 On one occasion we disturbed a large colony, and the ducks all left the nests. I sent my Eskimos away to another island. while I remained behind to see how the ducks would act when they returned. As soon as the boat was gone they began to return to their...  Good Company - 272. oldal1880Teljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
 | United States National Museum - 1879 - 564 oldal
...returned. As soon as the boat was gone they began to return to their nests, both males and females. It was very amusing to see a male alight beside a...that he had made a mistake, — it was not his nest. lie started up, looked ' blankly around, discovered his mistake, and with an awkward and very ludicrous... | |
 | Theodore Gill - 1882 - 1034 oldal
...returned. As soon as the boat was gone they began to return to their iiests, both males and females. It was very amusing to see a male alight beside a...with an awkward and very ludicrous bow, accompanied with some suitable explanation, I suppose, be waddled off in search of his own home, where he found... | |
 | Smithsonian Institution - 1882 - 1020 oldal
...returned. As soon as the boat was gone they began to return to their nests, both males and females. It was very amusing to see a male alight beside a...with an awkward and very ludicrous bow, accompanied with some suitable explanation, I suppose, he waddled off in search of his own home, where he found... | |
 | Smithsonian Institution - 1882 - 1030 oldal
...the boat was gone they began to .return to their nests, both males and females. It was very ainusiiig to see a male alight beside a nest, and with a satisfied...would come to the same nest and inform him that he hail made a mistake, — it was not his nest. He started up, looked blankly around, discovered his... | |
 | Theodore Gill - 1882 - 1066 oldal
...returned. As soon as the boat was gone they began to return to their nests, both males and females. It was very amusing to see a male alight beside a...and with a satisfied air settle himself down on the eggsr when suddenly a female would come to the same nest and inform him that he had made a mistake,... | |
 | United States National Museum - 1882 - 1040 oldal
...returned. As soon as the boat was gone they began to return to their nests, both males and females. It was very amusing to see a male alight "beside a...and with a satisfied air settle himself down on the eggsr \vhen suddenly a female would come to the same nest and inform him that he had made a mistake,... | |
 | Arthur Cleveland Bent - 1925 - 458 oldal
...was gone they began to return to their nests, both males and females. It WHS very amusing to see n male alight beside a nest, and with a satisfied air...with an awkward and very ludicrous bow. accompanied with some suitable explanation, I suppose, he waddled off in search 'of his own home, where he fount!... | |
 | Arthur Cleveland Bent - 1923 - 770 oldal
...returned. As soon as the boat was gone they began to return to their nests, both males and females. It was very amusing to see a male alight beside a...would come to the same nest and Inform him that he liad made a mistake — it was not his nest. He started up, looked blankly around, discovered his mistake,... | |
 | United States National Museum - 1925 - 1048 oldal
...retursed. As soon as the boat was gone they began to return to their nests, both males. and females. It was very amusing to see a male alight beside a...to the same nest and inform him that he had made a mistake—it was not his nest. He started up, looked blankly around, discovered his mistake, and with... | |
 | Arthur Cleveland Bent - 1987 - 718 oldal
...mule alight heside a nest, and with я satisfied air settle himself down on the eggs, when snddenly a female would come to the same nest and inform him...mistake — it was not his nest. He started up, looked hlaakly around, diseorered his mistake, and with an awkward and rery lndicrous how. accompanied with... | |
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