 His eye kindles at the sight, and balancing himself with half-opened wings, on the branch, he watches the result. Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven, descends the distant object of his attention, the roar of its wings reaching the ear as it disappears...  British Birds in Their Haunts - Page 12by Charles Alexander Johns - 1862 - 626 pagesFull view - About this book
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