Knowing, by instinct, that the person they intend to attack is in a sound slumber, they generally alight near the feet, where, while the creature continues fanning with his enormous wings, which keeps one cool, he bites a piece out of the tip of the great... Travels in South America - Page 1751824 - 180 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Bingley - 1803 - 524 pages
...manner in which they proceed is truly wonderful, I shall endeavour to give a distinct account of it. — Knowing, by instinct, that the person they intend...sound slumber, they generally alight near the feet, where, while the creature continues fanning with his enormous wings, which keeps one cool, he bites... | |
| Charles Brockden Brown - 1804 - 740 pages
...manner in which they proceed is truly wonderful, I shall endeavour to give a distinct account of it. Knowing, by instinct, that the person they intend to attack is in u sound slumber, they generally alight near the feet, where, while the creature continues fanning with... | |
| John Gabriel Stedman - 1806 - 518 pages
...manner in which they proceed is truly wonderful, I shall endeavour to give a distinct account of it, — Knowing by instinct that the person they intend to attack is in a sound slunir ber, they generally alight near the feet, where, while the creature fM creature continues fanning... | |
| John Gabriel Stedman - 1813 - 516 pages
...manner. in which they proceed is truly wonderful, I shall endeavour to give a distinct account of iU — Knowing by instinct that the person they intend to...sound slumber, they generally alight near the feet, where, while the vr ....i.-, l:,li,,-i.., I /)K.ricreature continues fanning with his enormous wings,... | |
| John Adams - 1816 - 352 pages
...manner in which they proceed is truly wonderful. I shall endeavour to give a distinct account of it. — Knowing by instinct that the person they intend to...sound slumber, they generally alight near the- feet.; where- white the creature continues fanning with his enormous wings, which keeps one cool, he bites... | |
| R. P. Forster - 1818 - 514 pages
...manner in which they proceed is truly wonderful, I shall endeavour to give a distinct account of it. — Knowing by instinct that the person they intend to...sound slumber, they generally alight near the feet, where while the creature continues fanning with his enormous wings, which keeps one cool, he bites... | |
| 1821 - 488 pages
...manner in which they proceed is truly wonderful, I shall endeavour to give a distinct account of it. Knowing, by instinct, that the person they intend...sound slumber, they generally alight near the feet, where, while the creature continues fanning with his enormous wings, which keeps one cool, he bites... | |
| 1826 - 240 pages
...manner in which they proceed is truly wonderful, I shall endeavour to give a distinct account of it. Knowing by instinct that the person they intend to...sound slumber, they generally alight near the feet, where, while the creature continues fanning with his enormous wings, which keeps one cool, he biles... | |
| William Oxberry - 1822 - 430 pages
...manner in which they proceed is truly wonderful. I shall endeavour to give a distinct account of it. Knowing, by instinct, that the person they intend...sound slumber, they generally alight near the feet, where, while the creature continues fanning with his enormous wings, which keeps one cool, he bites... | |
| 1821 - 992 pages
...proceed is truly wonderful, I shall endeavour to give a distinct account of it Knowing, by instinct, thai the person they intend to attack is in a sound slumber, they generally alight near the feet ; and while the creature ' continues Tanning with his enormous wings, which keeps one cool, he bites a piece... | |
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