 | 1837 - 638 էջ
...their tail as a support, stretch forward their neck, and striking out their legs with great vigour, proceed rapidly towards the shore ; on approaching...steep for landing, they cease their exertions for t few moments, float down the stream until they come to an accessible part, and by a violent effort,... | |
 | John James Audubon - 1832 - 564 էջ
...their tail as a support, stretch forward their neck, and striking out their legs with great vigour, proceed rapidly towards the shore; on approaching...themselves from the water. It is remarkable, that immediately after thus crossing a large stream, they ramble about for some time, as if bewildered.... | |
 | Samuel Roper - 1832 - 178 էջ
...their tail as a support, stretch forward their neck, and, striking out their legs with great vigour, proceed rapidly towards the shore: on approaching...themselves from the water. It is remarkable, that immediately after thus crossing a large stream, they ramble about for some time, as if bewildered.... | |
 | Sidney Willard - 1832 - 560 էջ
...the water, — not to be drowned, however, as might be imagined. They bring their wings close to the body, spread out their tail as a support, stretch...exertions for a few moments, float down the stream till they come to an accessible part, and by a violent effort generally extricate themselves from the... | |
 | Religious Tract Society (Great Britain) - 1835 - 604 էջ
...their tail as a support, stretch forward their neck, and striking out their legs with great vigour, proceed rapidly towards the shore ; on approaching...themselves from the water. It is remarkable that, immediately after thus crossing a large stream, they ramble about for some time as if bewildered. In... | |
 | Henry Duncan - 1836 - 472 էջ
...their legs with great vigour, proceed rapidly towards the shore. When they reach the opposite bank, should they find it too steep for landing, they cease their exertions, and allow themselves to be floated down the stream, till they reach an accessible part, when, by a... | |
 | Henry Duncan - 1839 - 418 էջ
...their legs with great vigor, proceed rapidly towards the shore. When they reach the opposite bank, should they find it too steep for landing, they cease their exertions, and allow themselves to be floated down the stream, till they reach an accessible part, when, by a... | |
 | 1841 - 404 էջ
...support, stretch forward their neck, and, striking out their legs with great vigor, proceed rapidly toward the shore ; on approaching which, should they find...accessible part, and by a violent effort generally clear themselves from the water. When turkeys alight on a tree, it is sometimes very difficult to see... | |
 | William John Broderip - 1847 - 434 էջ
...their tail as a support, stretch forward their neck, and striking out their legs with great vigour, proceed rapidly towards the shore ; on approaching...themselves from the water. It is remarkable that, immediately after thus crossing a large stream, they ramble about for some time as if bewildered. In... | |
 | William Charles Linnæus MARTIN - 1852 - 162 էջ
...their tail as a support, stretch forward their neck, and striking out their legs with great vigour, proceed rapidly towards the shore ; on approaching...exertions for a few moments, float down the stream till they come to an accessible part, and, by a violent effort, generally extricate themselves from... | |
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... proceed rapidly towards the shore: on approaching which, should they find it too steep for landing, they cease their exertions for a few moments, float down the stream until they come to an accessible part, and' by a violent effort generally extricate... 
