 | George Edwards - Natural history - 1760 - 290 pages
...were planting " a grove of oaks. The manner of their " planting was thus : they firft made lit" tie holes in the earth with their bills, " going about...about till the hole " was deep enough, and then they drop" ped in the acorn, and covered it with " earth and mofs : the young plantation fc is now growing... | |
 | Books - 1771 - 610 pages
...; and found they were planting a grove of oaks. The manner of their planti.ig was thu* : they firit made little holes in the earth with their bills, going about and abou: till the hole was deep enough, and then they dropped in the acorn, and co ered it w;ta earth... | |
 | Ebenezer Sibly - Astrology - 1802 - 420 pages
...perfection. He fays, ir About twenty-five years ago, coming from Rofecaltle early in the morning, I oblerved a great number of crows very bufy at their work upon...the acorn, and covered it with earth and mofs. The feafon was at the latter end of autumn, when all feeds are full ripe." Mr. Robinfon feems to think... | |
 | Cotton Mather - Natural theology - 1815 - 378 pages
...affirms, that he hath actually seen a great number of crows together planting a grove of oaks; they first made little holes in the earth with their bills, going...about, till the hole was deep enough, and then they dropt in the acorn, and covered it with earth and moss. At the time of his writing, this young plantation... | |
 | Berwickshire Naturalists' Club (Scotland) - Berwickshire (Scotland) - 1882 - 636 pages
...and I found they were planting a grove of oaks. The manner of thoir planting was thus : they first made little holes in the earth with their bills, going...about, till the hole was deep enough, and then they dropt in the acorn, and covered it with earth and moss. This young plantation is now growing up to... | |
 | Edward Jesse - Animal behavior - 1832 - 566 pages
...found that they ' were planting a grove of oaks*. The 'manner of ' their planting was thus. They first made little ' holes in the earth with their bills,...dropped in the acorn, and covered it with earth ' and moss. The young plantation,' Mr. Robinson adds, ' is now growing up to a thick grove of oaks, ' fit... | |
 | Henry Duncan - 1836 - 434 pages
...found that they were planting a grove of oaks.* The manner of their planting was thus : — They first made little holes in the earth with their bills, going...dropped in the acorn, and covered it with earth and moss. ' The young plantation,' Mr Robinson adds, ' is now growing up to f thick grove of oaks, fit... | |
 | Henry Duncan - Natural history - 1847 - 410 pages
...found, that they were planting a grove of oaks.* The manner of their planting was thus : — They first made little holes in the earth with their bills, going...then they dropped in the acorn, and covered it with * I have observed in another place, that rooks probably bury seeds for the purpose of feeding upon... | |
 | Robert Southey - Anecdotes - 1850 - 860 pages
...and I found they were planting a grove of oaks. The manner of their planting was thu? : they first made little holes in the earth with their bills, going...about, till the hole was deep enough, and then they dropt in the acorn, and covered it with earth and moss. This young plantation is now growing up to... | |
 | Robert Southey - Anecdotes - 1850 - 918 pages
...grove of oaks. The manner of their planting was thus they first made little holes in the earth witli their bills, going about and about, till the hole was deep enough, and then they dropt in the acorn, and covered it with earth anil moss. This young plantation is now growing up to... | |
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were planting a grove of oaks*. The 'manner of ' their planting was thus. They first made little ' holes in the earth with their bills, going about and ' about till the hole was deep enough, and then they ' dropped in the acorn, and covered it with earth... 
