 ... swiftly projected the tongue an inch and a half from the beak, continuing the same curve as that of the beak. When she arose it was to perform a very interesting action ; for she flew to the face of the rock, which was thickly clothed with soft...  The Illustrated Natural History: Birds - Pàgina 231per John George Wood - 1862 - 2396 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
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...from the beak, continuing the same curve as that of the beak. When she arose, it was to perform a very interesting action ; for she flew to the face of the...having seated herself in it, proceed to place the new material, pressing, and arranging, and interweaving the whole with her beak, while she fashioned the... | |
 | 1847 - 420 pàgines
...from the beak, continuing the same curve as that of the beak. When she arose it was to perform a very interesting action ; for she flew to the face of the...having seated herself in it, proceed to place the new material, pressing, and arranging, and interweaving the whole with her beak, while she fashioned the... | |
 | Philip Henry Gosse - 1847 - 474 pàgines
...from the beak, continuing the same curve as that of the beak. When she arose, it was to perform a very interesting action; for she flew to the face of the...having seated herself in it, proceed to place the new material, pressing, and arranging, and interweaving the whole with her beak, while she fashioned the... | |
 | Philip Henry Gosse, Richard Hill - 1847 - 474 pàgines
...from the beak, continuing the same curve as that of the beak. When she arose, it was to perform a very interesting action; for she flew to the face of the...the moss, until she had a large bunch of it in her LONG-TAILED HUMMING-BIRD. beak; then I saw her fly to the nest, and having seated herself in it, proceed... | |
 | 1851 - 706 pàgines
...from the beak, continuing the same curve as that of the beak. When she arose, it was to perform a very interesting action ; for she flew to the face of the...having seated herself in it, proceed to place the new material, pressing, and arranging, and interweaving the whole with her beak, while she fashioned the... | |
 | 1851 - 642 pàgines
...from the beak, continuing the same curve as that of the beak. When she arose, it was to perform a very interesting action ; for she flew to the face of the...the wing, as if before a flower, began to pluck the mosa, until she had a large bunch of it in her beak. Then I saw her fly to the nest, and, having seated... | |
 | 1851 - 638 pàgines
...curve as that of the beak. When she arose, it was to perform а тегу interesting action ; for abe flew to the face of the rock — which was thickly...if before a flower, began to pluck the moss, until «he bad a large bunch of it in her beak. Then I saw her fly to the nest, and, having seated herself... | |
 | R. E. - 1851 - 464 pàgines
...saw one of these interesting little beings at work, and watched her fly with a bunch of moss to her nest, and, having seated herself in it, proceed to place the new material, pressing, and arranging, and interweaving, the whole with her beak, while she fashioned the... | |
 | 1865 - 740 pàgines
...from the beak, continuing the same curve as that of the beak. When she arose, it was to perform a very interesting action ; for she flew to the face of the...having seated herself in it, proceed to place the new material, pressing, and arranging, and interweaving the whole with her beak, while she fashioned the... | |
 | Traits, William White Cooper - 1861 - 402 pàgines
...from the beak, continuing the same curve as that of the beak. When she arose, it was to perform a very interesting action ; for she flew to the face of the...having seated herself in it, proceed to place the new material, pressing and arranging, and interweaving the whole with her beak, while she fashioned the... | |
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