 | John George Wood - 1862 - 804 pàgines
...Frankfort, at which time the living torrent above my head seemed, as numerous and as extensive as ever. The great breadth of front which this mighty multitude...through part of it, was stated to me at several miles." A few observations on the mode of flight of these birds must not be omitted. " The appearance of large... | |
 | John George Wood - 1862 - 804 pàgines
...above my head seemed as numerous and as extensive as ever. The great breadth of front which this mkby multitude preserved would seem to intimate a corresponding...through part of it, was stated to me at several miles." A few observations on the mode of flight of these birds must not be omitted. " The appearance of large... | |
 | John George Wood - 1831 - 802 pàgines
...Frankfort, at which time the living torrent above my head seemed as numerous and as extensive as ever. The great breadth of front which this mighty multitude...through part of it, was stated to me at several miles." A few observations on the mode of flight of these birds must not be omitted. " The appearance of large... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1866 - 588 pàgines
...mighty multitude preserved would seem to intimate a corresponding breadth of their breeding-place, which, by several gentlemen who had lately passed...through part of it, was stated to me at several miles." Wilson then enters into a rough calculation of the numbers of this mass, and he comes to the conclusion... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1867 - 630 pàgines
...mighty multitude preserved would seem to intimate a corresponding breadth of their breeding-place, r聳 2 Ж - iK|f^ 8 5 g B Veg 7pta 棉 bP ` m ҙ o T^ l' 3 4xT' <$ۀH | ( Wilson then enters into a rough calculation of the numbers of this mass, and he comes to the conclusion... | |
 | Samuel Orchart Beeton - 1870 - 564 pàgines
...mighty multitude preserved, would seem to intimate a corresponding breadth of their breeding-place, which, by several gentlemen, who had lately passed...through part of it, was stated to me at several miles." Wilson then enters into a rough calculation of the numbers of this mass, and he comes to the conclusion,... | |
 | 1881 - 474 pàgines
...mighty multitude preserved would seem to intimate a corresponding breadth of their breeding-place, which, by several gentlemen who had lately passed through part of it, was stated to me to be of several miles.' After dealing with these immensities of the pigeon tribe,* I may be excused,... | |
 | Alfred Russel Wallace - 1889 - 526 pàgines
...followed by other detached bodies, all moving in the same south-east direction, till after six o'clock in the evening. The great breadth of front which this...through part of it, was stated to me at several miles." From these various observations, Wilson calculated that the number of birds contained in the mass of... | |
 | Alfred Russel Wallace - 1889 - 520 pàgines
...this mighty multitude preserved would seem to intimate a corresponding breadth of their breedingplace, which, by several gentlemen who had lately passed...through part of it, was stated to me at several miles." From these various observations, Wilson calculated that the number of birds contained in the mass of... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner - 1897 - 602 pàgines
...mighty multitude preserved, would seem to intimate a corresponding breadth of their breeding-place; which, by several gentlemen who had lately passed...young began to fly about the middle of March. On the i7th of April, forty-nine miles beyond Danville, and not far from Green River, I crossed this same... | |
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I observed them, in large bodies that continued to pass for six or eight minutes, and these again were followed by other detached bodies, all moving in the same south-east direction, till after six in the evening. The great breadth of front which this... 
