 | Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells - 1869 - 968 pagina’s
...points. The whole bird is then overshadowed by them, the crouching body, yellow head, and emernld-green throat forming but the foundation and setting to the...most beautiful and most wonderful of living things. This habit enables the natives to obtain specimens with comparative ease. As soon as they find that... | |
 | 1869 - 584 pagina’s
...waves above. When seen in this attitude, the bird of paradise really deserves its name, and must he ranked as one of the most beautiful and most wonderful of living things.' — vol. ii. p. 253. Whilst at Singapore, preparing to return home, Mr. Wallace was fortunate enough... | |
 | Lucius Edwin Smith, Henry Griggs Weston - 1870 - 528 pagina’s
...golden glory which waves above. When seen in this attitude, the bird of paradise really deserves the name, and must be ranked as one of the most beautiful and wonderful of living things. These dancing parties, however, are dangerous to the birds, (aa they often... | |
 | John Russell Webb - 1876 - 514 pagina’s
...the base, and fading off into the pale brown tint of the finely divided and softly waving points. 3. The whole bird is then overshadowed by them, the crouching...most beautiful and most wonderful of living things. Harper's Magazine. XXIV.— GRACE DARLING. 1. Longstone light-house is built upon one of the Farn Islands,... | |
 | 1887 - 604 pagina’s
...and emerald green throat, form but the foundation and setting to the golden glory which waves above. Seen in this attitude the Bird of Paradise really...most beautiful and most wonderful of living things." In truth, it is so transceiulcntly beautiful that hunters have been astonished into forgetfulness of... | |
 | Olive Thorne Miller - 1888 - 300 pagina’s
...and emerald green throat form but the foundation and setting to the golden glory which waves above. Seen in this attitude the Bird of Paradise really...most beautiful and most wonderful of living things." In truth, it is so transcendently beautiful that hunters have been astonished into forgetfulness of... | |
 | New Zealand Institute - 1897 - 788 pagina’s
...Wallace describes the manner in which the bh-d spreads and expands its plumes, and remarks that, " when seen in this attitude, the bird of paradise really...of the most beautiful and most wonderful of living beings." Other examples might be given of the habits of birds which suggest in them the capacity for... | |
 | Sir Henry Yule, Arthur Coke Burnell - 1903 - 1088 pagina’s
...Vintage». iii. 266-7. 1868. — "When seen in this attitude, the Bird Of Paradise really deserves ita name, and must be ranked as one of the most beautiful and wonderful of living things." — Wallace, Malay Archip., 7th ed.¡ 461. BIRDS' NESTS. The famous edible... | |
 | Edmund Selous - 1905 - 382 pagina’s
...points. The whole bird is then overshadowed by them, the crouching body, yellow head, and emerald -green throat forming but the foundation and setting to the...most beautiful and most wonderful of living things." Nothing is said about the hens here, but in the following description — the only one I know which... | |
 | 1897 - 798 pagina’s
...Wallace describes the manner in which the bird spreads and expands its plumes, and remarks that, " when seen in this attitude, the bird of paradise really...of the most beautiful and most wonderful of living beings." Other examples might be given of the habits of birds which suggest in them the capacity for... | |
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The whole bird is then overshadowed by them, the crouching body, yellow head, and emerald-green throat forming but the foundation and setting to the golden glory which waves above. When seen in this attitude, the bird of paradise really deserves its name,... 
