 ... bill ; but as this artist has no paws to hold the nut firm while he pierces it, like an adroit workman, he fixes it as it were in a vice, in some cleft of a tree, or in some crevice, when, standing over it, he perforates the stubborn shell.  Animal biography, or, Popular zoology - Page 277by William Bingley - 1829Full view - About this book
 | William Bingley - Animal behavior - 1803 - 606 pages
...but, as this artist has no pawg to hold the nut firm while he pierces it, like an adroit workman he fixes it as it were in a vice, in some cleft of a...in the chink of a gate-post where Nuthatches have been-known to haunt, it has always been found that those birds have readily penetrated them. While... | |
 | John Mason Good - Natural history - 1826 - 516 pages
...but as this artist has no paws to hold the nut firm while he pierces it, like an adroit workman he fixes it, as it were, in a vice in some cleft of a...tree or in some crevice ; when, standing over it, he readily perforates the stubborn shell $ and while at work makes a rapping noise that may be heard at... | |
 | John Mason Good - Natural history - 1828 - 542 pages
...bill ; but as this rust has no paws to hold the nut firm while he pierces it, like an adroit swkman he fixes it, as it were, in a vice in some cleft of a tree or in some :revice ; when, standing over it, he readily perforates the stubborn shell ; aid while at work makes... | |
 | Gilbert White - Natural history - 1829 - 364 pages
...but as this artist has no paws to hold the inn firm while he pierces it, like an adroit workman, he fixes it as it were in a vice, in some cleft of a...standing over it, he perforates the stubborn shell. We have often placed nuts in the chink of a gate-post where nuthatches have been known to haunt, and... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 814 pages
...but as this artist has no paws to hold the nut firm while he pierces it, like an adroit workman he fixes it, as it were in a vice, in some cleft of a...standing over it, he perforates the stubborn shell.' — White's Selborne. They are preyed on by martins and other animals of the mustela and viverra tribes... | |
 | Botany - 1830 - 632 pages
...but as this artist has no paws to hold the nut firm while he pierces it, like an adroit workman, be fixes it, as it were in a vice, in some cleft of a tree, when standing over it, he perforates the stubborn shell." Cowley presents us with a lively picture... | |
 | John Mason Good - Natural history - 1831 - 482 pages
...to hold the nut firm while he pierces it, like an adroit workman he fixes it, as it were, in a Tice in some cleft of a tree or in some crevice ; when, standing over it, he readily perforates the stubborn shell ; and while at work makes л rapping noise that may be heard... | |
 | Gilbert White - Natural history - 1832 - 354 pages
...but as this artist has no paws to hold the nut firm while he pierces it, like an adroit workman, he fixes it as it were in a vice, in some cleft of a...standing over it, he perforates the stubborn shell. We have often placed nuts in the chink of a gatepost, where nut-hatches have been known to haunt, and... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1833 - 338 pages
...but as this artist has no paws to hold the nut firm while he pierces it, like an adroit workman, he fixes it as it were in a vice, in some cleft of a...standing over it, he perforates the stubborn shell. We have often placed nuts in the chink of a gate-post, where nut-hatches have been known to haunt,... | |
 | William Hamilton Maxwell - Amusements - 1833 - 640 pages
...paws to hold the nut firm while he pierces it, like an adroit workman, he fixes it, as it were, in л vice, in some cleft of a tree, or in some crevice...standing over it, he perforates the stubborn shell. We have often placed nute in the chink of a gate-post where nuthatches have been knowu to haunt, and... | |
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