 | James Rennie - 1833 - 406 pages
...of the head, deliver somewhat into its mouth. If it takes any part of its prey with its foot, as I have now the greatest reason to suppose it does these...toe, which is curiously furnished with a serrated clawf." Mr. Dillon has recently argued with considerable plausibility against this conjecture of White's,... | |
 | 1840 - 506 pages
...any part of its prey with its foot, as I have now great reason to suppose it does these chafers, 1 no longer wonder at the use of its middle toe, which is curiously furnished, with a serrated claw." Mr. Vigors (loc. oil.) remarks that the common Barn Owl (Slrix fummea) possesses the same character... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1834 - 392 pages
...part of its prey with its foot, as I have now the greatest reason to suppose it does these chaffers, I no longer wonder at the use of its middle toe, which...sooner this year than usual ; for, on September the 22d, they rendezvoused in a neighbour's walnut tree, where, it seemed probable, they had taken up their... | |
 | Religious Tract Society (Great Britain) - 1835 - 604 pages
...bend of the head deliver somewhat into its mouth. If it takes any part of its prey with its foot, as I have now the greatest reason to suppose it does these...which is curiously furnished with a serrated claw." We have no doubt that Mr. White describes what he saw ; but he did not see the bird strike with its... | |
 | Edward Jesse - 1835 - 352 pages
...its prey with its foot, as he has now the greatest reason to suppose it does, he no longer wonders at the use of its middle toe, which is curiously furnished with a serrated claw. The fern-owl is very foolishly supposed by country people to suck goats ; hence their name of goat-sucker... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1837 - 680 pages
...of the head, deliver somewhat into its mouth. If it takes any part of its prey with its foot, as I have now the greatest reason to suppose it does these...which is curiously furnished with a serrated claw. THE U4MT«UCKKR. Swallows and martins, the bulk of them I mean, have forsaken us sooner this year than... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1837 - 678 pages
...of the head, deliver somewhat into its mouth. If it takes any part of its prey with its foot, as I have now the greatest reason to suppose it does these...which is curiously furnished with a serrated claw. 1HK UOAHU--KKK. Swallows and martins, the bulk of them 1 mean, have forsaken us sooner this year than... | |
 | 1838 - 886 pages
...of the head, deliver somewhat into its mouth. If it takes any part of its food with its foot, as I have now the greatest reason to suppose it does these...which is curiously furnished with a serrated claw." As to the fact of the bird repeatedly bringing the foot to the mouth while hawking about for its prey,... | |
 | 1830 - 596 pages
...deliver somewhat into its mouth. " If it take any part of its prey with its foot," says he, " as I have now the greatest reason to suppose it does these...which is curiously furnished with a serrated claw." Then the leg, foot, and claw, Mr. White supposes, were designedly constructed to assist the bird in... | |
 | 1840 - 512 pages
...deliver somewhat into its in.iinli. If it takes any part of its pvey with its foot, as I have now great reason to suppose it does these chafers, I no longer...which is curiously furnished with a serrated claw." Mr. Vigors (Inc. cit.) remarks that the common Barn Owl (Slrix Jhmmea) posicsies the same character... | |
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I saw it distinctly, more than once, put out its short leg while on the wing, and, by a bend of the head, deliver somewhat into its mouth. If it takes any part of its prey with its foot, as I have now the greatest reason to suppose it does these chafers,... 
