| William Bullock (F.L.S.) - 1808 - عدد الصفحات: 118
...continually vifiting flower alter flower, and extrafting the honey. For this purpofe they arefurnifhed with a forked tongue, which enters the cup of the flower, and enables them to fip the neclared tribute ; upon this alone they fubfift. In their flight they make a buzzing noife,... | |
| William Bullock (F.L.S.) - 1809 - عدد الصفحات: 100
...continually vifiting flower after flower, and extracting the honey. For this purpofe they are furnifhed wiih a forked tongue, which enters the cup of the flower, and enables them to fip the nectared tribute ; upon thiS alone they fubfift. In their flight they make a buzzing noife,... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1814 - عدد الصفحات: 234
...flowers, -without ever lighting upon them. Their wings are in such rapid motion, that it is impossible to discern their colours, except by their glittering. They are never still, but continually in motion, visiting flower after flower, and extracting its honey as if with a kiss. For this purpose... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - عدد الصفحات: 470
...flowers, without ever lighting upon them. Their, wings are in such rapid motion, that it is impossible to discern their colours, except by their glittering. They are never still, but continually in motion, visiting flower after flower, and extracting its honey as if with a kiss. For this purpose... | |
| 1818 - عدد الصفحات: 506
...numerous kinds are seen fluttering abroad : their wings are so rapid in motion, that it is impossible to discern their colours, except by their glittering...forked tongue, which enters the cup of the flower, und enables them to sip the nectared tribute ; upon this alone they subsist. In their flight, they... | |
| 1817 - عدد الصفحات: 494
...numerous kinds are seen fluttering abroad : their wings are so rapid in motion, that it is impossible to discern their colours, except by their glittering...flower after flower, and extracting the honey. For this pur* pose they are furnished with a forked tongue, which "enters the cup of the flower, and enables... | |
| Charles Hulbert - 1823 - عدد الصفحات: 374
...fluttering abroad ; their wings are so rapid in motion, that it is impossible to discern their colour, except by their glittering ; they are never still,...For this purpose they are furnished with a forked tonarue, which enters the cup of the flower, and enables them to sip the nectared tribute ; upon this... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1828 - عدد الصفحات: 612
...flowers, without ever lighting upon them. Their wings are in such rapid motion, that it is impossible to discern their colours, except by their glittering. They are never still, but continually in motion, visiting flower after flower, and extracting its honey as if with a kiss. For this purpose... | |
| Georges Louis Le Clerc (comte de Buffon.) - 1831 - عدد الصفحات: 586
...flowers, without even lighting upon them. Their wings are in such rapid motion, that it is impossible to discern their colours, except by their glittering. They are never still, but continually in motion, visiting flower after flower, and extracting its honey. For this purpose they are furnished... | |
| Thomas Francis Gordon - 1831 - عدد الصفحات: 260
...flowers, without ever lighting upon them. Their wings are in such rapid motion, that it is impossible to discern their colours, except by their glittering. They are never still, but continually in motion, visiting flower after flower, and extracting its honey as if with a kiss. For this purpose... | |
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