 ... 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...  Animal intelligence (treatise). - Page 300by George John Romanes - 1882 - 520 lehteFull 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... | |
 | 1789 - 602 lehte
...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... | |
 | 1790 - 566 lehte
...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... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1790 - 646 lehte
...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... | |
 | 1789 - 682 lehte
...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 - 1802 - 420 lehte
...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 - 1803 - 606 lehte
...elevating its elbows, clambered backwards with it up the side of the nest till it reached the top; where resting for a moment, it threw off its load 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 - 1816 - 470 lehte
...elevating its elbows, clambered backward with it up the side of the nest, till it reached the top ; where, resting for a moment, it threw off its load with a...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... | |
 | 1816 - 338 lehte
...elevating its elbows, clambered backwards with it up the side of the nest till it reached the top, where, resting for a moment, it threw off its load 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,... | |
 | 1823 - 626 lehte
...elbows, clambered backwards with it up the side of the nest, ill it reached the top, where, resting or a moment, it threw off its load with a jerk, and quite disengaged it from he nest. After remaining a short time in this situation, and feeling about with the extremities of... | |
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