 ... for half an hour, or an hour, at a time. — His expanded wings and tail, glistening with white, and the buoyant gaiety of his action, arresting the eye, as his song most irresistibly does the ear. He sweeps round with enthusiastic ecstasy — he...  The national encyclopædia. Libr. ed - 286. oldalszerző: National cyclopaedia - 1884Teljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
 | 1846 - 872 oldal
...two, three, or, at the most, of five or six syllables, generally interspersed with imitations, and all of them uttered with great emphasis and rapidity,...continued with undiminished ardour for half an hour or au hour at a time. His expanded wings and tail glistening with white, and the buoyant gaity of his... | |
 | 1842 - 400 oldal
...two, three, or, at the most, five or six syllables, generally interspersed with imitations, and all of them uttered with great emphasis and rapidity, and continued with undiminished ardor, for half an hour or an hour at a time. His expanded wings and tail, glistening with white, and... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - 1844 - 544 oldal
...acquainted with those of our various song-birds, are bold and full, and varied seemingly beyond all limits. His expanded wings and tail, glistening with white, and the buoyant gaiety of his action, arresting the eye as his song most irresistibly does the ear, he sweeps round with enthusiastic ecstasy.... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 444 oldal
...with the celerity of an arrow, as If to recover or recall his very soul, which expired in the last 15 of them uttered with great emphasis and rapidity, and continued with undiminished ardor, for half an hour, or an hour, at a time; his expanded wings and tail, glistening with white,... | |
 | George Willson - 1844 - 300 oldal
...two, three, or, at the most, five or six syllables, generally interspersed with imitations, and all of them uttered with great emphasis and rapidity, and continued, with undiminished ardor, for half an hour, or an hour, at a time. His expanded wings and tail, glistening with white,... | |
 | William Draper Swan - 1845 - 494 oldal
...two, three, or, at the most, five or six syllables, generally interspersed with imitations, and all of them uttered with great emphasis and rapidity, and continued, with undiminished ardor, for half an hour, or an hour, at a time; his expanded wings and tail, glistening with white,... | |
 | 1846 - 544 oldal
...two, three, or, at the most, five or six syllables, generally interspersed with imitations, and all of them uttered with great emphasis and rapidity, and continued with undiminished ardor for half an hour or an hour at a time. His expanded wings and tail, glistening with white, and... | |
 | William John Broderip - 1847 - 434 oldal
...two, three, or at the most five or six syllables ; generally interspersed with imitations, and all of them uttered with great emphasis and rapidity ;...with white, and the buoyant gaiety of his action, arresting the eye, as his song most irresistibly does the ear. He sweeps round with enthusiastic ecstasy... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 560 oldal
...two, three, or at the most five or six syllables ; generally interspersed with imitations, and all of them uttered with great emphasis and rapidity ;...with white, and the buoyant gaiety of his action, arresting the eye, as his song most irresistibly does the ear. He sweeps round with enthusiastic ecstasy... | |
 | Hezekiah Burhans - 1847 - 190 oldal
...LESSON 266. THE MOCKING BIRD. • 1. The plumage of the mocking bird, is neither gaudy nor brilliant. 2. His expanded wings and tail glistening with white, and the buoyant gaiety of his action, attract the eye. 3. What renders this bird so curious is his musical voice, capable of every change;... | |
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