... bits of looking-glass, fixed in a piece of wood, and placed in the middle of the nets, which are put in a quick whirling motion by the string the larker commands ; he also makes use of a decoy-lark. British Zoology - 298. oldalszerző: Thomas Pennant - 1776 - 786 oldalTeljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
| 1792 - 494 oldal
...and two and a half in breadth; and arc enticed within their reach by means of bits of lookiug-glafs, fixed in a piece of wood, and placed in the middle of the nets, which arc put in a quick whirling motion, by a ftrin^thc brker commands; he alio makes ufe of a decoy lark.... | |
| Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 430 oldal
...and are enticed within their reach by moans of bits of lookingglafs, fixed in a piece of wood, anil placed in the middle of the nets, which are put in...of a decoy -lark. Thefe nets are ufed only till the 1 4th November : tor the larks will not dan, or frolic in the air, except in fine funny weather; and... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 oldal
...and two and a half in breadth; and are enticed within their reach by means of biti of looking. glafs, fixed in a piece of wood, and placed in the middle...nets, which are put in a quick whirling motion, by a ftiing the Iswker commands; he alio makes ufe of a decoy lark. Thefe nets are uied only till the fourteenth... | |
| 1797 - 522 oldal
...and two and a half in breadth; and are enticed within their reach by means of bits of lookinggl.ifs, fixed in a piece of wood, and placed in the middle of (he nets, which are put in a quick whirling motion, by a ftring the larker commands ; he alfo makes... | |
| William Bingley - 1803 - 606 oldal
...Keyslcfi Travels, iv. 3tj. in breadth ; and are enticed into their reach by means of bits of looking-glass fixed in a piece of wood, and placed in the middle- of the nets. These are put in a quick whirling motion, by a string which the larker commands ; he also makes use... | |
| John Mason Good - 1813 - 764 oldal
...and two and a half in breadth j and are enticed within their reach by means of bits of looking-glass, fixed in a piece of wood, and placed in the middle of the nets, which are Eut in a quick whirling motion by a string the irkcr commands ; he also makes use of a decoy lark.... | |
| Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 728 oldal
...and two and a.half in breadth; and are enticed within their reach by means of bits of looking-glass, fixed in a piece of wood, and placed in the middle...nets, which are put in a quick whirling motion, by a string the larker com. mands : he also makes use of a decoy lark. These nets are used only till the... | |
| Edward Polehampton, John Mason Good - 1818 - 894 oldal
...and two and a-half in breadth; and are enticed within their reach by means of bits of looking-glass, fixed in a piece of wood, and placed in the middle...nets, which are put in a quick whirling motion, by a string the larker com. mauds : he also makes use of a decoy lark. These nets are used only till the... | |
| William Nicholson - 1819 - 376 oldal
...yards length, and two and a halt'in breadth, and are enticed within the reach by bits of looking-glass, fixed in a piece of wood, and placed in the middle of the nest, which are putinaquick whirling motion by a string the larker commands ; he also makes use of... | |
| Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 414 oldal
...yards long, ancl two and a half broad ; and are enticed within their reach by bits of looking glass, fixed in a piece of wood, and placed in the middle...nets, which are put in a quick whirling motion by the string the larker commands ; he also makes use of a decoy-lark. These nets are used only till the... | |
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