 ... which hovering over this spot, and often wheeling and playing on the wing about it, afforded a most brilliant appearance, by the glittering of the sun on their variegated plumage ; so that some of the spectators cannot refrain from a kind of transport,...  Parrots in captivity, with notes by the hon. F.G. Duttonавторы: William Thomas Greene - 1884Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | George Edwards - 1751 - Страниц: 308
...which hovering over this Spot, and " often wheeling and playing on the Wing about it, afforded a moft brilliant Appearance, by " the Glittering of the Sun on their variegated Plumage -, fo that fome of the Spectators can" not refrain from a Kind of Tranfport when they recount the complicated... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1814 - Страниц: 584
...still to heighten and animate the prospect) a prodigious flight of mackaws, which hovering over this spot, and often wheeling and playing on the wing about...refrain from a kind of transport, when they recount the complicated beauties which occurred in this extraordinary scene. In this expedition, along the... | |
 | Mrs. Loudon (Jane), Jane Loudon - 1848 - Страниц: 426
...animate the prospect, a prodigious flight of maccaws, which, hovering over this spot, and often whirling and playing on the wing about it, afforded a most brilliant appearance by the glittering of the sun upon their varied plumage." All the parrot tribe are very long-lived, and they not only some of them... | |
 | Richard Walter - 1853 - Страниц: 160
...still to heighten and animate the prospect) a prodigious flight of macaws, which hovering over this spot, and often wheeling and playing on the wing about...refrain from a kind of transport, when they recount the complicated beauties which occurred in this extraordinary waterfall. In this expedition, which... | |
 | George baron Anson - 1853 - Страниц: 660
...still to heighten and animate the prospect) a prodigious flight of macaws, which hovering over this spot, and often wheeling and playing on the wing about...refrain from a kind of transport, when they recount the complicated beauties which occurred in this extraordinary waterfall. In thin expedition, which... | |
 | 1854 - Страниц: 428
...still to heighten and animate the prospect, a prodigious flight of macaws, which, hovering over this spot, and often wheeling and playing on the wing about...refrain from a kind of transport when they recount the complicated beauties which occurred on this extraordinary waterfall." Mr. Waterton, too, we remember,... | |
 | James Hamilton - 1854 - Страниц: 988
...prodigious flight of macaws, wh hovering over this spot, and often wheeling and playing on the wing at it, afforded a most brilliant appearance, by the glittering of the sun MACAWS AND THEIK FLAMING MANTLE. 123 their variegated plumage ; so that some of the spectators cannot... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1859 - Страниц: 830
...animate the prospect, a prodigious flight of maocaws, which, hovering over the spot, and often whirling and playing on the wing about it, afforded a most brilliant appearance THE CHEAT SCABLET MACCAW. by the glittering of the sun upon their varied plumage ; so that some of... | |
 | 1868 - Страниц: 792
...still to heighten and animate the prospect) a prodigious flight of niackaws, which, hovering over this spot, and often wheeling and playing on the wing about...refrain from a kind of transport when they recount the complicated beauties which occurred in this extraordinary waterfall." There is something in the... | |
 | W. P. Marshall - 1876 - Страниц: 194
...still to heighten and animate the prospect,) a prodigious flight of macaws, which hovering over this spot, and often wheeling and playing on the wing about...refrain from a kind of transport, when they recount the complicated beauties which occurred in this •extraordinary waterfall." Under the pressure of... | |
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