or accidental protuberance. The eggs are... | |
 | 1842 - 172 pàgines
...of the green mullien and of the stalks of the common fern lines the whole. The base of the nest was continued round the stem of the branch, to which it closely adheres, and, when seen from below, appeared merely as a mossy knot, or accidental swelling. On topmost boughs The glossy... | |
 | Theodore Dwight - 1845 - 846 pàgines
...Nest of the Humming Bird. " The outward coat is formed of small pieces of a species of bluish-gray lichen that vegetates on old trees and fences, thickly...two, pure white, and of equal thickness at both ends. On a person's approaching their nest, the little proprietors dart around with a humming sound, passing... | |
 | William Jardine - 1845 - 424 pàgines
...small pieces of a species of bluish-gray lichen, that vegetates on old trees and fences, thickly glued with the saliva of the bird, giving .firmness and...appears a mere mossy knot or accidental protuberance." On the plains, near the Elk River, the nest of this hardy bird was built of the materials that were... | |
 | Henry Duncan - 1847 - 410 pàgines
...wings of certain flying seeds, closely laid together ; and lastly, the downy substance from the green mullein, and from the stalks of the common fern, lines...two, pure white, and of equal thickness at both ends. On a person's approaching the nest, the little proprietors dart around with a humming noise, passing... | |
 | 1848 - 792 pàgines
...matted together, the downy substance from the great mullein and from the stalks of the common fern. The base of the nest is continued round the stem of the branch on which it is placed, and, when viewed from below, appears only a mossy knot or slight protuberance.... | |
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... with the saliva of the bird, giving firmness and consistency to the whole, as well as keeping out moisture. Within this are thick matted layers of the fine wings of certain flying seeds closely laid together : and, lastly, the downy substance from... 
