 ... its load with a jerk, and quite disengaged it from the nest. It remained in this situation a short time, feeling about with the extremities of its wings, as if to be convinced whether the business was properly executed, and then dropped into the nest...  Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom - Page 289by Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1845 - 336 pagesFull view - About this book
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...ils elbows, clambered backward with it up the fide of the neft till it reached the top, where refting for a moment, it threw off its load with a jerk, and quite difengagcd it from th« -ncft. It remained in this fituation a fhort time, feeling about with the extremities... | |
 | English poetry - 1789 - 602 pages
...elbows, clambered backward with it up to the fide of the neft till it reached the top, where refting for a moment, it threw off its load with a jerk, and quite difengaged it from the neft. It remained in this fituation a ihort time, feeling about with the extremities... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1790 - 646 pages
...its elbows, clambered backward with it up the fide of the neft till it reached the top, where refting for a moment, it threw off its load with a jerk, and quite difengaged it from the neft. It remained in this fituation a íhoi t time, feeling about with the extremities... | |
 | History - 1790 - 566 pages
...its elbows, clambered backward with it up the fide of the neft till it reached the top, where refting for a moment, it threw off its load with a jerk, and quite dtfengaged it from the neft. It remained in this fituation a (hort time, feeling about with the extremities... | |
 | English literature - 1789 - 682 pages
...its elbows, clambered backward with it up the (ide of the neft till it reached the top, where refting for a moment, it threw off its load with a jerk, and quite difengaged it from tbe neft 1C remained in this Qtuation a fhort time, feeling about with the extremities... | |
 | Ebenezer Sibly - Astrology - 1802 - 420 pages
...elbows, clambered backward with it up the fide of the neft, till it reached the top ; where refting for a moment, it threw off its load with a jerk, and quite difengaged it from the neft.* It remained in this fuuation a fhort time, feeling about with the extremities... | |
 | William Bingley - Animal behavior - 1803 - 606 pages
...back, and, making a lodgment for its burthen by elevating its elbows, clambered backwards with it up the side of the nest till it reached the top; where...with a jerk, and quite disengaged it from the nest. After remaining a short time in this situation, and feeling about with the extremities of its wings,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Physical geography - 1816 - 470 pages
...back ; and making a lodgment for its burthen, by elevating its elbows, clambered backward with it up the side of the nest, till it reached the top ; where,...disengaged it from, the nest. It remained in this situation for a short time, feeling about with the extremities of its wings, as if to be convinced whether the... | |
 | Birds - 1816 - 338 pages
...back, and making a lodgement for its burden by elevating its elbows, clambered backwards with it up the side of the nest till it reached the top, where,...with a jerk, and quite disengaged it from the nest: after remaining a short time in this situation, and feeling about with the extremities of its wings,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Physical geography - 1816 - 470 pages
...off its load with a jerk, and quite disengaged it from the nest. It remained in this situation for a short time, feeling about with the extremities of its wings, as if to be convinced whether the business was properly executed, and then dropped into the nest again. With these, the extremities... | |
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