 The ground was strewed with broken limbs of trees, eggs, and young squab pigeons, which had been precipitated from above, and on which herds of hogs were fattening. Hawks, buzzards, and eagles, were sailing about in great numbers, and seizing the squabs...  the cultivator - Page 351by luther tucker and son - 1864Full view - About this book
 | Hunting - 1819 - 424 pages
...Several of them informed me that the noise in the woods was so great as to terrify their horses, and that it was difficult for one person to hear another speak...limbs of trees, eggs, and young squab Pigeons, which bad been precipitated from above, •в which herds of hogs were fattening. Hawks, buzzards, .-nd eagles,... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1821 - 444 pages
...Several of them informed me that the noise in the woods was so great as to terrify their horses, and that it was difficult for one person to hear another speak...squab pigeons, which had been precipitated from above, on which herds of hogs were fattening. Hawks, buzzards, and eagles, were sailing about in great numbers,... | |
 | Alexander Wilson, Charles Lucian Bonaparte - Birds - 1831 - 372 pages
...of them informed me, that the noise in the woods was so great as to terrify their horses, and that it was difficult for one person to hear another speak,...squab pigeons, which had been precipitated from above, and on which herds of hogs were fattening. Hawks, buzzards, and eagles, were sailing about in great... | |
 | Alexander Wilson - Birds - 1832 - 472 pages
...of them informed me, that the noise in the woods was so great as to terrify their horses, and that it was difficult for one person to hear another speak,...squab Pigeons, which had been precipitated from above, and on which herds of hogs were fattening. Hawks, Buzzards, and Eagles, were sailing about in great... | |
 | Thomas Bingley - Animals - 1840 - 236 pages
...Several of them informed me that the noise in the woods was so great as to terrify their horses, and that it was difficult for one person to hear another speak...squab Pigeons which had been precipitated from above, and on which herds of Hogs were fattening; Hawks, Buzzards, and Eagles were sailing about in great... | |
 | James Silk Buckingham - Slavery - 1842 - 634 pages
...great as to terrify their horses ; and that it was difficult for one person to hear another s)>eak without bawling in his ear. The ground was strewed with broken limbs of trees, eggs, and young squab-pigeons, which had been precipitated from above, and on which herds of hogs were fattening. Hawks,... | |
 | Journal - India - 1844 - 280 pages
...woods was so great as to terrify their horses, and it was difficult for one person to make another hear without bawling in his ear. The ground was strewed with broken limbs of trees, eggs, and young pigeons, which had been precipitated from above, and on which herds of hogs were fattening. Hawks,... | |
 | 1848 - 808 pages
...long, and several miles in breadth. The noise in the woods was so great as to terrify their horses, and it was difficult for one person to hear another speak...squab pigeons, which had been precipitated from above, and on which herds of hogs were fattening. Hawks, buzzards and eagles were sailing about in great numbers,... | |
 | Wonders - Birds - 1848 - 496 pages
...Several of them informed me that the noise in the woods was so great as to terrify their horses, and that it was difficult for one person to hear another speak...squab Pigeons, which had been precipitated from above, and on which herds of hogs were feeding. Hawks, Buzzards, and Eagles were sailing about in great numbers,... | |
 | William Dowling - 1849 - 356 pages
...with wagons, axes, beds, and cooking utensils, and encamped for several days at this immense nursery. The ground was strewed with broken limbs of trees,...squab pigeons, which had been precipitated from above, and on which herds of hogs were fattening. Hawks, buzzards, and eagles were sailing about in great... | |
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