 | James Rennie - Birds - 1835 - 408 pages
...suspension in air, he knows him to be the fish-hawk (Pandion haliaetus, SAVIGNY), settling over some devoted victim of the deep. His eye kindles at the sight, and balancing himself with half opened wings on the branch, he watches the result. * Petr. Martyr, Nor. Orb. Deracl, i. C ; apud... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1835 - 566 pages
...rurvatiuv of wing, and sudden suspension in the air, he knows him t be the fish-hawk, settling over some devoted victim of the deep. His eye kindles at the sight, and balancing him**'.! with half-opened wings on the branch, be watches the result. Down, rapid as an arrow from... | |
 | Henry Duncan - 1836 - 472 pages
...curvature of wing, and sudden suspension in the air, he knows him to be the fish-hawk, settling over some devoted victim of the deep. His eye kindles at the...Down, rapid as an arrow, from heaven descends the object of his attention, the roar of its wings reaching the ear, as it disappears in the deep, making... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Animals - 1837 - 344 pages
...curvature of wing, and sudden suspension in air, he knows him to be the fishhawk settling over some devoted victim of the deep. His eye kindles at the sight, and balancing himself, with half opened wings, on the branch, he watches the result. Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven, descends... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1852 - 670 pages
...curvature of wing, and sudden suspension in the air, he knows him to be the fish-hawk, settling over some devoted victim of the deep. His eye kin-dles at the...his attention, the roar of its wings reaching the car as it disappears in the deep, making the surges foam around ! At this moment, the looks of the... | |
 | Percy Bolingbroke St. John - Birds - 1838 - 208 pages
...suspension in the air, he knows him to be the fish-hawk, (pandion halieetiis, SAVIGNY,) settling over some devoted victim of the deep. His eye kindles at the sight, and balancing himself with half-open wings on the branch, he watches the result. Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven, descends... | |
 | 1838 - 944 pages
...curvature of wing, and sudden suspension in air, he knows him to be the fish hawk, settling over some devoted victim of the deep. His eye kindles at the sight, and, Iwlancing himself, with half-opened wings, on the branch, he watches the result. Down, rapid as an... | |
 | 1839 - 274 pages
...curvature of wing and sudden suspension in air, he knows him to be the fish-hawk settling over some devoted victim of the deep. His eye kindles at the...reaching the ear as it disappears in the deep, making the surge foam around. At this moment the eager looks of the eagle are all ardour, and, levelling his neck... | |
 | Henry Duncan - God - 1839 - 418 pages
...curvature of wing, and sudden suspension in the air, he knows him to be the fish-hawk, settling over some devoted victim of the deep. His eye kindles at the...Down, rapid as an arrow, from heaven descends the object of his attention, the roar of its wings reaching the ear, as it disappears in the deep, making... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1839 - 674 pages
...curvature of wing, and sudden suspension in the air, he knows him to be the fish-hawk, settling over some devoted victim of the deep. His eye kindles at the...on the branch, he watches the result. Down, rapid ns an arrow from heaven, descends the distant object of his attention, the roar of its wings reaching... | |
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Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven, descends the distant object of his attention, the roar of its wings reaching the ear as it disappears in the deep, making the surge foam around. 
