| Biological Society of Washington - Biology - 1882 - 502 pages
...flocks of wild pigeons, of which he remarks : " In winter, beyond number or imagination, myselfe hath seene three or foure houres together flockes in the...thicke that even they have shadowed the skie from us."* He gives an amusing description of the •' opossume," and also speaks of the introduction and successful... | |
| Biological Society of Washington - Biology - 1882 - 506 pages
...of wild pigeons, of which he remarks: >kln winter, beyond number or imagination, myselfe hath scene three or foure houres together flockes in the aire...thicke that even they have shadowed the skie from us."* He gives an amusing description of the •• opossume," and also speaks of the introduction and successful... | |
| Biological Society of Washington - Biology - 1886 - 188 pages
...flocks of wild pigeons, of which he remarks : " In winter, beyond number or imagination, myselfe hath seene three or foure houres together flockes in the...thicke that even they have shadowed the skie from us."* He gives an amusing description of the " opossume," and also speaks of the introduction and successful... | |
| George Brown Goode - Natural history - 1886 - 78 pages
...flocks of wild pigeons, of which he remarks : "In winter, beyond number or imagination, myselfe hath seene three or foure houres together flockes in the...thicke that even they have shadowed the skie from us."* He gives an amusing description of the " opossume," and also speaks of the introduction and successful... | |
| United States National Museum - Museums - 1901 - 756 pages
...of wild pigeons, of which he remarks: "In winter, beyond number or imagination, myselfe hath scene three or foure houres together flockes in the aire...thicke that even they have shadowed the skie from us."5 He gives an amusing description of the "opossume," and also speaks of the introduction and successful... | |
| Samuel Purchas - Voyages and travels - 1906 - 582 pages
...and can testifie that they are not onely tastefull, but also wholsome and nourishing food. Apossumes. 1614. There are fowle of divers sorts, Eagles wild...For fish, the Rivers are plentifully stored, with SturS:on, Porpasse, Base, Rockfish, Carpe, Shad, Herring, le, Catfish, Perch, Flat-fish, Trout, Sheepes-head,... | |
| Samuel Purchas - North America - 1906 - 590 pages
...Hawkes, wilde Pidgeons (in Winter beyond Q^-f^" number or imagination, my selfe have scene three or fbure houres together flockes in the Aire, so thicke that...Sturgeon, Porpasse, Base, Rockfish, Carpe, Shad, Herring, He, Catfish, Perch, Flat-fish, Trout, Sheepes-head, Drummers, Jarfish, Crevises, Crabbes, Oysters and... | |
| Samuel Purchas - North America - 1906 - 586 pages
...Eagles wild Turkeyes Strange store much bigger then our English Cranes, Herons white rffi™/e, as and russet Hawkes, wilde Pidgeons (in Winter beyond...Puits, besides other small birds, as Black-birds, Hedge- Sparrowes, Oxeeyes, Wood-peckers, and in Winter about Christmasse many flockes of Parakertoths.... | |
| Edward Howe Forbush - Birds - 1912 - 714 pages
...seene in one daie . . . but there be manie hundred witnesses." 8 Hamor (1615) says: "My selfe haue seene three or foure houres together flockes in the aire, so thicke that euen they haue shaddowed the skie from vs." e Professor Kalm found the Pigeons in numbers "beyond '... | |
| Edward Howe Forbush - Birds - 1912 - 734 pages
...have scene in one dale . . . but there be manie hundred witnesses."8 Hamor (1615) says: "My selfe haue seene three or foure houres together flockes in the aire, so thicke that euen they haue shaddowed the skie from vs." 6 Professor Kalm found the Pigeons in numbers "beyond 1... | |
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