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" The powers of its wing were wonderful, exceeding, if possible, the various evolutions and quick turns of the swallow genus. But the circumstance that pleased me most was that I saw it distinctly more than once put out its short leg while on the wing,... "
The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne - Page 159
by Gilbert White - 1837 - 640 pages
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The Natural History of Selborne, Volume 1

Gilbert White - 1822 - 380 pages
...evolutions and quick turns of the swallow genus. But the circumstance that pleased me most was, that I saw it distinctly, more than once, put out its short leg...which is curiously furnished with a serrated claw. Swallows and martins, the bulk of them I mean, have forsaken us sooner this year than usual ; for,...
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Transactions of the Linnean Society, Volume 14

Linnean Society of London - 1825 - 666 pages
...evolutions and quick turns of the Swallow genus. But the circumstance that pleased me most was, that I saw it distinctly, more than once, put out its short leg...If it takes any part of its prey with its foot, as 1 have now the greatest reason to suppose it does these chafers, I no longer wonder at the use of its...
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The Architecture of Birds

James Rennie - 1833 - 422 pages
...says, " that pleased me most was, that I saw it distinctly, more than once, put out its short leg when on the wing, and, by a bend of the head, deliver somewhat...toe, which is curiously furnished with a serrated clawf." Mr. Dillon has recently argued with considerable plausibility against this conjecture of White's,...
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Sketches of birds in short enigmatical verses

Samuel Roper - 1832 - 178 pages
...evolutions and quick turns of the swallow genus. But the circumstance that pleased me most was, that I saw it distinctly, more than once, put out its short leg...which is curiously furnished with a serrated claw.* These peculiar birds can only be watched and observed for two hours in the twenty-four, and then in...
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The Natural History of Selborne

Gilbert White - 1832 - 354 pages
...been ravaged by * I believe this is also done by the bill, in the manner of owls when disturbed.— WJ more than once put out its short leg while on the...which is curiously furnished with a serrated claw. Swallows and martins, the bulk of them, I mean, have forsaken us sooner this year than usual ; for,...
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The Minstrelsy of the Woods, Or, Sketches and Songs Connected with the ...

S. Waring - 1832 - 286 pages
...evolutions and quick turns of the swallow genus. But the circumstance that pleased me most was, that I saw it distinctly, more than once, put out its short leg...-while on the wing, and, by a bend of the head, deliver something into its mouth. If it takes any part of its prey with its foot, as I have now the greatest...
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The Minstrelsy of the Woods, Or, Sketches and Songs Connected with the ...

S. Waring - 1832 - 284 pages
...evolutions and quick turns of the swallow genus. But the circumstance that pleased me most was, that I saw it distinctly, more than once, put out its short leg...while on the wing, and, by a bend of the head, deliver something into its mouth. If- it takes any part of its prey with its foot, as I have now the greatest...
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The natural history of Selborne, arranged for young persons [by G. Ellis].

Gilbert White - 1833 - 338 pages
...evolutions, and quick turns of the swallow genus. But the circumstance that pleased me most was, that I saw it distinctly more than once put out its short leg...which is curiously furnished with a serrated claw. Swallows and martins, the bulk of them I mean, * We find the following additional information regarding...
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The Domestic Habits of Birds

James Rennie - 1833 - 410 pages
...pleased me most was, that I saw it distinctly, more than once, put out its short leg when on the wifig, and, by a bend of the head, deliver Somewhat into...toe, which is curiously furnished with a serrated clawf." Mr. Dillon has recently argued with considerable plausibility against this conjecture of White's,...
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The Natural History of Selborne: Observations on Various Parts of Nature ...

Gilbert White - 1833 - 410 pages
...circumstance that pleased me most was, that I saw it distinctly more than once put out its short leg when on the wing, and, by a bend of the head, deliver somewhat...have now the greatest reason to suppose it does these chaffers, I no longer wonder at the use of its middle toe, which is curiously furnished with a serrated...
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