 ... for she now and then swiftly projected the tongue an inch and a half from the beak, continuing the same curve as that of the beak. When she arose, it was to perform a very interesting action; for she flew to the face of the rock, which was thickly...  The Birds of Jamaica - Page 102by Philip Henry Gosse, Richard Hill - 1847 - 447 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Fashion - 740 pages
...some little time, preening her feathers, and apparently clearing her mouth from the cotton fibres, for she now and then swiftly projected the tongue...the moss, until she had a large bunch of it in her beak. Then I saw her fly to the nest, and, having seated herself in it, proceed to place the new material,... | |
 | Philip Henry Gosse - 1847 - 474 pages
...among the rocks, suddenly I heard the whirr of a Humming-bird, and, looking up, saw a female Polytmus hovering opposite the nest, with a mass of silk-cotton...the moss, until she had a large bunch of it in her beak; then I saw her fly to the nest, and having seated herself in it, proceed to place the new material,... | |
 | English periodicals - 1847 - 420 pages
...sat some little time preening her feathers, and apparently clearing her mouth from the cotton fibres, for she now and then swiftly projected the tongue...the moss, until she had a large bunch of it in her beak ; then I saw her fly to the nest, and having seated herself in it, proceed to place the new material,... | |
 | 1851 - 642 pages
...sat some little time preening her feathers, and apparently clearing her mouth from the cotton fibres, for she now and then swiftly projected the tongue...the wing, as if before a flower, began to pluck the mosa, until she had a large bunch of it in her beak. Then I saw her fly to the nest, and, having seated... | |
 | 1851 - 638 pages
...curve as that of the beak. When she arose, it was to perform а тегу interesting action ; for abe flew to the face of the rock — which was thickly...if before a flower, began to pluck the moss, until «he bad a large bunch of it in her beak. Then I saw her fly to the nest, and, having seated herself... | |
 | William Charles Linnaeus Martin - Hummingbirds - 1852 - 312 pages
...sat some little time preening her feathers, and apparently clearing her mouth from the cotton fibres, for she now and then swiftly projected the tongue...the moss until she had a large bunch of it in her beak. Then I saw her fly to the nest, and having seated herself in it, proceed to place the new materials,... | |
 | Literature - 1865 - 740 pages
...some little time, preening her feathers, and apparently clearing her mouth from the cotton fibres, for she now and then swiftly projected the tongue...the moss, until she had a large bunch of it in her beak. Then I saw her fly to the nest, and, having seated herself in it, proceed to place the new material,... | |
 | Traits, William White Cooper - 1861 - 402 pages
...sat some little time preening her feathers, and apparently clearing her mouth from the cotton fibres, for she now and then swiftly projected the tongue...the moss, until she had a large bunch of it in her beak. Then I saw her fly to the nest, and, having seated herself in it, proceed to place the new material,... | |
 | John George Wood - Historia natural - 1862 - 804 pages
...sat some little time preening her feathers, and apparently clearing her mouth from the cotton fibres, for she now and then swiftly projected the tongue...the moss until she had a large bunch of it in her beak. Then I saw her fly to the nest, and having seated herself in it, proceed to place the new materials,... | |
 | John George Wood - 1862 - 804 pages
...sat some little time preening her feathers, and apparently clearing her mouth from the cotton fibres, for she now and then swiftly projected the tongue...if before a flower, began to pluck the moss until >he had a large bunch of it in her beak. Then I saw her fly to the nest, and having seated herself... | |
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