... to dislike ; nay, even frequenting exposed seaport towns, and making little excursions over the salt water. Horsemen on wide downs are often closely attended by a little party of swallows for miles together, which plays before and behind them, sweeping... The Natural History of Selborne - Page 282by Gilbert White - 1822Full view - About this book
| William Bingley - Animal behavior - 1803 - 606 pages
...miles to ' gether, which play before and behind them, sweeping around, and collecting all the skulking insects that are roused by the trampling of the horses' feet : when the wind blows hard, the Birds are, without this expedient, often forced to alight in order to pick up their lurking prey.... | |
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 782 pages
...fweeping around, and collecting allthe fculking infefts that are routed by the trampling of the horfib feet: when the wind blows hard, without this expedient, they are often forced to fettle to pick up their lurking prey. Thisfpecies feeds much on little coleuptera, as well as on gnats... | |
| Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 416 pages
...miles together, which play before and behind them, sweeping around, and collecting all the sculking insects that are roused by the trampling of the horses'...flies ; and often settles on dug ground, or paths, for gravel to grind and digest its food. Mr. Pennant says, that, fora few days previous to their departure,... | |
| Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 826 pages
...miles together, which play before and behind them, sweeping around, and collecting all the sculling insects that are roused by the trampling of the horses'...as well as on gnats and flies; and often settles on due; ground, or paths, for gravel to grind and digest its food. Mr. Pennant says, that, for a few days... | |
| Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 806 pages
...milei together, which play before and behind them, sweeping around, and collecting all the sculking insects that are roused by the trampling of the horses'...their lurking prey. This species feeds much on little coleóptera, as well as on gnats and flies ; and often settles on dug ground, or paths, for gravel... | |
| Stephen Glover - 1829 - 600 pages
...play before and behind them, sweeping around and collecting all the skulking insects that are aroused by the trampling of the horses* feet; when the wind blows hard, without this expedient, they arc often forced to settle to pick up their larking prey. Before they depart, for some weeks, they... | |
| Stephen Glover - Derbyshire (England) - 1831 - 510 pages
...play before and behind them, sweeping around and collecting all the skulking insects that are aroused by the trampling of the horses' feet ; when the wind...often forced to settle to pick up their lurking prey. Before they depart, for some weeks, they to a bird, forsake houses and chimneys and roost in trees... | |
| Gilbert White - Natural history - 1832 - 354 pages
...miles together, which plays before and behind them, sweeping around,' and collecting all the skulking insects that are roused by the trampling of the horses'...the wind blows hard, without this expedient, they arc often forced to settle to pick up their lurking prey. This species feeds much on little coleoptera,... | |
| Gilbert White - 1833 - 338 pages
...miles together, which plays before and behind them, sweeping around, and collecting all the skulking insects that are roused by the trampling of the horses'...their lurking prey. This species feeds much on little cnleoptera, as well as on gnats and flies, and often settles on dug ground, or paths, for gravels to... | |
| Gilbert White - Natural history - 1834 - 392 pages
...miles together, which plays before and behind them, sweeping around, and collecting all the skulking Insects that are roused by the trampling of the horses'...grind and digest its food. Before they depart, for »ome weeks, to a bird they forsake houses and chimneys, and roost in trees, and usually withdraw about... | |
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