 ... be quiet, she advances slowly towards the beach, crawls over it, her head raised to the full stretch of her neck, and when she has reached a place fitted for her purpose, she gazes all around in silence.  A History of British Reptiles - Page 5de Thomas Bell - 1838Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 1840 - 906 pages
...she has reached a place fitted for her purpose, she gazes all around in silence. Finding ' all well,' she proceeds to form a hole in the sand, which she...effects by removing it from under her body with her /,//,,• flappers, scooping it out with so much dexterity that the sides seldom if ever fall in. The... | |
 | Ludwig Herrig - 1854 - 580 pages
...she has reached a place fitted for her purpose, she gazes all round in silpnce. Finding ,.all well", she proceeds to form a hole in the sand, which she...the sides seldom if ever fall in. The sand is raised altemately with each flapper, äs with a large ladle, until it has accumulated behind her, when supporfing... | |
 | John Frost - 1856 - 406 pages
...when she has reached a place fitted for her purpose she gazes all around in silence. Finding all well, she proceeds to form a hole in the sand, which she...effects by removing it from under her body with her hind-flappers, scooping it out with so much dexterity that the sides seldom if ever fall in. The sand... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1856 - 826 pages
...for her purpose, she gazes all round in silence. Finding ' all well,' she proceeds to form a hole ¡a the sand, which she effects by removing it from under her body with her kind flappers, scooping it out with so much dexterity that the sides seldom if ever fall in. The sand... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1859 - 720 pages
...has reached a place fitted for her purpose, she gazes all around in silence. " Finding ' all well,' she proceeds to form a hole in the sand, which she...much dexterity that the sides seldom if ever fall. The sand is raised alternately with each flapper, as with a large ladle, until it has accumulated behind... | |
 | G. Garratt - 1862 - 462 pages
...-•he has reached a place fitted for her purpose, she gazes all around in silence. Finding all well, she proceeds to form a hole in the sand, which she...from under her body with her hind flappers, scooping out with so much dexterity that the sides seldom if ever fall in. The sand is raised alternately with... | |
 | 1863 - 490 pages
...she has reached a place fitted for her purpose she gazes all around in silence. Finding 'all well,' she proceeds to form a hole in the sand, which she effects by removing it from under her body, with ber hind flappers, scooping it ont with so much dexterity that the bides seldom, if ever, fall in.... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1872 - 758 pages
...has reached a place fitted for her purpose, she gazes all around in silence. " Finding ' all well,' she proceeds to form a hole in the sand, which she...much dexterity that the sides seldom if ever fall. The sand is raised alternately with each flapper, as with a large ladle, until it has accumulated behind... | |
 | James William Buel - 1891 - 748 pages
...she has reached a place fitted for her purpose, she gazes all around in silence. Finding ' all well,' she proceeds to form a hole in the sand, which she...effects by removing it from under her body with her hind flippers, scooping it out with so much dexterity that the sides seldom, if ever, fall in. The sand... | |
 | John James Audubon - 1897 - 618 pages
...she has reached a place fitted for her purpose, she gazes all round in silence. Finding " all well" she proceeds to form a hole in the sand, which she...effects by removing it from under her body with her hind flippers, scooping it out with so much dexterity that the sides seldom if ever fall in. The sand is... | |
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