 | Martin Martin - Saint Kilda (Scotland) - 1749 - 96 pages
...Number that keep Centinel in the Night-time, and if they are furprized, (as it often happens) all that Flock are taken one after another ; but if the Centinel...foftly, Grog, Grog, at which the Flock move not ; but if this Centinel fee or hear the Fowler approaching, he cries quickly, Biry Sir, which £ 2 would would... | |
 | Martin Martin - Saint Kilda - 1753 - 96 pages
...Solan Geefe have always fome of their Number keeping Gentry in the Night, and if they are fur prized, as it often happens, all the Flock are taken one after another; but if the Cenrmel be a wake at the Approach of the creeping Fowlers, and hear a Noife, it cries foftly, Grog,... | |
 | Henry Home (lord Kames.), Lord Henry Home Kames - Civilization - 1807 - 496 pages
...reports, that the Solan geefe have always fome of their number keeping fentry in the night. If a fentry hear a noife, it cries foftly, Grog, grog, at which the flock move not. But, if the fentry fee or hear the fowler approaching, it cries quickly, Sir, bir, upon which the whole flock take... | |
 | Henry Home (lord Kames.), Lord Henry Home Kames - Civilization - 1807 - 518 pages
...reports, that the Solan geefe have always fome of their number keeping fentry in the night. If a fentry hear a noife, it cries foftly, Grog, grog, at which the flock move not. But, if the fentry fee or hear the fowler approaching, it cries quickly, Bir, bir, upon which the whole flock take... | |
 | John Pinkerton - Voyages and travels - 1809 - 964 pages
...Solan geefe have always fome of their number keeping centry in the night, and if they are furprized, as it often happens, all the flock are taken one after...at the approach of the creeping fowlers, and hear a nolle, it cries foftly, Grog, grog, at which the flock move not ; but if the centinel fees or hear«... | |
 | Birds - 1816 - 386 pages
...is surprised, (as it often happens) all that flock are taken, one after another; hut if the centiuel be awake at the approach of the creeping fowlers, and hear a noise, he cries softly Grog, Grog, at which the flock do not move ; but if this ceutinel see or hear... | |
 | Scotland - 1818 - 406 pages
...Solan geese have always some of their number keeping eentry in the night, and• if they are surprised, as it often happens, all the flock are taken one after...the approach of the creeping fowlers, and hear. a> noise, it cries softly, grog, grog, at which the flock move not ; but if the centinel a^es or hears•... | |
 | Scotland - 1818 - 412 pages
...Solan geese have always some of their numher keeping centry in the night, and if they are surprised, as it often happens, all the flock are taken one after...at the approach of the creeping fowlers, and hear a noise, it cries softly, grog, grog, at which the flock move not ; but if the centinel sees or hears... | |
 | Scotland - 1818 - 406 pages
...Solan geese have always some of their mimber keeping centry in the night, and if they are surprised, as it often happens, all the flock are taken one after...at the approach of the creeping fowlers, and hear a noise, it cries softly, grog, grog, at which the flock move not; but if the centinel sees or hears... | |
 | Peter Hawker - Firearms - 1826 - 512 pages
...that keep watch in the night-time; and if the centinel be surprised, as it often happens, all that flock are taken one after another; but if the centinel...at the approach of the creeping fowlers, and hear a noise, he cries, softly, grog, grog, at which the flock do not move; but if this centinel see or hear... | |
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The Solan geese have always some of their mimber keeping centry in the night, and if they are surprised, as it often happens, all the flock are taken one after another; but if the centinel be awake at the approach of the creeping fowlers, and hear a noise,... 
