 | 1844 - 640 pages
...brushwood, and breaking off with his proboscis the longer branches that obstruct the passage, whilst the females and younger part of the herd follow in his wake." This observing painter with the pen, then proceeds to describe the traces of the operations of these... | |
 | James Rennie - 1831 - 422 pages
...a field of hops, treading down the thorny brushwood, and breaking off with his proboscis the larger branches that obstruct his passage ; the females and...small labour to accomplish. " Among the groves of mimosa trees, which were thinly sprinkled over the grassy meadows along the river margins, the traces... | |
 | Thomas Pringle, Josiah Conder - 1835 - 716 pages
...brushwood, and breaking off with his proboscis the larger branches that obstruct the passage, whilst the females and younger part of the herd follow in his wake. Among the mimosa trees sprinkled over the meadows, or lower bottoms, the traces of their operations... | |
 | William Jardine - 1836 - 384 pages
...brushwood, and breaking off with his proboscis the larger branches that obstruct the passage, whilst the females and younger part of the herd follow in his wake. " Among the mimosa trees sprinkled over the meadows, or lower bottoms, the traces of their operations... | |
 | Natural history - 1840 - 180 pages
...through a field of hops, treading down the thorny brushwood, and breaking with his proboscis the larger branches that obstruct his passage ; the females and...no small labour to accomplish. Among the groves of mimosa trees, which were thinly sprinkled over the grassy meadows along the river's margin, the traces... | |
 | Wonders - 1847 - 444 pages
...the thorny brushwood, and breaking off with their proboscis the larger branches that obstruct their passage ; the females and younger part of the herd...thinly sprinkled over the grassy meadows along the river's margin, the traces of the elephants were no less apparent. Immense numbers of these trees had... | |
 | C. T - 1847 - 350 pages
...a field of hops, treading down the thorny brushwood, and breaking off with his proboscis the larger branches that obstruct his passage ; the females and...small labour to accomplish. " Among the groves of mimosa trees, which were thinly sprinkled over the grassy meadows along the river margins, the traces... | |
 | William John Broderip - 1847 - 434 pages
...brushwood, and breaking off with his proboscis the longer branches that obstruct the passage, whilst the females and younger part of the herd follow in his wake." This observing painter with the pen, then proceeds to describe the traces of the operations of these... | |
 | William Dowling - 1849 - 356 pages
...branches that obstruct their passage ; the females and younger part of the herd follow in the wake in a single file ; and in this manner a path is cleared through the densest woods and forests. Among the groves of mimosa-trees, which were thinly sprinkled over the grassy meadows along the river... | |
 | William Jardine - 1856 - 380 pages
...brushwood, and breaking off with his proboscis the larger branches that obstruct the passage, whilst the females and younger part of the herd follow in his wake. -• Among the mimosa trees sprinkled over the meadows, or lower bottoms, the traces of their operations... | |
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... were not less apparent. Immense numbers of these trees had been torn out of the ground, and placed in an inverted position, in order to enable the animals to browse at their ease on... 
