 Except when rising from the ground, I do not recollect ever having seen one of these birds flap its wings. Near Lima, I watched several for nearly half an hour, without once taking off my eyes: they moved in large curves, sweeping in circles, descending...  The Illustrated Natural History: Birds - Page 15by John George Wood - 1862 - 2396 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Maunder - Animals - 1848 - 924 pages
...from the ground," he add«, "Id» not recollect ever having wen ou« of i hi - M n I- flap iU wlngf. Near Lima I watched several for nearly half an hour without once taking uff my eye*. They moved in large rurws «weeping In ciri-leu, descending and aeccnding without ODCC... | |
 | William Dowling - 1849 - 356 pages
...regions. " When the condors in a flock are wheeling round and round any spot, their flight is beautiful. Near Lima I watched several for nearly half an hour,...circles, descending and ascending without once flapping their wings. As they glided close over my head, I intently watched from an oblique position the outlines... | |
 | Aeronautical Society of Great Britain - Aeronautics - 1883 - 488 pages
...having seen one of these birds flap its wings. Near Lima,. I watched several for nearly half-an-hour, without once taking: off my eyes ; they moved in large...sweeping in circles, descending and ascending without giving a single flap. As they glided close over my head, I intently watched from an oblique position,... | |
 | Georg Hartwig - Antarctic regions - 1871 - 776 pages
...perceptible vibratory motion of the wings. " Near Lima," says Mr. Darwin, " I watched several condors for nearly half an hour without once taking off my...without once flapping. As they glided close over my bead, I intently watched from an oblique position the outlines of the separate and terminal feathers... | |
 | 1871 - 976 pages
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 | Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells - 1871 - 968 pages
...says : " Except when rising from the ground I do not recollect ever having seen one of these birds flap its wings. Near Lima I watched several for nearly half an hour, without once taking my eyes off them. They moved in large curves, sweeping in circles, descending and ascending, without... | |
 | Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells - 1871 - 980 pages
...its wings. Near Limn I watched several for nearly half an hour, without once taking my eyes off them. They moved in large curves, sweeping in circles, descending and ascending, without giving a single flap. As they glided close over my head I intently watched from an oblique position... | |
 | Horse racing - 1876 - 760 pages
...beautiful. Except when rising from the ground, I do not recollect ever having seen one of these birds ever flap its wings. Near Lima I watched several for nearly...sweeping in circles, descending and ascending without giving a single flap. As they gluled close over my head, I intently watched, from an oblique position,... | |
 | Tropical nature - Indians of South America - 1876 - 236 pages
...rising from the ground I do not recollect ever to have seen one of these birds flap his wings .... They moved in large curves, sweeping in circles, descending...and ascending without once flapping. As they glided over my head, I intently watched from an oblique position the outlines of the separate and terminal... | |
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