 | Encyclopaedia Perthensis - 1807 - 794 pages
...martins dip and wafh a little. The fwallow is a delicate fongfler, and in foft funny weather finge both perching and flying, on trees in a kind of concert, and on chimney tops : it is alfo a bold flyer, ranging to diftant towns and commons even in windy weather, which the other... | |
 | Gilbert White - Natural history - 1822 - 380 pages
...by dropping into a pool for many times together: in very hot weather house-martins and bank martins dip and wash a little. The swallow is a delicate songster,...kind of concert, and on chimney tops : is also a bold flyer, ranging to distant downs and commons even in windy weather, which the other species seem much... | |
 | Gilbert White - Natural history - 1829 - 364 pages
...swallows and martins about him ; who pursue in a body, and buffet and strike their enemy till they have driven him from the village, darting- down from above...soft sunny weather sings both perching and flying, 01 trees in a kind of concert, and on chimney tops ; M also a bold flier, ranging to distant downs... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 806 pages
...by dropping into a pool for many times together ; in very hot weather house martins and bank martins dip and wash a little. The swallow is a delicate songster,...on trees in a kind of concert, and on chimney tops : it is also a bold flier, ranging to distant towns and commons even in windy weather, which the other... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 416 pages
...by dropping into a pool for many times together ; in very hot weather house martins and bank martins dip and wash a little. The swallow is a delicate songster,...perching and flying, on trees in a kind of concert, arid on chimney tops : it is also a bold flier, ranging to distant towns and commons even in windy... | |
 | Stephen Glover - 1829 - 600 pages
...wing, by dropping into the water a many times together ; in very hot weather, house and sand martins dip and wash a little» The swallow is a delicate...weather sings both perching and flying ; on trees and on chimney tops in a kind of concert ; he is also a bold flier, ranging to distant towns and commons... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 826 pages
...hot weather house martins and bank martins dip and wash a little. The swallow is a delicate Mn^ster, and in soft sunny weather sings both perching and...on trees in a kind of concert, and on chimney tops : it is also a bold filer, ranging to distant towns and commons even in windy weather, which the other... | |
 | Stephen Glover - Derbyshire (England) - 1831 - 510 pages
...wing, by dropping into the water many times together : in very hot weather, house and sand martins dip and wash a little. The swallow is a delicate songster,...weather sings both perching and flying ; on trees and on chimney tops in a kind of concert ; he is also a bold flier, ranging to distant towns and commons... | |
 | Gilbert White - Natural history - 1834 - 392 pages
...dropping into a pool for many times together : in very hot weather, house-martens and bank-martens dip and wash a little. The swallow is a delicate songster,...distant downs and commons, even in windy weather, whien the other species seem much to dislike ; nay, even frequenting exposed seaport towns, and making... | |
 | Gilbert White - Natural history - 1837 - 678 pages
...by dropping into a pool for many times together : in very hot weather house martins and bank martins dip and wash a little. The swallow is a delicate songster,...kind of concert, and on chimney tops : is also a bold flyer, ranging to distant downs and commons even in windy weather, which the other species seem much... | |
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This bird also will sound the alarm, and strike at cats when they climb on the roofs of houses, or otherwise approach the nests. Each species of hirundo drinks as it flies along, sipping the surface of the water ; but the swallow alone, in general, washes... 
