 | Edward Robinson - 1833 - 384 pages
...eye downwards, and continue to fly in that posture. As soon as they perceive a fish sufficiently near the surface, they dart down upon it with the swiftness...pouch. They then rise again, though not without great labor, and continue hovering and fishing, with their head on one side as before. In feeding its young,... | |
 | William Carpenter - 1833 - 420 pages
...eye downwards. and continue to fly in that posture. As soon as they perceive a fish sufficiently near the surface, they dart down Upon it with the swiftness of an arrow eize it with unerring certainty, and store it up in their pouch. They then rise again, though not without... | |
 | 1834 - 700 pages
...that posture. As soon as V. they perceive a fish sufficiently near the surface, they dart down upon i( with the swiftness of an arrow, seize it with unerring certainty, and stme it up in their pouch. They then rise again, though not without great labor, and continue hovering... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1841 - 516 pages
...eye downwards, and continue to fly in that posture. As soon as they perceive a fish sufficiently near the surface, they dart down upon it with the swiftness...pouch. They then rise again, though not without great labor, and continue hovering and fishing, with their head on one side, as before. Sometimes they are... | |
 | James Covel (jr.) - 1843 - 548 pages
...eye downward, and continue to fly in that posture. As soon as they perceive a fish sufficiently near the surface, they dart down upon it with the swiftness...and store it up in their pouch. They then rise again and fish as before. In feeding its young, the pelican squeezes the food deposited in its bag into their... | |
 | William Goodhugh, William Cooke Taylor - 1843 - 734 pages
...large quantity of fish. As soon as they perceive a fish sufficiently near the surface, they dart down with the swiftness of an arrow, seize it with unerring...store it up in their pouch; they then rise again, and continue hovering and fishing till their bag is filled; when they retire to land, and greedily... | |
 | M. C. Best - 1844 - 204 pages
...downwards, and continue to fly in that singular position. As soon as they perceive a fish sufficiently near the surface, they dart down upon it with the swiftness...store it up in their pouch. They then rise again, with great labour, E 2 and continue hovering and fishing with their head on one side, as hefore. Thus... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1852 - 616 pages
...eye downwards, and continue to fly in that posture. As soon as they perceive a fish sufficiently near the surface, they dart down upon it with the swiftness...pouch. They then rise again, though not without great labour, and continue hovering and fishing, with their head on one side as before. This work they continue... | |
 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1852 - 322 pages
...they turn their head with one eye downwards, and as soon as they perceive a fish sufficiently near the surface, they dart down upon it with the swiftness...unerring certainty, and store it up in their pouch. This they continue to do till their bag is full, when they retire to laud, and devour at leisure the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1853 - 1254 pages
...eye downwards, and continue to fly in that posture. As soon as they perceive a fish sufficiently near the surface, they dart down upon it with the swiftness...pouch. They then rise again, though not without great labour, and continue hovering and fishing, with their head on one side as before. This work they continue... | |
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... in fixed repose. When they have raised themselves about thirty or forty feet above the surface of the sea, they turn their head with one eye downwards, and continue to fly in that posture. As soon as they perceive a fish sufficiently near... 
