 Douglas, who supposes that the bird fills it with water as a supply in the midst of those dreary plains where it is accustomed to wander;* it likewise makes a further use of it in defending itself against the attacks of birds of prey; on such occasions...  My own annual, ed. by Mark Merriwell - Pàgina 88editat per - 1847Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | William Bingley - 1803 - 606 pàgines
...who supposes that the bird fills it with warer to supply its thirst in the midst of those extensive plains where it is accustomed to wander ; it likewise...defending itself against the attacks of birds of prey ; on these occasions it throws * SYNONYMS.— Otis tarda. Linn. — Outsr.ie. Buff. — Bustard. hghby.... | |
 | 1801 - 432 pàgines
...it with water as a supply in the midst of thos^ dreary plains where it is accustomed to wander ; i( likewise makes a further use of it in defending itself against the attacks of birds of prey ; on tuch occasion! it throws out the water with such violence, as not (infrequently to baffle the... | |
 | 1816 - 338 pàgines
...tongue.* This singular reservoir was first discovered by Dr Douglas, who supposes that the bird fills it with water as a supply in the midst of those dreary plains where it is accustomed to wander ; j- it likewise makes a further * Harrington's Mis. p. 553. f One of these birds, which was kept in... | |
 | Thomas Burgeland Johnson - 1817 - 324 pàgines
...who supposes that the bird fills it with water to supply its thirst in the midst of those extensive plains where it is accustomed to wander : it likewise...defending itself against the attacks of birds of prey ; on these occasions it throws out the water with such violence, as not unfrequently to baffle the... | |
 | Thomas Bewick - 1826 - 446 pàgines
...Harrington's Misc. p. 553. was first discovered by Dr Douglas, who supposes that the bird fills it with water as a supply in the midst of those dreary...defending itself against the attacks of birds of prey; on such occasions it throws out the water with such violence as to baffle the pursuit of its enemy.... | |
 | William Bingley - 1829 - 350 pàgines
...supply its thirst in the midst of those extensive plains where it is accustomed to wander. The Bustard likewise makes a further use of it, in defending itself against the attacks of birds of prey : on these occasions it throws out the water with such violence, as not unfrequently to baffle the... | |
 | William Hamilton Maxwell - 1833 - 640 pàgines
...tongue. -This singular reservoir was first discovered by Dr. Douglaa, who supposes that the bird fills it with water as a supply in the midst of those dreary...where it is accustomed to wander. It likewise makes a farther use of it in defending itself against the attacks of birds of prey. On such occasions, it throws... | |
 | William Hamilton Maxwell - 1833 - 618 pàgines
...supply in the midst of those dreary plains where it is accustomed to wander. It likewise makes a farther use of it in defending itself against the attacks of birds of prey. On such occasions, it throws out the water with such violence, as not unfrequently to baffle the pursuit... | |
 | 1836 - 600 pàgines
...containing rather more than two quarts. Dr. Douglas supposes that tin- liinl fills this natural water -bag as a supply in the midst of those dreary plains where it is accustomed to wander : and Bewick adds that one of these birds, which was kept in a caravan, among other animals, as a show,... | |
 | James Joseph Nolan - 1850 - 198 pàgines
...wander, and uses it for the supply of the hen while sitting, or the young birds before they can fly. It likewise makes a further use of it, in defending itself against the attacks of birds of prey. On such occasions it throws out the water with such violence as not nnfrequently to baffle the pursuit... | |
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