 | William Kirby, William Spence - 1818 - 568 ページ
...ones, which she conducts as a hen does her chickens. She never leaves them ; and as soon as she begins to move all the little ones closely follow, and whenever...she stops assemble in a cluster round her. De Geer haying had occasion to cut a branch of birch peopled with one of those families, the mother showed... | |
 | William Kirby, William Spence - 1822 - 618 ページ
...ones, which she conducts as a hen does her chickens. She never leaves them ; and as soon as she begins to move, all the little ones closely follow, and whenever...stops assemble in a cluster round her. De Geer having had occasion to cut a branch of birch peopled with one of those families, the mother showed every sympton... | |
 | 1824 - 436 ページ
...circumstances, such an alarm would have caused lier immediate flight : but now she never stirred i'roni her young, but kept beating her wings incessantly with a very rapid motion, evidently for the purpose of protecting them from the apprehended danger. Caterpillars will consume... | |
 | Gill's scientific, technological and microscopic repository - 1829 - 424 ページ
...young.ones, which she conducts as a hen does her chickens. She never leaves them; and as soon as she begins to move, all the little ones closely follow; and whenever she stops, assemble in a cluster around her. De Geer, having occasion to cut a branch of birch, peopled with one of these families,... | |
 | Sharon Turner - 1832 - 440 ページ
...ones, which she conducts as a hen does her chickens. She never leaves them; and as soon as she hegins to move, all the little ones closely follow, and,...flight, she never stirred from her young, but kept heating her wings incessantly with a very rapid motion, evi. dently for the purpose of protecting them... | |
 | Sharon Turner - 1832 - 430 ページ
...ones, which she conducts as a hen does her chickens. She never leaves them ; and as soon as she beeins to move, all the little ones closely follow, and,...mother showed every symptom of uneasiness ; instead pf immediate flight, she never stirred from her young, but kept beating her wings incessantly with... | |
 | Sharon Turner - 1833 - 424 ページ
...ones, which she conducts as a hen does her chickens. She never leaves them; and as soon as she hegins to move, all the little ones closely follow, and,...cluster round her. De Geer having cut a branch of hirch, with one of these families, the mother showed every symptom of uneasiness; instead of immediate... | |
 | Edward Jesse - 1835 - 352 ページ
...which she conducted about as a hen does her chickens. She never leaves them, and as soon as she begins to move, all the little ones closely follow, and whenever she stops assemble in a cluster round her. On cutting a branch of birch peopled with one of these families, the mother shewed every symptom of... | |
 | Sharon Turner - 1839 - 416 ページ
...ones, which she conducts as a hen does her chickens. She never leaves them; and as soon as she begins to move, all the little ones closely follow, and,...beating her wings incessantly with a very rapid motion, evidently for the purpose of protecting them from danger." Kirb. 359. De Geer, v. 3, p. 262. § The... | |
 | William Kirby, William Spence - 1846 - 642 ページ
...ones, which she conducts as a hen does her chickens. She never leaves them ; and as soon as she begins to move, all the little ones closely follow, and whenever...stops assemble in a cluster round her. De Geer having had occasion to cut a branch of birch peopled,with one of those families, the mother showed every symptom... | |
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Kirb. 352. De Geer, v. 3, p. 548. J The cymex griscus. It inhabits the birch tree. " The family of this field bug consists of thirty or forty young ones, which she conducts as a hen does her chickens. She never leaves them; and as soon as she begins to... 
