| Science - 1880 - 922 pages
...described by Gerard as contained within the shell — " next come the legs of the Birde hanging ont ; and as it groweth greater, it openeth the shell by degrees, till at length it is all come foorth, and hangeth only by the bill ; in short apace after it commeth to full maturitie, and falleth... | |
| Beata Francis - Animal behavior - 1881 - 280 pages
...it is perfectly formed, the shell gapeth open, and the first thing that appeareth is the aforesaid lace or string ; next come the legs of the bird hanging...it openeth the shell by degrees, till at length it all commeth forth and hangeth only by the bill. In short space after it commeth to full maturitie,... | |
| Fisheries - 1883 - 718 pages
...when it is perfectly formed the shell gapeth open, and the first thing that appeareth is the foresaid lace or string ; next come the legs of the bird hanging...it groweth greater it openeth the shell by degrees, til at length it is all come forth, and hangeth onely by the bill : in short space after it commeth... | |
| Henry Lee - Ocean - 1883 - 140 pages
...when it is perfectly formed the shell gapeth open, and the first thing that appeareth is the foresaid lace or string ; next come the legs of the bird hanging...it groweth greater it openeth the shell by degrees, til at length it is all come forth, and hangeth onely by the bill : in short space after it commeth... | |
| Charles Swainson - Birds - 1885 - 266 pages
...when it is perfectly formed, the shell gapeth open. and the first thing that appeareth is the foresaid lace or string ; next come the legs of the bird hanging...degrees, till at length it is all come forth and hangeth. only by the bill. In short space after it cometh to full maturity, and falleth into the sea, where... | |
| Celts - 1885 - 902 pages
...this is perfectly formed the shell gapeth oj^n, and the first thing that apjxjareth is the foresaid lace or string, next come the legs of the bird hanging...degrees, till at length it is all come forth, and hangeth only by the bill ; in short space after it cometh to full maturity and falleth into the sea, where... | |
| Fletcher S. Bassett - Folklore - 1885 - 528 pages
...open, and the first thing that appeareth is the aforesaid lace or string; next comes the legs of a bird hanging out, and as it groweth greater, it openeth...degrees, till at length it is all come forth, and hangeth only by the bill; in a short time after, it cometh to full maturity, and falleth into the sea, when... | |
| Frederick Shaw Mitchell - Birds - 1885 - 294 pages
...it is " perfectly formed the shell gapeth open, and the first thing "that appeareth is the foresaid lace or string ; next come " the legs of the bird...groweth greater " it openeth the shell by degrees, til at length it is all " come forth, and hangeth onely by the bill : in short space " after it commeth... | |
| Friedrich Max Müller - Comparative linguistics - 1885 - 688 pages
...commeth to the shape COPIED FROM GERARBE'S ' HEEBAI.I-." lace or string ; next come the legs of the Birde hanging out ; and as it groweth greater, it openeth...the shell by degrees, till at length it is all come foorth, and hangeth only by the bill ; in short space after it commeth to full maturitie, and falleth... | |
| Charles Swainson - Birds - 1886 - 266 pages
...when it is perfectly formed, the shell gapeth open, and the first thing that appeareth is the foresaid lace or string ; next come the legs of the bird hanging...degrees, till at length it is all come forth and hangeth only by the bill. In short space after it cometh to full maturity, and falleth into the sea, where... | |
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