 | 1802 - 610 trang
...flew still farther off, but not out of the field: on this the dog returned to me, near which place the young ones lay concealed in the grass, which the...bird no sooner perceived than she flew back again to us, settled just before the dog's nose again, and by rolling and tumbling about drew off his attention... | |
 | Thomas Burgeland Johnson - 1814 - 312 trang
...considerable distance, when she took wing and flew farther off, but not out of the fie.ld. THE PARTRIDGE. 135 On this the dog returned nearly to the place where...the old bird no sooner perceived than she flew back, and tumbled just before the dog's nose, and again acted the same part, tumbling and rolling before... | |
 | Thomas Burgeland Johnson - 1816 - 298 trang
...partridges. The old bird uttered the most piercing cry, fluttered, hung down her wings, and tumbled along just before the dog's nose, till she had drawn...the old bird no sooner perceived than she flew back, and tumbled just before the dog's nose, and again acted the same part, tumbling and rolling before... | |
 | 1826 - 376 trang
...partridges. The old bird cried, fluttered, and ran trembling along just before the dog's nose, till sbe had drawn him to a considerable distance ; when she...sooner perceived, than she flew back again, settled first before the dog's nose, and a fccoml time acted the same part, rolling and tumbling 136—137... | |
 | Reuben Percy - 1826 - 380 trang
...pointer, the dog ran on a brood of very small partridges. The old bird cried, fluttered, and ran trembling along just before the dog's nose, till she had drawn...sooner perceived, than she flew back again, settled first before the dog's nose, and a second time acted the same part, rolling and tumbling a about till... | |
 | William Bingley - 1829 - 350 trang
...On this the dog returned nearly to the place where the young-ones lay concealed in the grass; this the old bird no sooner perceived than she flew back...and a second time acted the same part, rolling and tumbling about till she drew off his attention from her brood, and thus succeeded in preserving them.'*... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1833 - 410 trang
...the toes, J farther off, but not out of the field : on this the dog returned to me, near the place the young ones lay concealed in the grass, which the...bird no sooner perceived, than she flew back again to us, settled just before the dog's nose again, and, by rolling and tumbling about, drew off his attention... | |
 | William Hamilton Maxwell - 1833 - 640 trang
...and flew still farther off, but not out of the field : on this the dog returned to me, near the place the young ones lay concealed in the grass, which the...bird no sooner perceived than she flew back again to us, settled just before the dog's uose again, and by rolling and tumbling about drew nil his attention... | |
 | William Hamilton Maxwell - 1833 - 618 trang
...remain near the place tbe young ones lay concealed in the same spot for some weeks before the fethe grass, which the old bird no sooner perceived than she flew back again to us, settled just before the dog's nose again, and by rolling and tumbling about, drew off his attention... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1834 - 392 trang
...the toes. J farther off, but not out of the field : on this the dog returned to me, near the place the young ones lay concealed in the grass, which the...bird no sooner perceived, than she flew back again to us, settled just before the dog's nose again, and, by rolling and tumbling about, drew off his attention... | |
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... the old bird cried, fluttered, and ran tumbling along just before the dog's nose till she had drawn him to a considerable distance, when she took wing and flew... 
