 | James Rennie - Animal behavior - 1833 - 422 pages
...rapid strokes, somewhat in the manner of the domestic cock, but much more loudly, and with so much rapidity of motion, after a few of the first strokes, as to cause a rumbling sound not unlike distant thunder. This sound is very deceptive, appearing for the most part... | |
 | John James Audubon - 1832 - 564 pages
...stretching itself out, beats its sides with its wings, in the manner of the domestic Cock, but more loudly T and with such rapidity of motion, after a few of the first strokes, :is to cause a tremor in the air not unlike the rumbling of distant thunder. This is the "drumming"... | |
 | 1836 - 562 pages
...whole of its feathers close to its body, and stretching itself out, beats its sides with its wings, in the manner of the domestic cock, but more loudly,...the air not unlike the rumbling of distant thunder. In perfectly calm weather, it may be heard at the distance of two hundred yards, but might be supposed... | |
 | Elisha Jarrett Lewis - Firearms - 1855 - 508 pages
...whole of its feathers close to its body, and, stretching itself out, beats its sides with its wings in the manner of the domestic Cock, but more loudly,...not unlike the rumbling of distant thunder." This rumbling sound is called the Drumming of the Pheasant, and in clear weather may be heard a long distance... | |
 | Elisha Jarrett Lewis - Firearms - 1857 - 530 pages
...whole of its feathers close to its body, and, stretching itself out, beats its sides with its wings in the manner of the domestic cock, but more loudly,...not unlike the rumbling of distant thunder." This rumbling sound is called the drumming of the pheasant, and in clear weather may be heard a long distance... | |
 | Geology - 1857 - 528 pages
...whole of its feathers close to its body, and stretching itself out, beats its sides with its wings in the manner of the domestic cock, but more loudly,...the air not unlike the rumbling of distant thunder ; in perfectly calm weather this sound may be heard two hundred yards. The female never drums. The... | |
 | Geology - 1857 - 526 pages
...whole of its feathers close to its body, and stretching itself out, beats its sides with its wings in the manner of the domestic cock, but more loudly,...of motion, after a few of the first strokes, as to eause a tremor in the air not unlike the rumbling of distant thunder; in perfectly ealm weather this... | |
 | Charles Knight - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1866 - 584 pages
...whole of its feathers close to its body, and stretching itself out, beats its sides with its wings, in the manner of the domestic cock, but more loudly,...the air not unlike the rumbling of distant thunder. In perfectly calm weather it may bo heard at the distance of two hundred yards, but might be supposed... | |
 | Charles Knight - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1866 - 582 pages
...whole of its feathers close to its body, and stretching itaclf out, beata its sides with its wings, in the manner of the domestic cock, but more loudly,...the air not unlike the rumbling of distant thunder. In perfectly calm weather it may be heard at the distance of two hundred yards, but might be supposed... | |
 | 1869 - 256 pages
...correct, was mistaken as to the manner of its production. He says it " beats its sides with its wings, in the manner of the domestic cock, but more loudly,...sides. The drumming is produced thus: The pheasant, standing upon the trunk of a prostrate tree, usually surrounded by brushwood, erects his body to its... | |
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A few moments elapse, when the bird draws the whole of its feathers close to its body, and stretching itself out, beats its sides with its wings, in the manner of the domestic cock, but more loudly, and with such rapidity of motion, after a few of the... 
