 In the nest, which was barely a hole scratched out of the coal-slack, in the manner of a plover's nest, I observed three eggs, but did not touch them. As I had labourers constantly at work in that field, I went thither every day, and always looked...  A history of British birds - Seite 53von Francis Orpen Morris - 1852Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Erasmus Darwin - 1800 - 676 Seiten
...manner of a plover's neft, I obferved three eggs, but did not touch them. As I had labourers conftantly at •work in that field, I went thither every day, and always looked to fee if the bird was there, but did not dHlurb her for feven or eight days, when I was tempted to... | |
 | Erasmus Darwin - 1801 - 548 Seiten
...manner of a plover's neft, I obferved three eggs, but did not touch them. As I had labourers conftantly at work in that field, I went thither every day, and always looked to fee if the bird was there, but did not difturb her for fevea or eight days, when I was tempted to... | |
 | Erasmus Darwin - 1801 - 552 Seiten
...manner of a plover's neft, I obferved three eggs, but did not touch them. As I had labourers conftantly at work in that field, I went thither every day, and always looked to fee if the bird was there, but did not difturb her for {even or eight days, when I was tempted to... | |
 | Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 728 Seiten
...of the coal slack in the man. ner of a plover's nest, I observed three eggs, but did not tooch then. As I had labourers constantly at work in that field, I went thither every day, and always looked to see if the bird was there, but did not disturb her for seven or eight days, when I was tempted to... | |
 | Erasmus Darwin - 1818 - 616 Seiten
...in the manner of a plover's nest, I observed three eggs, but did not touch them. As I had labourcrs constantly at work in that field, I went thither every day, and always looked to see if the bird was there, but did not disturb her for seven or eight days, when I was tempted to... | |
 | George Montagu - 1831 - 670 Seiten
...of the coal-slack, in the manner of a plover's nest, I observed three eggs, but did not touch them. As I had labourers constantly at work in that field,...and found two young ones, that appeared to have been hatched for some days, but there was no appearance of the third egg. I then mentioned this extraordinary... | |
 | 1830 - 596 Seiten
...of the coal-slack, in the manner of a plover's nest, I observed three eggs, but did not touch them. As I had labourers constantly at work in that field,...and found two young ones, that appeared to have been hatched for some days, but there was no appearance of the third egg. I then mentioned this extraordinary... | |
 | William H. Wintringham - 1892 - 446 Seiten
...a farm, when one of them told him he had observed a bird exactly like a cuckoo sitting upon a nest. The Rev. Mr. Wilmot proceeds : — " He took me to...and found two young ones that appeared to have been hatched for some days, but there was no appearance of a third egg." Whether the egg is put out to be... | |
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