 | Prideaux John Selby, William Jardine - Botany - 1838 - 616 pages
...species, which is extremely docile and tractable. It was taken last summer from a nest in Inverness-shire, and came into his possession about the end of September. This bird at once became attached to its owner, who, after having it about a month, ventured to give it liberty, a privilege which was not in the eagle's... | |
 | William Jardine - Birds - 1838 - 462 pages
...species, which is extremely docile and tractable. It was taken last summer from a nest in Inverness-shire, and came into his possession about the end of September. This bird at once became attached to its owner, who, after having it about a month, ventured to give it liberty, — a privilege which was not abused,... | |
 | Prideaux John Selby, William Jardine - Botany - 1838 - 620 pages
...which is extremely docile and tractable. It was taken last summer from a nest in Inverness-shire, und came into his possession about the end of September. This bird at once became attached to its owner, who, after having it about a month, ventured to give it liberty, a privilege which was not in the eagle's... | |
 | Philip Henry Gosse - 1849 - 344 pages
...Eagle, which is extremely docile and tractable. It was taken last summer from a nest in Invernesshire, and came into his possession about the end of September. This bird at once became attached to its owner, who, after having it about a month, ventured to give it its liberty, a privilege which was not on the... | |
 | 1852 - 800 pages
...extremely docile and tractable. It was taken, in the summer of that year, from a nest in Inverness-shire, and came into his possession about the end of September. This bird became at once attached to its owner ; and, after being about a month in his possession, was given... | |
 | William Jardine - Birds - 1866 - 466 pages
...species, which is extremely docile and tractable. It was taken last summer from a nest in Inverness-shire, and came into his possession about the end of September. This bird at once became attached to its owner, who, after having it about a month, ventured to give it liberty, — a privilege which was not abused,... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1859 - 830 pages
...species, which is extremely docile and tractable. It was taken last summer from a nest in Inverness-shire, and came into his possession about the end of September. This bird at once became attached to its owner, who, after having it about a month, ventured to give it liberty — a privilege which was not abused,... | |
 | English periodicals - 1876 - 494 pages
...extremely docile and tractable. It was taken in the summer of that year from a nest in Inverness-shire, and came into his possession about the end of September....after being about a month in his possession, was given its full liberty, — a high privilege to a golden eagle having the use of its wings,— but which... | |
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But my friend Richard Langtry, Esq. of Fortwilliam, near Belfast, has at present a bird of this species, which is extremely docile and tractable. It was taken last summer from a nest in Inverness-shire, and came into his possession about the end of September.... 