I wish' the Bald Eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country. He is a bird of bad moral character; he does not get his living honestly; you may have seen him perched on some dead tree, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches... The Birds of America - Page 85by John James Audubon - 1840Full view - About this book
| Mrs. Horace St. John - Artists - 1856 - 408 pages
...on some dead tree, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches the labour of the fishing hawk, and when that diligent bird has at length taken a...nest for the support of his mate and young ones, the eagle pursues him and takes it from him." With all this injustice he is never in good case, but, like... | |
| James Mursell Phillippo - Cuba - 1857 - 506 pages
...on some dead tree, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches the labour of the fishing hawk ; and when that diligent bird has at length taken a fish, and is bearing it to his nest in support of its mate and young ones, the bald eagle pursues him, and takes it from him. With all... | |
| Mrs. Anna Maria (Treadwell) Redfield - Zoology - 1858 - 712 pages
...seen him perched upon ^ome dead tree, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches for the labors of the fishing-hawk ; and when that diligent bird has at length taken a fish, and is bearing it to its nest for the support of his mate and young ones, the Bald Eagle pursues him, and takes it from... | |
| William Baird - Libraries--Special collections--Rare books - 1858 - 642 pages
...some dead tree, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches the labours of the fishing-hawk ;ind when that diligent bird has at length taken a fish, and is bearing it to bis nest for the support of his mate and young ones, the bald eagle pursues him and takes it from him.... | |
| William Jones Rhees - 1859 - 96 pages
...on some dead tree, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches the labors of the Fishing Hawk ; and when that diligent bird has at length, taken a...fish, and is bearing it to his nest for the support of its mate and young ones, the Bald Eagle pursues him and takes it from him. With all this injustice,... | |
| John Nicholas Norton - 1861 - 294 pages
...have seen him perched on some dead tree, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches the labor of the fishinghawk, and when that diligent bird has...ones, the bald eagle pursues him, and takes it from Jjim. With all this injustice he is never in good case ; but, like those among men who live by sharping... | |
| Great Britain - 1861 - 268 pages
...have seen him perched on some dead tree, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches the labours of the fishing-hawk ; and when that diligent bird...fish, and is bearing it to his nest for the support of bis mate and young ones, the bald eagle pursues him and takes l/f [AUGUST 1, 1863. it Crow btm. With... | |
| Traits, William White Cooper - 1861 - 402 pages
...have seen him perched on some dead tree, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches the labours of the fishing-hawk ; and when that diligent bird...fish, and is bearing it to his nest for the support of its mate and young ones, the bald eagle pursues him and takes 264 THE VALIANT THOMAS. it from him.... | |
| John Timbs - Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc - 1867 - 282 pages
...country : he is a bird of bad moral character ; he does not (jet his living honestly ; you may see him perched on some dead tree, where, too lazy to...his nest for the support of his mate and young ones, tho bald eaglo pursues and takes it from him. With all this injustice, he is never in good case ; but,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - 796 pages
...have seen him perched on some dead tree, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches the labor of the fishing-hawk ; and, when that diligent bird has at length taken a fish, and is bearing JEr. 78.] THE NATIONAL EAGLE CRITICISED. 253 it to his nest for the support of his mate and young ones,... | |
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