单词 | white tail |
例句 | It ran right, then left, right, left, its white tail warning the other rabbits to hide. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z It was followed by another, closer to them, and they caught a glimpse of a white tail. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Then they bounded away, with a flash of little white tail. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a soft scamper across the linoleum, and we turned just in time to see a little white tail bounce out the door into the living room. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z Ghost was stretched out asleep beneath the wattle-and-daub wall of the granary, but he woke when Jon appeared, bushy white tail held stiffly upright as he trotted to them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Soon afterward Kaede saw the flash of a white tail just off to her left. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Its white tail went up and down, up and down. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z As he topped the bank, the beam of a torch shone up the lane and picked out his red eyes and white tail disappearing into the hedge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She saw deer in flight, white tails like flags. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He clipped his white tail and made Rabscuttle nibble his fur short and stain it with mud and blackberries. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The herd startled in unison and peeled away into the darkening woods, their white tails flashing. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I sliced a bright yellow kite with a coiled white tail. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The white tail began twitching back and forth. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The smell of the drawn blood excited the cub further; he straddled the dog’s body and started to play with the long white tail, nibbling at the end like a child with a new toy. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll pass it along,” he muttered as a fluffy white tail dashed away. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Queenie’s white tail stump is visible for only a moment before she burrows further into the straw, like a crab in sand. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z A long white tail of pinpoint lights rose and detonated the explosives, but the canisters holding her didn’t explode until the third and fourth stages, popping around with little white screams. Love and rockets 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z For the remaining miles, I stayed on high alert, watching for flashes of fur in the woods and bobbing white tails along the roadside. On Skyline Drive, make way for a rented Maserati. (Are you listening, deer?) 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z His white tails and Kym’s floaty gown set the mood for a performance that Carrie said was “the embodiment of why the show became a hit.” 'Dancing With the Stars' recap: First perfect 10s; Michael Sam leaves 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z Riker looked dapper in white tails, and while he lost his timing a bit doing a flip, the judges didn’t care. 'Dancing With the Stars' Recap: Last Dance, Last Chance 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z The females are small and brown, but “the boys,” as she called them, can weigh 10 pounds and “have white tail feathers like little tutus.” In northeast England, learning about birds of prey and their high-flying ways Along with feral horses, there are rattlesnakes, alligators, more than 300 species of birds and white tail deer. Water, Sand and Plenty of Elbow Room on 8 Wild, Protected Coastlines 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z His artwork included Two Months in the Bush, about a white tail gunner shot down in the Solomon Islands. Superheroes and Trailblazers: Black Comic Book Artists, Rediscovered 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z In total Walker poached eight Rocky Mountain elk and six white tail and mule deer, according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. E. Oregon man to pay $75,000 fine, serve jail time after poaching trophy animals 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Now, researchers say their stark white tail feathers are the brightest plumage ever measured on a bird. This demure bird has the brightest feathers ever measured 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Most of those Afghans who boarded “white tails” did not land on U.S. bases. The wrong plane out of Afghanistan Crucially, Boeing has virtually eliminated a stockpile of up to 200 unwanted jets known in the industry as “white tails,” left by the 737 MAX crisis, according to industry sources. Boeing delivers 22 jets in August; 737 MAX 'white tails' nearly gone 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Reuters counted 12 white tails at Moses Lake on Thursday, though sources say Boeing is worried about 100 such aircraft in inventory, or more. Boeing 737 MAX jets undergo round-the-clock effort to clear inventory 2020-11-22T05:00:00Z “People are taking advantage of year-end acquisitions of white tails. We’re taking delivery of several in the last five days of the year.” No Line to Board Private Jets, but There Is a Line to Buy Them 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z For several minutes we stood and watched the bird as it hopped about, occasionally fanning white tail feathers in our direction. How Beauty Is Making Scientists Rethink Evolution 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z It was whether they made it onto what government officials call a “gray tail” — a U.S. military aircraft — vs. a “white tail” — a commercial or chartered aircraft; a normal airplane. The wrong plane out of Afghanistan Later, two roe deer sprang out of a bush, their white tails bobbing as they pranced away. The billionaire vs. the fly 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z “Between deer and elk, all I eat is wild game,” said Brodie McDonald, an electrician in Laurel, Mont., who brought his white tail buck in the back of a truck here to be tested. States Confront the Spread of a Deadly Disease in Deer 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z Buffalo and white tail deer would also be extinct were it not for hunting regulations. A Population of Billions May Have Contributed to This Bird’s Extinction 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z “We are still working with the Air Force on a deal for two 747s,” said Caroline Hutcheson, a Boeing spokeswoman who declined to confirm whether talks were centered on the so-called white tails. U.S. could buy 2 Boeing 747s once slated for Russia as next Air Force One jets 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z In the US, where the app launched last year, the majority of the films are of white tail hunting and other typical North American quarries. Game hunting TV app is launched by Arsenal's owner - BBC News 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z The threatened monkey is fuzzy and white, but will become black with white fur around her face, a white tail tuft and an elegant, long white fringe hanging from her shoulders and back. Ooh Ah for Ua: Audubon Zoo’s fuzzy baby colobus monkey 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z There are also five “white tails” — the nickname for jets built without an airline buyer — taped up and sitting in storage. Boeing backs 747 by leasing the planes as it awaits cargo upturn 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z However, the rut for white tails was on, and one doe remained, although she was hidden from view. 17-year-old turns passion for hunting into business 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z The people then trail the honeyguide, which keeps itself visible by displaying its white tail feathers, until the entire gang arrives at the booty. These amazing wild birds understand when people call them to help hunt for honey 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z The shipping company took delivery in November of the first two aircraft, so-called white tails built for other customers whose orders fell through. Boeing, Russian company reportedly close to big 747 freighter deal 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z The white tail section protruded from the brush. Cargo Plane Crash Kills At Least 25 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z It wasn’t long until the idea to raise white tail deer turned into a reality. Family has fun raising white tail deer on farm in Iberia 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z Here’s a few facts about white tail fawns: MDWFP urges residents to ignore white tail deer fawns 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z That’s about a third to twice as much as white tail deer, according to the North American White Tail Association. Wild hogs threaten Mississippi economy, expert says 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z A deer, a white tail, dashes across the path in front of us, Ruthven stares as she bounds away. Wildlife walks: Ohio artist’s work is in his woods 2014-11-29T05:00:00Z Here is an outlook and recap from last year's deer seasons by state Fish and Wildlife game managers: The northeast area of the state provides the best opportunity for white tail deer. Good weather makes for bad hunting start 2012-10-06T22:45:06Z In the 15th century there was a popular variant of ermine, white tails upon a black field. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z A common variety has a white face and white tail. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z The next day a fox with a white tail meets him, and in return for a bit of cake leads him to the castle of a princess. The Grateful Dead The History of a Folk Story 2012-04-11T02:00:32.697Z Then she was looking up at two back legs and a white tail. Maggie's Wish 2012-03-14T02:00:28.783Z One, which I took on October 5, was about the size of a domestic fowl, in down, and, with the exception of the white tail, entirely black. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z "As a general rule," says Mr. Baily, "no true bred Hamburg fowl has top-knot, single comb, white legs, any approach to feather on the legs, white tail, or spotted hackle." Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z At his approach, rabbits scurried, white tails erect, across the road; from one rare clearing a flock of partridges whirred skyward, and once, in the distance, he saw a grazing herd of wild deer. The Azure Rose A Novel 2011-12-31T03:00:18.657Z As soon as the Bunny-Mother was out of sight, he slipped out and ran away, this naughty Bunny-Boy, with his little white tail bobbing, and his eyes shining with delight. The Sun's Babies 2011-11-21T03:00:12.963Z She had a gun in her hand, and a rabbit's white tail stuck out of the hunting-wallet slung over her shoulder. Dr. Lavendar's People 2011-10-13T02:00:52.167Z With him in the front seat of the car rode a great golden-brown dog with a white-starred face, great affectionate eyes, and a plumy white tail. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z Joe pressed the bulb, and got a picture of their three white tails disappearing, but, alas! he didn’t get their faces. Boy Scouts in Glacier Park The Adventures of Two Young Easterners in the Heart of the High Rockies 2011-09-22T02:00:22.487Z I too was in an excellent humour; the small birds-of-paradise, with their long black and white tails and crimson breasts, fluttered from bush to bush. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z He ran to the knoll, and as he ran, more white tails—little ones—raced into the fern, where he saw burries and sand-heaps thrown out. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z A rietbuck ram stopped close to us, looked back wide-eyed and anxious, and whistled shrilly, and then cantered on with head erect and white tail flapping; but its mate neither answered nor came by. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z "I will take the spotted pony with the white tail," said White Otter. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z This late afternoon, however, despite the toss of his head and swish of his long white tail, his manner, like his man’s, was superficial—the mere reflex from a habit of keeping up appearances. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z Rayfield doesn't think the shootings were accidental, since it's difficult to mistake the majestic bird with its white tail and white head for anything else. Two mature bald eagles found shot in rural Tennessee 2011-03-10T22:16:39Z Twice he caught a glimpse of white tails, but he could not shoot running with the matchlock. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z A rabbit popped, startled, out of the brush, and scurried into the dark; its white tail, like a signal, showed the way it went. The Basket Woman A Book of Indian Tales for Children 2011-03-09T03:00:44.330Z A sleek doe snorted and, curling her white tail over her back, bounded away. The Black Fawn 2011-03-07T03:00:09.513Z Hoisting a white tail over her back, the hopeful doe fled into the swamp. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z The men inside saw us coming with our gorgeous white tail filling the landscape behind us, and got out of the way. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z He saw a white tail disappear among the fern—there were then rabbits here. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Similarly, Wallace has explained the white tail of a Rabbit. An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use 2010-12-31T03:00:10.497Z My horse has his saddle and bridle on; you'll know him by his white tail. The Baron's Sons 2010-12-20T17:12:02.667Z He hurried back toward the house, for he wanted to spend the afternoon in his swamp, but when a fat rabbit with a flashing white tail scooted before him, he shot it. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z The large birds lift and point their bottoms towards the Sun, say scientists, making their bright white tail feathers more conspicuous. 2010-02-15T14:20:00Z Streaked above and below; underparts whitish, tinged with buff across breast and on sides; shows two conspicuous white tail feathers in flight; noteworthy song. Wild Birds in City Parks Being hints on identifying 145 birds, prepared primarily for the spring migration in Lincoln Park, Chicago The former, a game little antelope of the steinbok species, takes the ground in a series of long, flying leaps, his white tail whisking like a flag of defiance. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War With a glance at the paws and a word for each of the whining puppies whose white tails switched in answer, Jean cracked his whip and shouted, "Marche!" The Whelps of the Wolf A hundred yards farther on, a young deer, a spring-born fawn, looked steadily at him, twitched long ears, stamped a nervous hoof, then hoisted a white tail and bounded into the swamp. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z In an instant the white tail flashed in the sunlight as it turned to run. Dusty Star To tell the truth he had a very soft corner in his heart for the poor little bunnies, with their turned-up, tufty white tails, scampering about in their innocent happiness. Miss Mouse and Her Boys "No I don't think he had, he was quietly dressed in his brown fur suit, with a white tail to the coat," said Gretel. Fairy Tales from the German Forests Some birds are so sharp and nervous and emphatic in their movements, as the common snowbird or junco, the flashing of whose white tail quills expresses the character of the bird. Ways of Nature The leading varieties noted are the mule and black tail, there being also a few white tail. The Beauties of the State of Washington A Book for Tourists This species differs from any of the preceding in having at all seasons of the year, a white tail; it is also somewhat smaller than the Rock Ptarmigan. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. The silver or black fox is a mere color freak with black coat and white tail tip. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 Everywhere we saw thin white tails sticking out, as they swam along, feeding with noses in the mud. Tales of Fishes The long, wiry white hair of his neck fell flat; he wagged his bushy white tail; he pawed the snow and playfully tossed his long, pointed nose as he crept near. Billy Topsail & Company A Story for Boys The Mongolians value their yaks for their white tails. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) This species can be recognized by its light bluish gray mantle, black shoulders and white tail. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. "O see, here is a Rabbit with a white tail! see, see, Susan—do come this way." Susan and Edward or, A Visit to Fulton Market I saw a little splash, and a big white tail of a bonefish stick out of the water. Tales of Fishes Mules led, and the shouting man brought up the rear, clutching the white tail like a rudder, his feet sliding along through the stones. Red Men and White The Good Samaritan; the 1st impression with the white tail, most beautifully finished, with a light point, and fine hand; very fine and rare. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance Dark brown or black, however, with a white tail, is the prevailing colour. The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains A bevy of antelope flashed white tails at us as they scudded away. Desert Dust Just before the branches closed I caught sight of a fluffy white tail. 'Brother Bosch', an Airman's Escape from Germany He was almost sure he could lay his hands on the rabbit’s stumpy white tail. The Later Cave-Men On almost every street we may see albino or partly albino birds, such as those with white tails or wings. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year Ruthlessly she pulled, dragging the struggling deer after her till first its neck and then its shoulders, then finally the last frantic waving stump of its white tail went under the dark waters. Bones Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country As she did so a grey rabbit with a white tail scurried across the road before her, his ears flattened against his head and his eyes bulging with terror. The Torch Bearer A Camp Fire Girls' Story As if she had drawn their fire and was satisfied that she was safe, she turned and sped up the hill, the white tail bobbing derisively, followed by the dogs strung out in line. The Long Hillside A Christmas Hare-Hunt In Old Virginia 1908 As she stepped into the room, a white tail disengaged itself from the round hairy bundle, and began pathetically to beat the floor, while two very beautiful and beseeching eyes were fixed upon her face. Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book Now they sat up and listened; now they flung their white tails skywards, and vanished down some friendly seeming alley. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character They have a shaggy head, long hair or mane upon the chest, a long white tail, and wild red eyes. Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals The snow rose and trailed like a white tail behind him. Rivers of Ice Here and there a moor-hen or two swam quietly about flicking its black-barred white tail. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp A magpie flew over, his black and white tail sticking out behind him; and he saw us and yelled. Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies DESCRIPTION.—Very like the last, but with a greyish fur, and almost white tail, with a black tip. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Once three deer—a buck and two does—stopped in front of him and stared for a moment, then bounded away with a flutter of white tails. Police Operation Then I saw that it was of a clear white, while so-called white ferrets are usually a dingy yellow, and the white tail was tipped with black. Nature Near London Their loud resonant but unmelodious calls make it possible to recognise them when they are too far off for the white tail band to be distinguished. A Bird Calendar for Northern India The buck slipped forward, letting him down, and, when he rose he saw the white tail whisking round a corner in the reeds. In Search of the Okapi A Story of Adventure in Central Africa Later the cat slept, in a fortress of nature safe enough, surrounded by a hundred unseen sentries with brown jackets and white tails—rabbits, who would give him all the warning he required. The Way of the Wild Instead of them, we saw a black bird with a white tail, having white streaks here and there under its wings; a bird, it seems, of rare occurrence. The Part Borne by the Dutch in the Discovery of Australia 1606-1765 I also picked up a dead bird, of a species common in the desert, with white head or cap, and white tail, except the upper feathers; all the rest, legs and bill, black. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government He followed her, leaping about, and tossing his little white tail. Old Peter's Russian Tales And with that she sat down with her back to Sara on her own toadstool, and curled her long white tail around the base with quite unnecessary tightness. The Garden of the Plynck Apparently, then, that white tail was intentional, was as a red flag, insolently displayed, warning all to beware of the stink. The Way of the Wild And as he touched the old log, and spread his broad white tail, I saw and was proud of the gap which my bullet had made weeks before. Wilderness Ways Then there appeared unto him a black steed with a white tail. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 However sad he felt, he had to leap and frisk in the sun, and toss his little white tail. Old Peter's Russian Tales Pelicans with white and black marked wings occur, together with the slate-colored eagle with white tail, barred at tip with black; it is common in the low wooded places surrounded by jheels. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries He was nearly all black; but he had a white tail, and his front-feet were white. The Nursery, No. 165. September, 1880, Vol. 28 A Monthly Magazine For Youngest Readers He had a skin of the same color and a white tail, that retreating flag-of-truce so familiar to our overland emigrants. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life Crossing the open field, they suddenly start as it seems from under your feet—one white tail goes dapping up and down this way, another jerks over the 'lands' that way. The Amateur Poacher A rabbit hopped nimbly across the road ahead of them and disappeared, with a taunting flick of his little white tail, in the bushes. Left Tackle Thayer Known in flight by white tail feathers and thin white bar on wing. Two Little Savages Being the adventures of two boys who lived as Indians and what they learned One bounds into the air with a comic curvet, and comes down with a thud; the others copy him, and there is a wild maze of coiling bodies and gleaming white tails. The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour The graceful white tail stood high in air. The Brighton Boys with the Flying Corps Just then there was a sound of footsteps, and the Boy ran past near them, and with a stamp of feet and a flash of white tails the two strange rabbits disappeared. The Velveteen Rabbit Do you know, Ma'am, he thought stags had white tails like rabbits, and that 'twas only when they wagged them so as to show, that you could shoot them. Angels & Ministers Little squirrels peered at them from the beech-trees as they went by, and the rabbits scudded away through the brushwood and over the mossy knolls, with their white tails in the air. Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories My sister's pretty roan with the long white tail is lame, and she will ride none other; else she would accompany us. Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates Several times he started up with a laugh of delight as a rabbit leaped up from under the greenery and scudded away with a twinkle of short white tail behind it. Little Lord Fauntleroy Like the white tail of a rabbit he had the vanishing thought that he was certain of their grief, but not so certain of their innocence. The Wisdom of Father Brown I was startled by a noise behind me, and turning suddenly saw the flapping white tail of a rabbit vanishing up the slope. The Island of Doctor Moreau It was a splendid creature with a heavy full mane, a long white tail and red glittering eyes. The Bride of Dreams No more wapiti came up, but black and white tail deer were occasionally shot, and five or six big-horn sheep also fell to their rifles. In the Heart of the Rockies Go forth to Troy, the eagles seemed to cry— And the sea-kings obeyed the sky-kings' word, When on the right they soared across the sky, And one was black, one bore a white tail barred. The House of Atreus The common cotton-tail rabbit raises its white tail when it runs. The Evolution of Man Scientifically Disproved In 50 Arguments Every evening for weeks he came, and never spoke; but the landlord saw one evening the tip of a bushy white tail protruding from beneath the stranger's rags. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series His white tail curves beautifully like the plumes on the hats of the circus ladies. Seven O'Clock Stories He stood for an instant on his long, ungainly legs, and then, showing a white head and a white tail, rose with a fish in his talons, and swept away landward out of sight. A Florida Sketch-Book The latter speaks of them as black cattle with white tails, from which fly-flappers were made for Indian kings. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 Troops of Dera or gazelles, herding like goats, stood, stared at us, turned their white tails, faced away, broke into a long trot, and bounded over the plain as we approached. First Footsteps in East Africa It made great jumps and held its white tail straight in the air. Letters to His Children The skunk goes leisurely along, holding up his white tail as a danger-flag for none to come within range of his nauseous artillery. The Naturalist in Nicaragua It is much more visible by moonlight, when the rabbits' white tails go dot, dot, lightly over the grass, and you are just as likely to shoot at their shadows as at their bodies. The Life of the Fields Perhaps, indeed, the poor dog had no spirits to interfere with their sports, as they sat upright, jumped over one another, and flashed their little white tails. Under the Storm The snow was gone now; and with soft shoes on his feet he wandered all day through the wilderness—and was rewarded by two chances to shoot at the white tails of flying deer. Love's Pilgrimage And he was handsome when he grew up, too—white as snow, with such a beautiful curving white tail, though Mary Vance said it was too short. Rainbow Valley The skunks move slowly about, and their large white tails render them very conspicuous. The Naturalist in Nicaragua The little shepherdess was overjoyed at this discovery, and, reaching up her crook, she knocked the row of pretty white tails off the tree and gathered them up in her frock. Mother Goose in Prose One of them, which we saw in the creek, was of a light grey colour, with rich fur and a white tail. Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 Then, before there can be another run, the trees must be wound up again, the storm must have a white tail, and "come off" cold. Winter Sunshine Down the long drive through the trees came a great, splendid carriage, drawn by a pair of beautiful white horses with wavy white tails and manes. The Dutch Twins "Look at his little white tail and pitiful baby eyes!" Tish Some were grazing, some gambolled, whisking their white tails into the air, while all round the old bulls stood upon hillocks sniffing suspiciously at the breeze. Allan's Wife As this beautiful creature flies, the long white tails flicker like streamers, and when settled on the beach it carries them raised upwards, as if to preserve them from injury. The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1 His cousins with the white tail digs a hole more like yours. The Burgess Animal Book for Children A narrow path doubled among the bushes, scores of white tails twinkled before the racing hound, and a hawk rose, whistling shrilly. Actions and Reactions Skunk, odour emitted by the; white tail of, protective. The Descent of Man Out it shot, lengthened like a yellow, striking snake, and fell just short of the flying white tail. The Last of the Plainsmen Though I kept a lookout for deer or game of any kind, I saw nothing except some black squirrels with white tails. The Young Forester Alone, white tail is all very fine," said he, "but mark my word, at a sudden fright it would turn into a white feather. Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper and Other Stories In this plain of sage Venters flushed birds and rabbits, and when he had proceeded about a mile he caught sight of the bobbing white tails of a herd of running antelope. Riders of the Purple Sage I recognize them by the double band of black on the wing, by the white tail, and by their slate-colored plumage. The Mysterious Island There may have been twenty or thirty deer in sight, but the general effect of all their white tails, bobbing away, was that the woods were full of deer. Rolf in the Woods Suddenly an antelope leaped up from the wild-sage bushes, gazed eagerly at us, and then, erecting his white tail, stretched away like a greyhound. The Oregon Trail: sketches of prairie and Rocky-Mountain life Venters remembered that but for the bobbing of that white tail catching his eye he would not have espied the rabbit, and he would never have discovered Surprise Valley. Riders of the Purple Sage It was a particularly rich, furry pelt with a beautiful white tail. Riders of the Purple Sage |
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