 Though least in size, the glittering mantle of the humming-bird entitles it to the first place in the list of the birds of the new world. It may truly be called the bird of Paradise ; and had it existed in the old world, it would have claimed the title,...  The Boy's Own Natural History - Page 28by John George Wood - 1882 - 64 lehteFull view - About this book
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1826 - 624 lehte
...to have been called, instead of that in the old world, the bird of paradise. ' See it,' says he, ' darting through the air almost as quick as thought...— now it is within a yard of your face! — in an mstant gone ! — now it flutters from flower to flower to sip the silver dew — it is now a ruby... | |
 | Anne Knight - 1831 - 164 lehte
...peacock in the sun, can never look with pleasure on these mutilated forms. The humming-bird may truly be called the Bird of Paradise ; and, had it existed in the old world, it would doubtless have claimed that title instead of the bird which has now the honour to bear it. See it darting... | |
 | Georges-Bernard Depping - 1833 - 282 lehte
...places the humming-birds, which are the same in Demerara and Cayenne. " It," says he, " may truly be called the bird of paradise ; and had it existed in...would have claimed the title instead of the bird which now has the honour to bear it : — see it starting through the air almost as quick as thought ! —... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson - 1834 - 698 lehte
...and " almost," has also this observation, quoted in. our V. 475. : — " See it [the humming-bird] darting through the air almost as quick as thought...flutters from flower to flower, to sip the silver dew," &c. From these expressions, we may learn that, while Mr. Waterton has taught that the liuniniing-birds... | |
 | Charles Waterton - 1836 - 362 lehte
...list of the birds of the new world. It may truly be called the bird of paradise; and had it SECOND existed in the old world, it would have claimed —...instead of the bird which has now the honour to bear it:—see it darting through the air almost as quick as thought!—now it is within a yard of your... | |
 | Charles Waterton - 1839 - 322 lehte
...humming-bird entitles it to the first place in the list of the birds of the new world. It may truly be called the bird of paradise; and had it existed in the old SECOND world, it would have claimed the title instead of the ~U""LY bird which has now the honour to... | |
 | 1844 - 490 lehte
...humming-bird entitles it to the first place in the list of the birds of the new world. It may truly be called the bird of Paradise ; and had it existed in...now it flutters from flower to flower, to sip the silverdew — it is now a ruby — now a topaz — now an emerald — now all burnished gold ! Cayenne... | |
 | John George Wood - 1855 - 478 lehte
...TROCHILUS.— (Gr. ' entitles it to the first place in the list of the birds of the New World. It may truly be called the Bird of Paradise; and had it existed in...almost as quick as thought ! now it is within a yard of yonr face — in an instant gone — now it flutters from flower to flower to sip the silver dew —... | |
 | 1856 - 526 lehte
...Humming Bird entitles it to the first place on the list of birds of the new world. It may truly be called the Bird of Paradise ; and had it existed in...bear it. See it darting through the air, almost as quickly as thought 1 Now it is within a yard of your face ! — in an instant gone ! Now it flutters... | |
 | Henry Gardiner Adams - 1856 - 108 lehte
...Humming Bird entitles it to the first place in the list of birds of the new world. It may truly be called the Bird of Paradise; and, had it existed in...bear it. See it darting through the air almost as quickly as thought! Now it is within a yard of your face!— in an instant gone! Now it flutters from... | |
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