 The ground was strewed with broken limbs of trees, eggs, and young squab pigeons, which had been precipitated from above, and on which herds of hogs were fattening. Hawks, buzzards, and eagles, were sailing about in great numbers, and seizing the squabs...  The English Cyclopaedia - Page 81redigeeritud poolt - 1867Full view - About this book
 | 1819 - 424 lehte
...days at this immense nursery. Several of them informed me that the noise in the woods was so great as to terrify their horses, and that it was difficult...limbs of trees, eggs, and young squab Pigeons, which bad been precipitated from above, •в which herds of hogs were fattening. Hawks, buzzards, .-nd eagles,... | |
 | 1821 - 444 lehte
...days at this immense nursery. Several of them informed me that the noise in the woods was so great as to terrify their horses, and that it was difficult...squab pigeons, which had been precipitated from above, on which herds of hogs were fattening. Hawks, buzzards, and eagles, were sailing about in great numbers,... | |
 | Alexander Wilson, Charles Lucian Bonaparte - 1831 - 372 lehte
...days at this immense nursery. Several of them informed me, that the noise in the woods was so great as to terrify their horses, and that it was difficult...above, and on which herds of hogs were fattening. Hawks, buzzards, and eagles, were sailing about in great numbers, and seizing the squabs from their... | |
 | Alexander Wilson - 1832 - 472 lehte
...days at this immense nursery. Several of them informed me, that the noise in the woods was so great as to terrify their horses, and that it was difficult...above, and on which herds of hogs were fattening. Hawks, Buzzards, and Eagles, were sailing about in great numbers, and seizing the squabs from their... | |
 | Thomas Bingley - 1840 - 236 lehte
...days in this immense nursery. Several of them informed me that the noise in the woods was so great as to terrify their horses, and that it was difficult...above, and on which herds of Hogs were fattening; Hawks, Buzzards, and Eagles were sailing about in great numbers, and seizing the squabs from their... | |
 | James Silk Buckingham - 1842 - 634 lehte
...says — " Several of the people informed me that the noise made by them in the woods was so great as to terrify their horses ; and that it was difficult for one person to hear another s)>eak without bawling in his ear. The ground was strewed with broken limbs of trees, eggs, and young... | |
 | Journal - 1844 - 280 lehte
...woods was so great as to terrify their horses, and it was difficult for one person to make another hear without bawling in his ear. The ground was strewed with broken limbs of trees, eggs, and young pigeons, which had been precipitated from above, and on which herds of hogs were fattening. Hawks,... | |
 | Journal - 1844 - 296 lehte
...hear without bawling in his ear. The ground was strewed with broken limbs of trees, eggs, and young pigeons, which had been precipitated from above, and on which herds of hogs were fattening. Hawks, buzzards, and eagles, were sailing about in great numbers, and seizing the young from their... | |
 | Wonders - 1848 - 496 lehte
...days at this immense nursery. Several of them informed me that the noise in the woods was so great as to terrify their horses, and that it was difficult...precipitated from above, and on which herds of hogs were feeding. Hawks, Buzzards, and Eagles were sailing about in great numbers, and seizing the squabs from... | |
 | 1848 - 808 lehte
...long, and several miles in breadth. The noise in the woods was so great as to terrify their horses, and it was difficult for one person to hear another speak...above, and on which herds of hogs were fattening. Hawks, buzzards and eagles were sailing about in great numbers, and seizing the squabs from their nests... | |
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