| 单词 | tomtit |
| 例句 | Seven of 17 balls was less hawk and more tomtit. Broad goes from Nighthawk to Lord of the Night 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z Ecclesiastical tomtits may twitter and flutter, and theological owls may look solemn and wise and hoot out their gloomy forebodings, but the true ark of Nature’s covenant is safe.: The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z Three weeks afterwards he went to inquire after its health, and found that a robin had built her nest in one of the pockets, and a tomtit had utilized a sleeve for the same purpose. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z Tit, tit, n. one of various small birds, a pipit, tomtit, or titmouse. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z What the tomtits did was to go peacefully on with their nest, minding their own business, and by-and-bye eight little eggs lay in the nest. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z Mark said once he found a tomtit on the shelf pecking at the food they had left there, just like a tomtit’s impudence! Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Entering it suddenly one day, a tomtit flew from side to side in great agitation, and then dropped on the floor and allowed me to pick it up without an effort to escape. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z In the ha-ha wall of the park, which is made of loose stones or without mortar, the tomtit, or titmouse, has his nest. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z The tomtit ruthlessly and unceasingly twittered: "Sol, sol, mi ... sol, sol, mi ... you mustn't trust any one ... sol, sol, mi ... and still less the Germans ... sol, sol, mi...." Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z A pair of Scotch tomtits, however, thought otherwise, and they made a comfortable little nest at the back of a private letter-box, nailed on to the trunk of a tree in Dumfriesshire. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z How quaintly sarcastic are these, "Lawyers, preachers, and tomtits' eggs, there are more of them hatched than come to perfection." Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources So the bees are carefully watched and tended, as the blue tomtits find to their cost if they become too venturesome. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z In the branches of the blossoming hawthorns, finches and tomtits chased each other, singing and chirruping. The Undying Past I once had the opportunity of seeing this slaughter going on, and was able to detect the great tomtit as the murderer. Wild Bees, Wasps and Ants and Other Stinging Insects And so had they more pleasure in their son than ever had a tomtit that has reared a young cuckoo. The Adventurous Simplicissimus being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim Looks, as usual, as though he didn't care a single tomtit for things in general, and shooting in particular. Punch, or the London Charivari. Volume 93. August 27, 1887 The great docks that grow beside the ditches are visited by the tomtits, who perch on them,—the stalk of the dock is strong and supports so light a weight easily. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Do you know how it is when one of the cuckoo's brood leaves its nest in which the simple tomtits have fed it? Waldfried A Novel There was a chattering all together of goldfinches, pewits, tomtits, woodpeckers, bullfinches, and thrushes. Toilers of the Sea Lo, the father killed a tomtit, and the son, forsooth, is called a mighty archer! Barclay of the Guides Merriest of all, the tomtits chatter and scold, hanging under the twigs, head downwards, and then away to their nest in the crumbling stone wall which encloses one side of the orchard. The Hills and the Vale The tomtit also packs, and flies in small parties almost all the year round. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z From the first days of my visit, I remarked with lively surprise that our hostess was incessantly assailed by a crowd of pretty tomtits, who pecked at her hair and hands with truly extraordinary familiarity. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century I remember in one was a tomtit which was quite tame, and used to fly in and out while we were watching it. A Week's Tramp in Dickens-Land Sitting on the shrouds were a pair of tiny land birds, no bigger than tomtits, and wearing red top-knots on their heads. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement A tomtit straying through the casement had been chased by the cat till it dropped exhausted, and the cat was fortunately frightened by a footstep. The Hills and the Vale But the tomtits are: they work their way from tree to tree for miles; they also come to the orchard by this hedge highway. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Innumerable sparrows and tomtits had built in the thick mats of the old ivy, and their cries and twitters blended in shrill and happy chorus as they flew in and out of their nests. In the High Valley Being the fifth and last volume of the Katy Did series There was a busy twittering and shaking of little wings in the tall pear-tree near the house, where the tomtits in their varied liveries loved to congregate. The Invader A Novel Rarely, or never, does he expend powder and shot on the swallow, the wagtail, the tomtit, the starling, the thrush, the blackbird, the wren, the robin, or any of the grub and fly-feeders. The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea "We sometimes catch twenty tomtits before breakfast," said a modest-looking sportsman, modestly, but not shamefacedly, showing us one thrush and one linnet. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. Let us begin with the familiar little tomtit. Our Bird Comrades Flocks of paroquets and cockatoos, of most brilliant plumage, hover above them, while the blue-ringed tomtits sport beneath their branches. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century "Only an hour ago it was looking up as imperent as a tomtit." The Manxman A Novel - 1895 They called the next day On the tomtit and sparrow, And wheeled a poor sick lamb Home in a barrow. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes “I wish I hadn’t said anything about the tomtits’ eggs, though.” The Young Castellan A Tale of the English Civil War If all birds were as sociably disposed as the little tomtit—for that is also one of his names—bird study would be a delight, and almost a sinecure. Our Bird Comrades "The tomtit told me just now in the fir-tree; the woodpecker told him on his promising that he would not tell anybody else." Wood Magic A Fable The young tomtits were terribly frightened, and some of them were hurt. Rollo at Work I would not be the tomtit's mate, For, even if I were not late, It seems as though he'd gird at me, Saying, "Quick, quick," eternally. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-05-05 It were one of them little blue and yaller tomtit chaps as lays such lots o’ eggs. The Young Castellan A Tale of the English Civil War Ah, yes! the tomtit is the embodiment and poetry of nimbleness. Our Bird Comrades "Te-te," said he, addressing the tomtit by name, "will you carry a message for me?" Wood Magic A Fable The tomtits are little; but little enemies are sometimes very troublesome.’ Rollo at Work Now I find thee bright and smiling, and chipper as a tomtit. Derrick Sterling A Story of the Mines "Oh, dear!" said a voice; and the little boy could not tell whether it was the fish, or the tomtit scolding on the elder bush. Child Stories from the Masters Being a Few Modest Interpretations of Some Phases of the Master Works Done in a Child Way No one can deny that the tomtit is a companionable little fellow. Our Bird Comrades The fox went a little farther, and met a tomtit. Wood Magic A Fable The tomtits then began to flutter around the huntsmen, and fly a little way towards the glen, and then back again. Rollo at Work It consisted of two sparrows, one greenfinch, one blackbird, and three tomtits. Jacob Faithful Andros was governor for a time, but was a sort of pompous tomtit, with a short breath and a large aquiline opinion of himself. Comic History of the United States Cunning in other ways, it would be strange if the tomtits did not display acuteness in the selection of nesting sites. Our Bird Comrades "But I thought it was a great secret," said Bevis to a thrush, "and that nobody knew it, except the tomtit, and the woodpecker, and the starling; and, besides, who is Kapchack?" Wood Magic A Fable They returned, and the bear scrambled up the tree, expecting to amuse himself finely by frightening the young tomtits. Rollo at Work Big as they are, they build like a tomtit does, right in a hollow tree, but the one I saw had only laid one egg, and a tomtit lays lots. The Rajah of Dah What made you put that tomtit in that position, Nat?” he said, turning sharply to me. Nat the Naturalist A Boy's Adventures in the Eastern Seas Of course, the woodpeckers and tomtits secure many of these half-hidden goodies, but Master Nuthatch does not mind that, for he evens up the theft by appropriating their stores when he finds them. Our Bird Comrades But merry as he was, he turned his back upon Te-te, the tomtit, and chief of the spies, disdaining the acquaintance of a common informer. Wood Magic A Fable Even as early as December the tomtits attack the buds, then in their sheaths, of the birch, clinging to the very extremities of the slender boughs. Round About a Great Estate The thrushes pecked the blackbirds, and the blackbirds flew at the thrushes, and both beat back the little redbreasts and tomtits. Terry Or, She ought to have been a Boy I see the tomtit ain't got a man's size chirp in him, so I goes outside 'n' hunts up a bull. Blister Jones It is the warning call of the tomtit or chickadee, which we soon espy tilting about on his trapeze of twigs in the trees or bushes. Our Bird Comrades He observed that even the little Te-te, the tomtit, and chief of the secret police, who invariably came twice or thrice a day with an account of some gossip he had overheard, did not arrive. Wood Magic A Fable The iora is a feathered exquisite, about the size of a tomtit. A Bird Calendar for Northern India Then the Chamberlain—he was a tomtit—stepped forward with a bow and said: "May it please your Majesty he is late." English Fairy Tales At first I used to think you must be a tomtit, because I once had a tomtit with a name very like yours, though I don't remember exactly what it was.' Abbe Mouret's Transgression In short," continued he, "she was awfully strong, though she was no bigger than a tomtit. A Love Episode Marathon has come to a pretty pass, indeed, when the commuters are to be dispossessed in this way by a lot of birds, orioles and tomtits and yellow-bellied nuthatches. Mince Pie And under Kendal's sitting-room window a pair of tomtits, which the party had watched that May Sunday, were just launching their young family on the world. Miss Bretherton Last year I fed the tomtits with a cocoanut, suspended on a stick outside my window, and they came greedily. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, December 20, 1890 The bees buzzed all around; and there was a tomtit that never left us, but skipped along by our side from branch to branch. Abbe Mouret's Transgression She tears up a handful of wild thyme and smells it, or calls the tomtits and the jays—who never come to her by any chance. Barks and Purrs "Well, big as you are, a tomtit having such superior facilities for getting about could easily defy you," I replied. My Brilliant Career ‘Well, my little fellow—you are a fine boy, ain’t you?’ said Mr. Minns, as happy as a tomtit on birdlime. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people I found myself besieged by an army of tomtits ... Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, December 20, 1890 There was no cover for a tomtit in those bald green places. The Thirty-Nine Steps There were nightingales, canaries, goldfinches, linnets, tomtits, parrots, owls, sparrows, doves, ostriches, bustards, peacocks, larks, partridges, and everything else that you can think of. The Red Fairy Book "A tomtit might as well defy me," he said with amusement. My Brilliant Career Off you went to your tomtit boxes an' your robin redbreast snares—they was all you cared about. The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume I He liked to mix up all sorts of birds together, such as pigeons, doves—tame and wild—blackbirds, linnets, canaries, chaffinches, sparrows, tomtits—no, the tomtits had been turned out. Two Summers in Guyenne He was constantly smiling in a manner that was delightful to behold; hopped about and chirped like a sparrow or tomtit; and was the soul of good humor and enjoyment. Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee The woodpecker could be heard amidst the pines, and daws, tomtits and bullfinches carolled merrily as they spread their wings and preened their plumage in the sun. Tales of the Wilderness I hear a bird away up on the hill—only a tomtit, but it has sat there calling in the same place two nights now. Pan The little tomtit was the worst of the two, just as the solemn reproof of the wise can be better borne than the impertinent remark of some chattering fool. Handy Andy, Volume 2 — a Tale of Irish Life Of these red feathers Cook says they were of such value that "not more than might be got from a tomtit, would purchase a hog of 40 or 50 pounds weight." The Life of Captain James Cook But the tomtit never came again—and neither did the letter from the bishop! International Short Stories: French At one time wild duck, pigeons, and woodcock were plentiful there, but that time has passed, though the gallant French sportsmen may still be seen trooping through with their dogs after blackbirds and tomtits! Twixt France and Spain Heart's-ease were every-where, honeysuckles filled the air, and in the wood behind, the blackbirds whistled, and the chaffinches and tomtits kept up a merry, musical chattering. The Hallam Succession To one of them, not bigger than a tomtit, we have given the name of coach-whip, from its note exactly resembling the smack of a whip. A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson Power's eyes glanced through one of the window-casements: from a hole without he saw the head of a tomtit protruding. A Laodicean : a Story of To-day That must be a tomtit," said he, "they are the only birds clever enough to think of it. International Short Stories: French The tomtit is like its English namesake in shape, but smaller, and with a glossy black head and bright yellow breast. A First Year in Canterbury Settlement ‘He don’t breathe enough to move a tomtit’s feather.’ A Changed Man; and other tales The thin-shelled walnut likewise suffers greatly from the tomtit. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2 Scarce a sparrow, red-breast, tomtit, or wren, can 'scape the guns and snares of those indefatigable fowlers. Travels through France and Italy The letter arrived at St. Philémon the very day the tomtits were hatched. International Short Stories: French Also, there came hovering about us goldfinches with their little red-hooded crests, and fussy tomtits in their cravats of yellow, while a nimble, dark, blue woodpecker scaled the stem of an apple tree. Through Russia Whereupon the first, who was a beautiful Falcon, called together all the birds to a council; and there came the chaffinches, tomtits, woodpeckers, fly-catchers, jays, blackbirds, cuckoos, thrushes, and every other kind of bird. Stories from the Pentamerone Thrushes, and blackbirds, and sparrows, and chaffinches, and greenfinches, and bullfinches, and tomtits. Madam How and Lady Why Then, dim gray among the gray twigs, he saw a slight movement, so slight it might have been made by the tail of a tomtit. Rolf in the Woods The time came when the tiny points on the wings of the little tomtits began to be covered with down. International Short Stories: French Next year, Philomène, if the tomtit comes back, let me know. International Short Stories: French And there are four kinds of tomtits round here, remember: but we may go on with such talk for ever. Madam How and Lady Why |
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