 ... places. On asking the owner the cause of this he bitterly complained of the little casarita, several of which I afterwards observed at work. It is rather curious to find how incapable these birds must be of acquiring any notion of thickness, for although...  Newman's Entomologist - Page 931871Full view - About this book
 | Edward Hughes - 1855 - 472 pages
...must be of acquiring any notions of thickness, for although they were constantly flitting over the low wall, they continued vainly to bore through it, thinking it an excellent bank for their nests. I do not doubt that each bird, as often as it came to daylight on the opposite side, was greatly surprised... | |
 | 1855 - 786 pages
...be of acquiring any notions of thickness ; for although they were constantly flitting over the low wall, they continued vainly to bore through it, thinking it an excellent bank for their nests. I do not doubt that each bird, as often as it came to daylight on the opposite side, was greatly surprised... | |
 | Missouri. State Board of Agriculture - Agriculture - 1870 - 592 pages
...builds its nest at the bottom on narrow, cylindrical hole, which extends horizontally several fe*i underground, is so incapable of acquiring any notion...where they would drown out, as in situations more favorable. The above may be considered as the normal habit of the Armyworm ; but exceptional individuals... | |
 | Entomology - 1871 - 492 pages
...nest at the bottom of a narrow cylindrical hole which extends horizontally several feet under ground, is so incapable of acquiring any notion of thickness,...would drown out, as in situations more favourable. The above may be considered as the normal habit of the 94 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. army worm ; but exceptional... | |
 | Charles Darwin - Beagle Expedition - 1889 - 628 pages
...must be of acquiring any notion of thickness, for although they were constantly flitting over the low wall they continued vainly to bore through it, thinking it an excellent bank for their nests. I do not doubt that each bird, as often as it came to daylight on the opposite side, was greatly surprised... | |
 | Charles Darwin - Science - 1896 - 542 pages
...must be of acquiring any notion of thickness, for although they were constantly flitting over the low wall, they continued vainly to bore through it, thinking it an excellent bank for their nests. 1 do not doubt that each bird, as often as it came to daylight on the opposite side, was greatly surprised... | |
 | Robert Wilson Shufeldt - Zoology - 1900 - 500 pages
...must be of acquiring any notion of thickness. for although they were constantly flitting over the low wall, they continued vainly to bore through it, thinking it an excellent bank for their nests. I do not doubt that each bird, as often as it came to daylight on the opposite side, was greatly surprised... | |
 | Charles Darwin - Beagle Expedition - 1908 - 542 pages
...must be of acquiring any notion of thickness, for although they were constantly flitting over the low wall, they continued vainly to bore through it, thinking it an excellent bank for their nests. I do not doubt that each bird, as often as it came to daylight on the opposite side, was greatly surprised... | |
 | Charles Darwin - Beagle Expedition - 1909 - 564 pages
...must be of acquiring any notion of thickness, for although they were constantly flitting over the low wall, they continued vainly to bore through it, thinking it an excellent bank for their nests. I do not doubt that each bird, as often as it came to daylight on the opposite side, was greatly surprised... | |
 | Literature - 1909 - 574 pages
...of acquiring any notion of thickness, for although they were constantly flitting over the low wali, they continued vainly to bore through it, thinking it an excellent bank for their nests. I do not doubt that each bird, as often as it came to daylight on the opposite side, was greatly surprised... | |
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