 Its strong-jointed legs and cloven hoofs are well adapted for speed and for defence. The wings and all its feathers are insufficient to raise it from the ground ; its camel-shaped neck is covered with hair ; its voice is a kind of hollow mournful lowing,...  The Anti-Jacobin Review and Magazine - Pagina 2041801Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1802 - 700 pagina’s
...defence. The wings and all its feathers are infufficient to raife it from the ground ; its camelfliaped neck is covered with hair ; its voice is a kind of hollow mournful lowing, and it graves on the plain with the qua-cha and the zebra. Among the very few polygamous birds that are found... | |
 | 1801 - 544 pagina’s
...neck is covered with hair ; i's voice is a kind of liollow mournful lowing, and it grazes on the flain with the qua-cha and the zebra. Among the very few polygamous birds that are fonnd in a ftate of nature,- the oftrich is one. The male diftinguithed by its gloify black feathers... | |
 | Sir John Barrow - 1802 - 404 pagina’s
...defence. The wings and all its feathers are insufficient to raise it from the ground ; its camel-shaped neck is covered with hair ; its voice is a kind of...the very few polygamous birds that are found in a state of nature, the ostrich is one. The male, distinguished by its glossy black feathers from the... | |
 | William Bingley - 1803 - 606 pagina’s
...all its feathers are insufficient to raise it from the ground ; its camelshaped neck is covered wHb hair ; its voice is a kind of hollow mournful lowing,...grazes on the plain ,with the Qua-cha and the Zebra. ./ The Ostriches frequently do great damage to the farmers in the interior of South Africa, by coming... | |
 | William Bingley - 1829 - 350 pagina’s
...both for speed and defence. Its wings are insufficient to raise it from the ground: its camel-shaped neck is covered with hair: its voice is a kind of...mournful lowing: and it grazes on the plain with the quagga and the zebra. When the Ostrich runs, it has a proud and haughty appearance; and, even when... | |
 | 1833 - 310 pagina’s
...defence. The wings and all its feathers are insufficient to raise it from the ground. Its camelshaped neck is covered with hair ; its voice is a kind of...mournful lowing, and it grazes on the plain with the gua-cha and the zebra. The ostriches frequently do great damage to the farmers in the interior of Southern... | |
 | Saturday magazine - 1840 - 1078 pagina’s
...defence. The wings and all its feathers are insufficient to raise it from the ground. Its camelshaped neck is covered with hair ; its voice is a kind of...mournful lowing, and it grazes on the plain with the gua-cha and the zebra. The ostriches frequently do great damage to the farmers in the interior of Southern... | |
 | 1873 - 744 pagina’s
...for speed and defence. The wings and all its feathers are insufficient to raise it from the ground. Its voice is a kind of hollow, mournful lowing, and it grazes on the plain with the zebra and other animals. The ostriches frequently do great damage to the farmers in the interior of... | |
 | Mary Fawler Maude - 1848 - 412 pagina’s
...defence. The wings and all its feathers are insufficient to raise it from the ground ; its camel-shaped neck is covered with hair ; its voice is a kind of...grazes on the plain with the qua-cha and the zebra. " The male, distinguished by its glossy black feathers from the dusky grey female, is generally seen... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1849 - 714 pagina’s
...defence. The wings and all its feathers are insufficient to raise it from the ground ; its camel-shaped neck is covered with hair ; its voice is a kind of...the very few polygamous birds that are found in a state of nature, the ostrich is one. The male, distinguished by its glossy black feathers from the... | |
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