| 740 pàgines
...evidently deserted. But while I lingered in the romantic place, picking up some of the land shells which were scattered among the rocks, suddenly I heard...Polytmus hovering opposite the nest with a mass of silk cotton in her beak. Deterred by the sight of me, she presently retired to a twig a few paces distant,... | |
| Philip Henry Gosse - 1847 - 474 pàgines
...child, for both eggs were broken, and the nest was evidently deserted. But while I lingered in the romantic place, picking up some of the landshells...few paces distant, on which she sat. I immediately sunk down among the rocks as quietly as possible, and remained perfectly still. In a few seconds she... | |
| Philip Henry Gosse, Richard Hill - 1847 - 474 pàgines
...child, for both eggs were broken, and the nest was evidently deserted. But while I lingered in the romantic place, picking up some of the landshells...whirr of a Humming-bird, and, looking up, saw a female Polytmiis hovering opposite the nest, with a mass of silk-cotton in her beak. Deterred by the sight... | |
| 1847 - 420 pàgines
...Trochilus Polytmus). — " While I lingered in the romantic place, picking up some of the land shells which were scattered among the rocks, suddenly I heard the whirr of a humming bird, and, looking up, saw a female Polytmus hovering opposite the nest, with a mass of silk... | |
| 1851 - 642 pàgines
...evidently deserted. But while I lingered in the romantic place, picking up some of the land shells which were scattered among the rocks, suddenly I heard...Polytmus hovering opposite the nest with a mass of silk cotton in her beak. Deterred by the sight of me, she presently retired to a twig a few paces distant,... | |
| 1851 - 638 pàgines
...evidently deserted. But while I lingered in the romantic place, picking up some of the land shells which were scattered among the rocks, suddenly I heard...whirr of a hummingbird, and, looking up, saw a female J'olytmus hovering opposite the nest with a mass of silk cotton in her beak. Deterred by the sight... | |
| 1851 - 706 pàgines
...evidently deserted. But while 1 lingered in the romantic place, picking up some of the land shells which were scattered among the rocks, suddenly I heard the whirr of a humming bird, and, looking up, saw a female Po/ytmus hovering opposite the nest with a mass of silk... | |
| 1865 - 740 pàgines
...evidently deserted. But while I lingered in the romantic place, picking up some of the land shells which were scattered among the rocks, suddenly I heard...Polytmus hovering opposite the nest with a mass of silk cotton in her beak. Deterred by the sight of me, she presently retired to a twig a few paces distant,... | |
| Traits, William White Cooper - 1861 - 402 pàgines
...evidently deserted. But while I lingered in the romantic place, picking up some of the land shells which were scattered among the rocks, suddenly I heard...Polytmus hovering opposite the nest with a mass of silk cotton in her beak. Deterred by the sight of me, she presently retired to a twig a few paces distant,... | |
| John George Wood - 1831 - 802 pàgines
...see the bird in the act of making her nest, and describes her movements in the following words : — "Suddenly I heard the whirr of a Humming-bird, and, looking up, saw a female Polytmns hovering opposite the nest with a mass of silk-cotton in her beak. Deterred by the sight of... | |
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