 I was hunting a young pointer, the dog ran on a brood of very small partridges ; the old bird cried, fluttered, and ran tumbling along just before the dog's nose till she had drawn him to a considerable distance, when she took wing and flew still...  The Sportsman - Σελίδα 278Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | 700 σελίδες
...attended him saw her brood, that was small and unable to fly, run for shelter into an old fox-earth under the bank. Marwick relates in a note, likewise,...young pointer, the dog ran on a brood of very small cartridges ; the old bird cried, fluttered, and came tumbling along, just before the dog's nose, till... | |
 | 1802 - 610 σελίδες
...particular I saw a remarkable instance of the old bird's solicitude to save its brood. As I was hunting a young pointer, the dog ran on a brood of very small partridges j the old bird cried, fluttered, and ran tumbling along just before the dog's nose till she had drawn... | |
 | Thomas Burgeland Johnson - 1814 - 312 σελίδες
...appearance of debility, endeavours to mislead the enemy. — Mr. Markwick relates, that as he was once hunting with a young pointer, the dog ran on a brood of very small partridges. The old bird uttered the most piercing cry, fluttered, hung down her wings, and tumbled along just before the dog's... | |
 | Thomas Burgeland Johnson - 1816 - 298 σελίδες
...every appearance of debility, he misleads the enemy. — Mr. Markwick relates, that as he was once hunting with a young pointer, the dog ran on a brood of very small partridges. The old bird uttered the most piercing cry, fluttered, hung down her wings, and tumbled along just before the dog's... | |
 | Thomas Burgeland Johnson - 1817 - 324 σελίδες
...for shelter into an old fox's hole, under the bank." — Mr. Markwick relates, that " as he was once hunting with a young pointer, the dog ran on a brood...small partridges. The old bird cried, fluttered, and ran tumbling along just before the dog's nose, till she had drawn him to a considerable distance; when... | |
 | Reuben Percy - 1826 - 380 σελίδες
...them to Eastbourne, and sold them. DECEIVING THE FOWLER. Mr. Markwick relates, that " as he was once hunting with a young pointer, the dog ran on a brood...small partridges. The old bird cried, fluttered, and ran trembling along just before the dog's nose, till she had drawn him to a considerable distance ;... | |
 | William Bingley - 1829 - 350 σελίδες
...unable to fly, run for shelter into an old fox-hole, under the bank." Mr. Markwick relates, that " once as he was hunting with a young pointer, the dog ran...small Partridges. The old bird cried, fluttered, and ran tumbling along just before the dog's nose, till she had drawn him to a considerable distance; when... | |
 | 1869 - 514 σελίδες
...once in particular I saw a remarkable instance of solicitude in the old bird to save its brood. As I was hunting with a young pointer, the dog ran on a...small partridges ; the old bird cried, fluttered, and ran tumbling along just before the dog's nose, till she had drawn him to a considerable distance, when... | |
 | William Hamilton Maxwell - 1833 - 640 σελίδες
...particular I saw a remarkable in. stance of the old bird's solicitude to save its brood. At I was bunting with a young pointer, the dog ran on a brood of very...small partridges ; the old bird cried, fluttered, and ran tumbling along just before the dog's nose till she had drawn him to a considerable distance, when... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1834 - 396 σελίδες
...once, in particular, I saw a remarkable instance of the old bird's solicitude to save its brood. As I was hunting with a young pointer, the dog ran on a...small partridges; the old bird cried, fluttered, and ran tumbling along, just before the dog's nose, till she had drawn him to a considerable distance,... | |
| |
