| 1814 - 640 페이지
...heavy and laborious, generally in a straight line, or in two lines approximating to a point, thus, >; in both cases the van is led by an old gander, who every now and then pipes his well-known honk, a* if to ask how they come on, and the honk of " all's well" is generally returneil... | |
| Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon - 1831 - 358 페이지
...Geese is heavy and laborious, generally in a straight line or in two lines approximating to a point. In both cases, the van is led by an old gander, who...known honk, as if to ask how they come on ; and the houk of " all 's well " is generally returned by some of the party. When bewildered in foggy weather,... | |
| Alexander Wilson, Charles Lucian Bonaparte, George Ord, William Maxwell Hetherington - 1831 - 384 페이지
...heavy and laborious, generally in a straight line, or in two lines approximating to a point, thus, I> ; in both cases, the van is led by an old gander, who,...his well known honk, as if to ask how they come on, auj the honk of " all's well" is generally returned by some of the party. Their course is in a straight... | |
| Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon - 1831 - 376 페이지
...Geese is heavy and laborious, generally in a straight line or in two lines approximating to a point. In both cases, the van is led by an old gander, who every now and then pipes his well known houk, as if to ask how they come on ; and the houk of " all 's well " is generally returned by some... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1832 - 1028 페이지
...goose is heavy and laborious, generally in a straight line, or in two lines approximating to a point. In both cases, the van is led by an old gander, who...well' is generally returned by some of the party. When bewildered in foggy weather, they appear sometimes to be in great distress, flying about in an... | |
| Robert Aglionby Slaney - 1833 - 184 페이지
...authors give an amusing account of this matter. — See Gerard" s Herbal. •J- The van is generally led by an old gander, who every now and then pipes his well-known honk, as if to ask how they come on ; and the honk of " all's well" is generally returned... | |
| Frederic Shoberl - 1836 - 322 페이지
...This leader is generally an old Gander, " who," says Slaney, " every now and then pipes his well-known honk, as if to ask how they come on; and the honk...well' is generally returned by some of the party." Wild Geese are very destructive to the growing corn in the fields where they happen to alight during... | |
| Frederic Shoberl - 1836 - 296 페이지
...This leader is generally an old Gander, " who," says Slaney, " every now and then pipes his well-known honk, as if to ask how they come on ; and the honk of ' All 's well ' is generally returned by some of the party." Wild Geese ate very destructive to the... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1841 - 516 페이지
...goose is heavy and laborious, generally in a straight line, or in two lines approximating to a point. In both cases, the van is led by an old gander, who...honk, as if to ask how they come on ; and the honk of ' all 's well ' is generally returned by some of the party. When bewildered in foggy weather, they... | |
| James Joseph Nolan - 1850 - 198 페이지
...heavy and laborious, generally in a straight line, or in two lines approximating to a point, thus, >: in both cases, the van is led by an old gander, who, every now and then, pipes his well-known Inmlt, as if to ask how they come on, and the honh of "all's well" is generally returned... | |
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