 When the hedge-sparrow has sat her usual time, and disengaged the young cuckoo and some of her own offspring from the shell, her own young ones, and any of her eggs that remain unhatched, are soon turned out, the young cuckoo remaining possessor of the...  Animal biography, or, Popular zoology - Page 263by William Bingley - 1829Full view - About this book
 | History - 1790 - 566 pages
...foon turned out, the young cuckoo remaining poffeffor of the neft, and fole objeft of her future care. The young birds are not previously killed, nor are the eggs demolished, but all are left to perifh together, either entangled about the bulh which contains the neft, or lying... | |
 | William Bingley - Animal behavior - 1803 - 606 pages
...has disengaged the young Cuckoo, and some of her own offspring from the shell, her own young ones, and any of her eggs that remain unhatched, are soon...nest, and is the sole object of the future care of the foster parent. The young birds are not previously killed, nor the eggs demolished, but are left to... | |
 | Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 728 pages
...time, and disengaged the yoang cuckoo and some of her own offspring from the shell*, her young ones, and any of her eggs that remain unhatched, are soon turned out, the young cuckoo remaining possessor of the nest, and sole object of her future care. The young birds are not pre. vionslj... | |
 | Birds - 1816 - 338 pages
...and has disengaged the young Cuckoo and some of her own offspring from the shell, her own young ones, and any of her eggs that remain unhatched, are soon...nest, and is the sole object of the future care of its foster parent. The young birds are not previously killed, nor the eggs demolished, but all are... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1817 - 494 pages
...time, and disengaged the young cuckoo and some of her own offspring from the shell, her own young ones, and any of her eggs that remain unhatched, are soon turned out, the young cuckoo remaining possessor of the nest, and sole object of her future care. The young birds are not previously... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Physical geography - 1823 - 534 pages
...time, and disengaged the young cuckoo and some of her own offspring from the shell, her own young ones, and any of her eggs that remain unhatched, are soon turned out, the young cuckoo remaining possessor of the nest, and sole object of her future care. The young birds are not previously... | |
 | 1829 - 600 pages
...soon turned out, the young cuckoo remaining possessor of the nest, and sole object of her future care. The young birds are not previously killed, nor are the eggs demolished ; but all are left to perish together, either being entangled about the bush which contains the nest, or... | |
 | John Arliss - 1825 - 382 pages
...and has disengaged the young cuckoo and some of her own offspring from the shell, her own young ones, and any of her eggs that remain unhatched, are soon...of the future care of the foster-parent. The young hirds are not previously killed, nor the eggs demolished : but they are left to perish together, either... | |
 | Thomas Bewick - Birds - 1826 - 446 pages
...intruder. When she has disengaged the young Cuckoo and her own offspring from the shell, her young ones, and any of her eggs that remain unhatched, are soon turned out by the young Cuckoo, who then remains in full possession of the nest, and becomes the sole object of... | |
 | Zoology - 1829 - 494 pages
...and has disengaged the young Cuckoo and some of her own offspring from the shell, her own young ones and any of her eggs that remain unhatched are soon...nest, and is the sole object of the future care of the foster parent. The young birds are not previously killed, nor are the eggs demolished ; but they are... | |
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