 | Tobias Smollett - Books - 1799 - 614 pages
...glowed with uncommon fire ; and, having drawn himfelf back to fpring on it with greater force, he feized the victim with both his forepaws, but held it in 'one of them, while he devoured it. For other purpofes, and fomctimes even for that of holding his food, he uied all his paws indifferently as hands,... | |
 | Thomas Smith - Civilization - 1803 - 322 pages
...prowling for them. When a grasshopper, or any insect, alighted within his reach, .his ey«» glowed with uncommon fire ; and, having drawn himself back to...force, he seized the victim with both his fore-paws, bt* held it in one of them while he devoured it. Foe other purposes he used all his paws indifferently... | |
 | William Bingley - Animal behavior - 1803 - 524 pages
...Grasshopper, or any insect, alighted within his reach, his eyes, which he fixed on his prey, glowed with uncommon fire ; and, having drawn? himself back to spring on it with greater force, he seized the prey with both his fore-paws, but held it in one of them while he devoured it. For other purposes,... | |
 | William Jones - 1807 - 468 pages
...glowed with uncommon fire; and, having drawn himfelf back to fpring on it with greater force, he feized the victim with both his forepaws, but held it in one of them, while he devoured it. For other purpofes, and fometimes even for that of holding his food, he ufed all his paws indifferently as hands,... | |
 | William Bingley - 1829 - 382 pages
...grasshopper, or any insect, alighted within his reach, his eyes, which he fixed on his prey, glowed with uncommon fire; and having drawn himself back to spring on it with greater force, he seized the prey with both his fore-paws, but held it in one of them while he devoured it. For other purposes,... | |
 | Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon - Natural history - 1831 - 1178 pages
...grasshopper, or any insect, alighted within his reach, his eyes, which he fixed on his prey, glowed with uncommon fire; and, having drawn himself back, to spring on it with greater force, he seized the prey with both his fore paws, but held it in one of them while he devoured it. For other purposes,... | |
 | Birds - 1834 - 700 pages
...grasshopper, or any insect, alighted within his reach, his eyes, which he fixed on his prey, glowed with uncommon fire; and having drawn himself back, to spring on it with greater force, he seized the prey with both his fore paws, but held it in one of them while he devoured it. For other purposes,... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1842 - 1046 pages
...with uncommon fire ; and having drawn himself back, to spring on it with greater force, he seized bis victim with both his fore-paws, but held it in one...purposes, and sometimes even for that of holding his food, lie used all his paws, indifferently, as hands, and frequently grasped with one of them the higher... | |
 | Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge - 1842 - 536 pages
...with uncommon fi ro : and having drawn himself back, to spring on it with groater force, he seized his victim with both his fore-paws, but held it in one...devoured it. For other purposes and sometimes even forthat of holding his food, be u«ed all his paws, indifferently, as hands, and frequently !_-r;iiped... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1842 - 538 pages
...grasshopper, or any insect, alighted within his reach, his eyes, which he fixed on his prey, glowed with uncommon fire ; and having drawn himself back, to spring on it with greater force, he seized his victim with both his fore-paws, but held it in one of them while he devoured it. For other purposes,... | |
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In general he was not voracious, but never appeared satiated with grasshoppers ; and passed the whole night, while the hot season lasted, in prowling for them : when a grasshopper, or any insect, alighted within his reach, his eyes, which he fixed on... 
