 I have often stopped with pleasure to observe his manoeuvres among the blossoms of the trumpet-flower. When arrived before a thicket of these that are full blown, he poises or suspends himself on wing, for the space of two or three seconds, so steadily...  The Natural History of Humming Birds - Pàgina 93per William Jardine - 1845Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1856 - 802 pàgines
...trumpet-flower. When arrived before a thicket of these, that are full blown, he suspends himself on the wing for the space of two or three seconds so steadily, that his wings become nvisible, or only like a mist ; the glossy golden green of his back, and the fire of his throat, dazzling... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1856 - 932 pàgines
...trumpet-flower. When arrived before a thicket of these, that are full blown, he suspends himself on the wing for the space of two or three seconds so steadily, that his wings become nvisible, or only like a mist ; the glossy golden green of his back, and the fire of his throat, dazzling... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1856 - 824 pàgines
...flower. When arrived before a thicket of those that are full blown, he poises or suspends himself on the wing, for the space of two or three seconds, so steadily, that his wings became invisible, or only like a mist, and you can plainly distinguish the pupil of his eye looking... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1857 - 712 pàgines
...flower. When arrived before a thicket of those that are full blown, he poises or suspends himself on the wing, for the space of two or three seconds, so steadily, that his wings became invisible, or only like a mist, and you can plainly distinguish the pupil of his eye looking... | |
 | Denis Florence MacCarthy - 1858 - 482 pàgines
...among the blossoms of the trumpet-flower. When arrived before a thicket of those that are full blown, he poises or suspends himself on wing for the space...his wings become invisible, or only like a mist, and you can plainly distinguish the pupil of his eye looking round with great quickness and circumspection.... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1859 - 202 pàgines
...of the trumpet vine and the honeysuckle. When arrived before a cluster of these that are full blown, he poises or suspends himself on wing, for the space...seconds, so steadily that his wings become invisible, or look like bits of gauze. In this position he is seen to great advantage ; his head is full of movement;... | |
 | 1860 - 306 pàgines
...the blossoms of the trumpet-flower. When arrived before a thicket of those that are in full flower, he poises or suspends himself on wing for the space...that his wings become invisible, or only like a mist, — thrusting his slender tongue into the flowers, to extract their sweets." My nephew, the Rev. W.... | |
 | Francis Trevelyan Buckland - 1863 - 298 pàgines
...a thicket of them when fully blown, the little creature poises or suspends its radiant body on the wing for the space of two or three seconds, so steadily, that its little pinions become invisible, or only like a, mist ; and then it is that the pupil of the eye... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1872 - 758 pàgines
...among the blossoms of the trumpet-flower. When arrived before a thicket of these that are full blown, he poises or suspends himself on wing, for the space...his wings become invisible, or only like a mist; and you can plainly distinguish the pupil of his eye looking round with great quickness and circumspection... | |
 | Ella Rodman Church - 1877 - 346 pàgines
...trumpet-flower being an especial favorite wiM M him. When arrived before a thicket of these that are full blown, he poises or suspends himself on wing for the space...his wings become invisible or only like a mist ; and you can plainly distinguish the pupil of his eye looking round with great quickness and circumspection... | |
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