| 单词 | covey |
| 例句 | For a week our host had noted where the coveys were gathering. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Every time she broke something, the ladies in the fountain cried “Oooo!” like a covey of frightened doves. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z A covey of goosebumps thrilled up the backs of my arms, because it felt like that to me, too. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The Continental Congress could be driven from one location to another like a covey of pigeons, and it was. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Dane finally arrives and sits on a nearby swooping oak branch rather than join the covey of boulders we sit on. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Outside the brush house in the tuna clump, a covey of little birds chittered and flurried with their wings. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z The talkers moved on then, because a covey of Presbyterian ladies were coming in. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z A moment later, she saw movement in the bushes, but it was only a small covey of bobwhites startled from their roost. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Behind her was a covey of maids, all craning their necks to see what was inside. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The covey of curvaceous Wendell Castle tables in the living room is far more accessible to the surrounding chairs and sofa—and infinitely more striking—than a single cocktail table would be. A Luxe Palladian-style Home For Two Art Connoisseurs 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Go to see the rare Tule elk or bobbing coveys of quail, spectacular views of ocean and sky, and the 1870 lighthouse that helped guide ships down the coast toward the Golden Gate. Flee crowded San Francisco for the serenity of Point Reyes 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z The thin layer of ice on the washes sparkled in the sunshine, and occasionally a covey of birds exploded from beneath the brush, adding cymbals to an otherwise easy listening classical movement. On an Arizona Road Trip, Miles of Family Firsts 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z Sarris began his Village Voice review with a dig: “A covey of high-flying, high-sounding critics have managed to save ‘Pretty Poison’ from a fate worse than death in the fleshpots of 42nd Street.” In ‘Pretty Poison’ and ‘Gun Crazy,’ Femmes Fatales With Deadly Firepower 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z In the sport of quail hunting it's known as "covey shooting." Spring Fly Fishing Tips 2010-04-20T20:30:00Z There were blues purists that wanted us to stay with the covey — to be purists too. Texas Monthly: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble’s ‘Texas Flood’ Is Rereleased 2013-01-26T23:15:09Z While pondering how man-made rubbish can still find its way far into no-man’s land, a covey of Gambel’s quail flushed off to my side. In Gold Butte in Nevada, Ancient Rock Art and Rugged Beauty 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z He never asks for pity, but instead coveys a weary acceptance. Lollapalooza Day 2: Chief Keef, Frank Ocean, Chili Peppers and an evacuation 2012-08-05T07:02:00Z Arriving at the mouth of the grotto, you’ll find a covey of dinghies waiting to row visitors inside. Italy’s romantic Sorrento and the Isle of Capri 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Drag Queen Court Ruling; Judge Allows Sexual Performances In Front of Kids blocking #SB12 from going into effect!!@jonathan_covey, at #TxValues stated “Obscenity in front of kids is never appropriate!” Federal judge throws out Texas ‘drag ban’ on free-speech grounds 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z In the fall and winter, quail typically live in flocks, or coveys, with about a dozen birds. As Virginia restores quail habitats, their unique call is heard again 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z In a 1916 interview with the Washington Evening Star, Bailey described the coveys of quail that roamed the fringes of Washington, “fed by the police patrolling the outskirts of the city.” Perspective | Remembering Florence Merriam Bailey, the bird woman of Washington 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z Now, the family keeps a covey of cloth masks in a basket near the front door. To persuade kids to wear masks, adults are getting creative. Kids are getting … annoyed. 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z Mr. Murphy said he almost fell after he startled a covey of pigeons that burst into flight. How a Band of Surfer Dudes Pulled Off the Biggest Jewel Heist in N.Y. History 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Dershowitz recruited a covey of law students to research and challenge the case, a focal point of “Reversal of Fortune.” Claus von Bülow, convicted and then acquitted of trying to kill his millionaire wife, dies at 92 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z Hudson Reese, 84, who owns 1,000 acres in Halifax County, said as a teen, he could regularly find eight coveys of quail on his farm, and now that’s down to one or two. As Virginia restores quail habitats, their unique call is heard again 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z The presidential Blue House quotes Moon as saying that Trump asked him to covey these messages to the North Korean leader if he visits Seoul within this year as he promised. S. Korea’s Moon: Trump wants to grant Kim Jong Un’s wishes 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z From businesses, governments and organisations, a scripted response will fail to resonate as it will not covey empathy and compassion. 'I'm sorry' - but how do you spot a fake apology? 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z But as the first coveys were driven toward him, his gun stock leapt to his cheek, and he began to fire and fire. For Britain’s tweed-and-shotgun set, ‘It’s warfare.’ Over a bird on the moors. 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z A covey of 10 prairie chickens exploded from beneath the cedar tree as the hunters reached a rusty barbed-wire fence. Hunters meet in South Dakota to discuss grouse conservation 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z A Park Service employee, for example, does not have the right to tweet or blog things related to their official duties in a manner that coveys official status. Don’t Expect the First Amendment to Protect the Media 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z Out flew Secret Service agents and a covey of aides, all unavoidably inflated with the adrenaline-rush self-importance of big-time campaigning, and then from behind the tinted glass came Hillary Clinton. Looking for America: Awaiting a political awakening 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z He estimates the population will be restored when it reaches half a bird per acre of park land, or about 180 coveys. Pea Ridge altering vegetation to attract dwindling bobwhites 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z “Some guys were moving four to five coveys in a day and some 10 to 15,” Cox said. Pheasant hunting season opens in Oklahoma 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z I pursued a covey of these, and after a chase managed to shoot one. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z Four or five men went out among the hills to shoot partridges, and, chancing to raise a large covey, they all fired their guns at nearly the same moment. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z When we had ascended about 1300 feet a covey of grouse got up. Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z The bird’s calls include the spring “bobwhite”-sounding whistle where the male calls his mate and a less known fall covey call. Pea Ridge altering vegetation to attract dwindling bobwhites 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z As the season advances the coveys break up, and their call is then heard on every side, and often all day long, from dawn until after dark. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z But we had scarcely time to load the gun again before we came upon the whole covey. Vagaries 2012-02-17T03:00:27.693Z And what a covey had been captured beside himself! what gaps there would be now in the already thinned ranks of those who were prepared to win or perish! My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z Like a covey of birds rising, they emerged from the pen made by the music-stand and organ, and moved in a modest group towards the door. For the Major A Novelette 2012-02-10T03:00:17.550Z Again, when he made a wild rush at the friendly covey of peacock chicks, he found he had hurled himself against an object as immobile as a stone wall. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z The coveys of partridges lay in the fields of maize, or the thorn hedges, sheltered and protected from the cold. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z "Did you not aim at the thick of the covey?" they yelled with bloodshot eyes and contorted faces. Vagaries 2012-02-17T03:00:27.693Z Certainly, Mr. Scrope was a person to reckon with, and had killed quite a covey of birds with one stone. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z The Spooner aggregation meant to make its appearance at the psychological moment, and until that moment to remain as invisible as a covey of quail in close brush. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z On seeing me, they all got up and took to their heels, like a covey of frightened partridges. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z Therefore, one morning they went in search of a covey of partridges, the existence of which Gonzalo had been aware of since the day of his arrival at Tejada. The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z Suddenly all the white-gloved hands fluttered in coveys with the show and sound of innumerable agitated pigeons. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z A covey of literary celebrities, collected Heaven knows where, ranged their learned backs along a row of chairs, which formed a semicircle round him. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z Perhaps he was seen to the best advantage when his foot was on his native heath, and a covey of grouse ahead of him. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z He advanced cautiously, thinking he might flush a covey of birds. Bart Keene's Hunting Days or, The Darewell Chums in a Winter Camp 2011-12-11T03:00:12.153Z We were just in time to see Pritchard disappear into a vineyard, and a moment afterwards he raised a covey of partridges. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z Occasionally there sprang up, with the whirring noise so familiar to the sportsman, a covey of red-brown partridges. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The coveys appear to be using some portions of the site more intensely than others — this is where I’ve seen them foraging and where they apparently roost as well. Scientist at Work Blog: At El Pedregal, Rain and Doves 2011-12-01T16:26:14Z However, whether encouraged or not, our particular covey of Irish seem eventually to have crossed to the Virginia shore and there planted themselves with small formality and no title. Legends of Loudoun An account of the history and homes of a border county of Virginia's Northern Neck 2011-11-26T03:00:16.703Z When abundant, they fall freely before the sportsman's gun; but when the coveys are either small or few, they are treated with forbearance, and enough are left to stock the preserves for the ensuing year. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z The men tottered on their skates over the frozen ground, bearing soup to the coveys of girls sitting on the bank in nests of fur rugs. Diana Tempest, Volume III (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:34.213Z Colonel Tempest had it almost to himself for the first ten minutes, except for a covey of little boys who fought and clambered and jumped on some stacked timber at one end. Diana Tempest, Volume II (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:31.283Z I’m willing to pose the existence of the two separate coveys as a hypothesis to be tested. Scientist at Work Blog: At El Pedregal, Rain and Doves 2011-12-01T16:26:14Z Since quail are nonterritorial and coveys move around, in the absence of actually finding the birds, I will be looking for tracks and other signs that they’ve passed through areas on the site recently. Scientist at Work Blog: Seeking Out the Elegant Quail 2011-11-11T21:16:03Z The average number of birds in a covey is, I believe, about twelve; quite enough to supply the sportsmen and to account for the abundance of the bird. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Sparrows in whole coveys burst forth from the thatched roofs, and beneath this aerial rabble preening their wings, the trees shake and nod. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z “Why can’t we scare up a covey of partridges?” asked Ned, rather disgustedly, after they had been out an hour or more. Fenn Masterson's Discovery or, The Darewell Chums on a Cruise 2011-11-07T02:00:19.467Z This was in the month of May, about five weeks after I had witnessed the fight between two rabbits, and the wonderful composure exhibited by a covey of partridges through it all. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z Covey after covey flashed up from the grass under the elephants' feet. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The hen and young birds show no hurry in following his example, but take wing singly, and at unequal intervals—not like Partridges, which always rise in a covey. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z We see an occasional small covey of whirring grouse. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z Three or four coveys of ptarmigan have been seen, and of these I shot one brace. In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions 2011-10-10T02:00:18.377Z In this way every one of the birds had been forced to move several times before the battle passed on towards the opposite side of the field and left the covey in peace. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z Reminds me of a covey of quail that has been flushed and scattered, calling to each other from the brush,” laughed Frank. The Outdoor Chums on the Lake Lively Adventures on Wildcat Island 2011-09-22T02:00:23.407Z When flying in large coveys, they crowd together into a mass, but when swimming scatter over a wide space. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z We see many a covey of wild ducks too, but no creature—not even the hares and rabbits among the brackens—appear afraid of us. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z Is that the etymology of the word covey, as applied to birds? Notes and Queries, Number 85, June 14, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. 2011-09-13T02:00:32.783Z While I sometimes miss a single bird I'm not so bad at a covey. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z The peer with whom he had betted, came behind him; he touched him on the shoulder with his whip—"Well, my covey," said the nobleman, "you have lost it." Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 2011-09-09T02:01:06.280Z The whole squadron zoomed upwards like a covey of startled birds. The Image and the Likeness 2011-08-23T02:00:33.617Z The prairie hens had already collected in large coveys, and I had lately seen very many of these pretty birds in the neighbourhood of the fort. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z After quitting the engines he went out of his path to visit a flock of fat sheep, and putting up a covey of partridges in the stubble, stayed to mark them down. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z A covey of partridges rose, and Valentine, who was a little in advance, fired both barrels without effect. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z A covey of partridges flew over only just above the stone, and within a few inches of their heads which were concealed by it. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z If neatly and silently done, the whole covey is bagged. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z I had not ridden very far when a covey of about fifty got up before my dog, and settled again about half a mile farther on the prairie. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z Had it been otherwise all the partridges in the neighbourhood would have gathered together here; but there never seemed more than one or two coveys about. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z His sight is dull and sinews stiff; never again will Andrew Fisher mark a covey down as they skim across the uplands. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z They counted fourteen—the covey went straight out across the New Sea, eastwards towards the Nile. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z The springing of the birds is the only guide in the darkness, though the method skilfully carried out is most destructive, and sometimes a whole covey is bagged at one sweep. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z I rode up to them, leapt from my horse, followed the dog, and again the covey got up at a long distance. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z Then the pony suddenly whirled about and dashed among them, and they scattered like a covey of frightened quail to avoid the flying hoofs. The War Trail 2011-07-30T02:00:15.833Z In and out among the grass and stones, running like barn-door fowl was a large covey. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z Soon will coveys come a-flitting, Over purple slopes and ridges, To the butts where we are sitting With our loaders close behind. The Motley Muse (Rhymes for the Times) 2011-06-29T02:00:30.303Z Both grouse and partridge go in coveys, and pheasants are found in the company of their own kind. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z "Bravo!" cried one of the huntsmen, who had been standing at a short distance, while at the same moment, as the stragglers of the covey started up, he fired, and brought down a third partridge. The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-23T02:00:27.103Z Several coveys of half-grown chicks were seen and specimens taken were in full breeding condition. Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula 2011-06-21T02:00:27.783Z The covey rose with a jarring “whirr” as one bird. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z He pointed ahead, and to one side of the tall cedars they saw a covey of partridges, at least twenty in number, resting on the ground. Dave Porter on Cave Island A Schoolboy's Mysterious Mission 2011-06-15T02:00:23.660Z We remembered the gorse bushes, and knew that the coveys would not be far from them. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z Then we go to our appointed station, where Franz has informed me, that there are a noble covey of partridges. The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-23T02:00:27.103Z The only game we had seen was a covey of pheasants; of these I managed to bag three. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z The terrorized ponies scattered like a covey of frightened grouse, and fled across the plain. Three Sioux Scouts 2011-05-27T02:00:18.760Z Then came a rushing, rattling, roaring sound, and up into the air went what was left of the covey, one partridge, being badly wounded, flying in a circle and then directly for Roger’s head. Dave Porter on Cave Island A Schoolboy's Mysterious Mission 2011-06-15T02:00:23.660Z We always considered partridge good game, and sometimes were watching a dozen coveys at the same time. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z I would like to be flashed out of being in the conglomerate of a mighty swarm, like the covey of birds a huntsman's rifle brings down or the multitude a Pompeiian doom overtakes. Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z I could see the shells bursting in and all over it in perfect coveys. The Invasion 2011-05-20T02:00:29.260Z A man and a boy with guns in their hands were creeping along under the dam wall, trying to get near a covey of wild duck on the water. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z Her voice was suddenly stilled and she halted in the path and stood like a pointer flushing a 117 covey of birds. The Campfire Girls on Station Island or, The Wireless from the Steam Yacht 2011-05-19T02:00:07.110Z The call of the partridge is less deceptive than any other game bird, and the movements of a covey are easily watched. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z Unlike the hunters of Hemingway’s generation and the generation after, the hunters of today are lucky to see a covey of quail, and they are uncertain there will be many left. Restoring Tradition of Quail Hunting 2011-05-19T00:49:48Z Soon they espied a covey of grouse racing along before them stealthily amid the cover; but promptly these sprang aloft with whirring sound of wing, and loud, peculiar cries. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Further on a covey of partridges was seen, but the dog was called off, and the young brood left in peace. The Prussian Terror 2011-05-04T02:00:15.170Z As he crossed the fields by a footpath leading towards Beddington Dingle, a covey of partridges, alarmed at his approach, rose with a noisy whirr of wings from the stubble. The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z The closely-packed covey is easy to detect against the yellow stubble, and resting the gun on the wall, a charge of heavy shot fired into their midst usually picks off the lot. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z The partridges, in full covey, and still comparatively tame, were seen straying through the “stubs”; while the pheasants, already thinned off by shot, kept more shy along the selvedge of the cover. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z A covey of water-fowl, which hoarsely shrieking rose up from the rushes, corroborated the truth of this exclamation. Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z The Duchess had called up a host of wild thoughts in his heart, and in his head there was a buzzing and humming, as if a covey of wild ducks were flying about there. Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:45.217Z They could watch a covey of children swim in the municipal pools. The Hero 2011-04-06T02:00:04.180Z Almost before it was fully light the covey would come with a loud whirring of wings, and settle to feed immediately. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z Circling till he had the ribbon of the wind in his nostrils, he discovered that it was a covey of grouse. The Adventures of Fleetfoot and Her Fawns 2011-04-03T02:00:18.337Z With a melancholy expression he cast a look at the covey of wild ducks in the distance. Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z Led by the second mate's boat, the tiny fleet swung like a covey of pigeons and ran before the wind with their single sails billowed out over the lee rails and their centerboards raised. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z Here coveys come upon one unawares, rising out of fields when least expected, and therefore when discovered possess all the novelty of a gigantic surprise. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z This shewed me just where the covey lay, and as the light either dazzled or frightened the birds, it was not difficult to clap the net over them. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z A splendid estate, but there in those woods one must become melancholy; a covey of wild ducks across the yawning lake alone brings animation into the lifeless scene. Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:10.707Z One instant, and he had a clear view of the entire covey. The Strength of the Pines 2011-02-25T03:01:03.770Z A covey of quail will sometimes huddle as close together as possible in a circle, with their heads turned outward. Fishing and Shooting Sketches 2011-02-23T03:00:33.463Z He may climb up one hill and go down another; spring a covey of partridges, knock over a couple or more, and then quietly re-load his gun for another shot. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z A covey in this position represents little more than a mass of feathers. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z Between them they bagged some more rabbits, and once Port actually fired both barrels of his gun into a covey of partridges. Winter Fun 2011-01-25T03:00:22.297Z That's not because the truth, on it's face, is difficult to covey. How to Deliver Bad News to Employees 2011-01-14T17:30:00Z The females had huddled together, like a covey that was frightened, and were exclaiming, holding up their hands, and indulging in the signs of alarm that are customary with their sex and class. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z You’d hear them going in fine weather against a wind like a covey of birds. The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries 2011-01-06T03:00:47.543Z It was not often, however, that more than three coveys were marked for a night's work. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z A covey of small clouds winged across the sky, and Joe sat watching and listening. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z Certainly not to attack them, though it was following after them just as a fox would a covey of partridges. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z So he pretended to hunt quail—in a country where a covey rose and scattered beyond gorges over which neither dog nor man could follow. The Law of Hemlock Mountain They move about in small coveys or family groups, pairing during the nesting season, and share alike in the duties of protecting and rearing the young. Birds Illustrated by Color Photography [January, 1898] A Monthly Serial designed to Promote Knowledge of Bird-Life From the hazel-wood which skirted the road for some distance, a covey of crows had slowly risen, and now hung noiselessly floating in the clouds. The Undying Past "Let them come," cried Botello, tranquilly: "It is worse for the stag, when the pack is scattered; but better for the kite, when the pheasants have broke the covey." Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico "I say, my 'covey,' come, get out, and your 'mot' with you!" cried Nicholas; "why should you trample upon a parcel of poor people!" The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 6 of 6 A tiny shadow hopped from almost under their feet, and above their heads flapped a small covey of lighter shadows. Unexplored! Once Jim and Jack sighted a covey of quail and killed half a dozen. The Ranch Girls' Pot of Gold Outside the open door stood the sentry, holding his rifle, with fixed bayonet, in the attitude of a sportsman who expects a covey of partridges to rise from the stubble. The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914 It was finished as the Russians got his range and dropped a covey of shrapnel upon him. The Way of the Gods A covey of newly fledged bats, scared by the light, were flapping about against the ceiling. L'Arrabiata and Other Tales Suppose that in the surrounding fields there is a covey of partridges. The Progressionists, and Angela. Quail, Valley, call, 5. flight of covey, 30. in chaparral, 55. in vineyard, 73. tracks, 43. A-Birding on a Bronco Margot the Queen waved her hand to the covey of beauties who rode behind her. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion I wish you had seen him wiping his dear old eyes as I described the covey of gendarmes taking the air. Jack Hinton The Guardsman Again, when two men are standing close beside each other and a covey jumps up under their guns, there has to be a quick swing to right or left. Harper's Round Table, June 18, 1895 Whenever he described a place, were it only to say where such a covey lay, or such a hare was found sitting, you could see it, so graphic—so vivid—so true was the picture. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. The partridges were lying well, springing up in fine coveys from the turnips, or from corn-sheaves on the stubble, or in twos and threes, as the coveys were broken up. Harley Greenoak's Charge There were a brace of kings there, and a whole covey of Serene Highnesses, not to speak of flocks of fashionables from every land of Europe. One Of Them Upon landing, the Earthmen were greeted by a covey of their bird-like hosts who scurried about, introducing themselves in their high whistling voices. The Unlearned “You flush a covey of partridges or a big troop of guinea-fowl, and away they go and squat in complete security under the wing of some particularly ‘kwai’ bird in the next camp. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland We went some distance with no luck, when my dog flushed a covey of red-winged partridges. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa The apes broke cover with all the suddenness of a covey of quail, but they charged like wild, hungry beasts that have sighted prey. Brood of the Dark Moon The manners of the pheasant are solitary, they are seldom found in coveys of more than four or five together, and more usually in pairs, or singly. Graham's Magazine, Vol XXXIII, No. 6, December 1848 In Note, Ingenious argument in its favor; Bird picked up in the evening; rejoins covey. The Dog A covey of partridges suddenly cross the road: 248 my friend in shouldering his gun touches the trigger just a second too soon, and kills his nephew. The Intellectual Life Cartwright, an early explorer, tells how he came upon a covey of six grouse and knocked off all their heads with his rifle. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North As one movement, on the tick of time, we swing over into an apparent confusion, like the flush of a startled covey. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war The partridges are nearly full grown by the beginning of September, and associated in the usual coveys of from twenty to thirty afford considerable sport to the gunner. Graham's Magazine, Vol XXXIII, No. 6, December 1848 If the dog that found the covey be not able to wind the bird you have shot, make one of the other dogs take a large circuit. The Dog Valentine Purcell—that's a young neighbour of ours—walked home from church with me on Sunday, and he was astonished at the size of our coveys. Leonore Stubbs At last, like disorganized partridges coming back to the covey, we crawled out of our individual hiding-places and began collecting on the trail-like path which went twisting up to the house. The Portal of Dreams Now the hum and drone that has puzzled us in the fog reveals itself as the note of a covey of seaplanes searching the waters ahead. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war Occasionally, however, one would scare up a covey of ptarmigan or white grouse, and of course there were fish in the stream. The Land of Nome A narrative sketch of the rush to our Bering Sea gold-fields, the country, its mines and its people, and the history of a great conspiracy (1900-1901) Seeking Dead with two Dogs; Winged Bird searched for in direction of covey's flight. The Dog "It is so long since I shot in England, sir, that I am afraid I hardly know a large covey from a small one." Leonore Stubbs The Mexican boys took the ponies away and a round dozen of visitors settled themselves–like a covey of prairie chickens–about the huge porch. Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure Except when nesting Bob-whites live in flocks or "coveys" usually composed of the members of one family. What Bird is That? A Pocket Museum of the Land Birds of the Eastern United States Arranged According to Season At last he catches sight of a covey basking, and, leaping in upon them open-mouthed, despatches them right and left, even like the famous dog Billy killing rats in the pit at Westminster. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) If a runner, it would most likely have rejoined the covey. The Dog A little later Company E, from the skirmish line, came scurrying back, the men, with very serious looks on their faces, settling down with the line like a covey of flushed birds dropping into cover. The Battle of Franklin, Tennessee November 30, 1864; A statement of the erroneous claims made by General Schofield, and an exposition of the blunder which opened the battle They came round me by coveys, blowing simultaneously upon penny trumpets as though they imagined I should fall to pieces like the battlements of Jericho. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers Then, like a bursting bomb, the covey seems to explode, its brown pieces flying in every direction. What Bird is That? A Pocket Museum of the Land Birds of the Eastern United States Arranged According to Season The covey whirrs off, unharmed in a single feather—and poor Ponto, remembering better days, cannot conceal his melancholy, falls in at his master's heel, and will range no more. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) You ought, in fact, to watch as carefully for your pupil's first "feathering" upon the dead bird, as you did—174—upon his first coming upon the covey. The Dog The covey landed at Saint Gregoire without mishap, except for a bent axle and a torn tyre. Cavalry of the Clouds She will hatch a covey of from eighteen to twenty-two young birds from each setting. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 6 December, 1897 The sudden burst of laughter rose up as unexpectedly as a covey of birds startled by a pedestrian in a quiet stubble-field. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 As I crossed the brown dry meadow toward the river a covey of quail whirred away before me, lit, and paced off at a great rate. Gold Send him in the direction the covey has taken—the chances are great that the bird is travelling towards the same point. The Dog V. led his covey beyond Albert and well south of the Somme before he turned to the left. Cavalry of the Clouds Our setter dogs could point an empty doorway as well as a covey of quail, and seemed as curious about the interiors as we were ourselves. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria George, it turned out, had knocked down a whole covey of small birds, and several of them got busy plucking the feathers from these. Motor Boat Boys Down the Coast or Through Storm and Stress to Florida High over No Man's Land—queer how those old phrases last—a covey of enemy helicopters hung, waiting for the barrage to lift. Astounding Stories, May, 1931 The camp-fires of two armies spotted the shores of the wide river, and the ships lay like wild-fowl in coveys above the town. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France Over the sprouting grain pigeons soared, and at times a whole covey of quails sprang up. In Desert and Wilderness He was all afire 221 with the covey of spies he had flushed. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards Then I'm glad the old covey left me all his money. A Noble Woman He took long leaps through the heather, and coveys of birds scuttled out of his way; but their lives were safe that morning, though his eyes followed them eagerly. Angelot A Story of the First Empire A mother-bird must not hover too confidently, too appealingly, near coveys whose preoccupations she does not share. The Daughter of the Storage And Other Things in Prose and Verse But now the young coveys were full-fledged and strong of wing, well able to care for themselves. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories As Verrinder went down the hall he scattered a covey of whispering servants. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards He started, his dreams gone from him like a covey of frightened quail. The Duke Of Chimney Butte The ruffling prairie chicken rose lazily in their coveys, with their crops well filled with the gleanings of the harvested wheat fields, but he scarcely even saw them. The Hound From The North I watch him with interest and some impatience, for a covey of large pigeons challenge my weapon close at hand. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba The partridge coveys had whirred up noisily in full view of the passing woodsman, and craned their necks to watch him from the near-by branches. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories He might have been a young squire at home, overlooking his farms, one eye for the tillage or the upkeep of fence and hedge, another for a covey, or a hare in a farrow. The Spanish Jade Ahead of the wagon coveys of quail broke and ran swiftly in the track until tired, when, with a side movement the tall grass by the border absorbed them. A Breath of Prairie and other stories An occasional covey of prairie chicken, noisily winging their way to a far-distant bluff, might well be startling both to horses and driver. The Hound From The North My companion now discharges his second barrel into a covey of quails, which had been feeding unobserved within a few paces of him. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba "Well, grandmother," said he as they drove through the avenue, "don't you expect every minute to flush a covey of parsons?" Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 The air, freshening with a coming covey of clouds, swayed the tops of the trees with mournful sound. David Dunne A Romance of the Middle West I’ve been shooting into a covey of publishers for twelve years and never have touched a feather. A Breath of Prairie and other stories At the back of the stage she turns suddenly, advances; the snapping of her fingers gets loud, insistent; a thrill whirrs through the guitar like a covey of partridges scared in a field. Rosinante to the Road Again Thus did the appearance of the young man, Mr. Norman Halliday, tell upon the covey of frightened girls. The Girls of Central High in Camp Or, the Old Professor's Secret Flights of wood-pigeons, coveys of partridges, birds of every size, species, and plumage, pass like moving shadows above their heads. Le Morvan, [A District of France,] Its Wild Sports, Vineyards and Forests; with Legends, Antiquities, Rural and Local Sketches But the sudden uprush of the covey of partridges from the stubble, and their bee-line for a haven in the next field—surely danger lay that way? Somehow Good They scattered like a covey of little birds before the angry man, who tossed their papers at them, and then strode up the echoing stairs. The Perpetual Curate A covey of dun partridge fluttered out of the underbrush. Mountain Blood A Novel Moreover, Flatray could never tell at what moment his covey might be startled from its run. Brand Blotters Here there was a long pause, while Polatkin stood in the middle of the office floor like a bird-dog pointing at a covey of partridges. Elkan Lubliner, American "Because I want the whole covey at one bag," Field said coolly. The Slave of Silence A brilliant peacock appeared, picking his way towards them, followed by a covey of imbecile peafowl. A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories I once shot on the moor three brown and one red-leg, out of the same covey, all young birds. Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter It was not the thrilling beauty of the covey of pink-lined dawn-clouds that made her eyes grow round, big and bright; that brought a faint flush to her cheeks; a quick intake of breath. Penny of Top Hill Trail After the nesting season these birds commonly gather in “coveys” or bevies, usually composed of the members of but one family. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 2 August, 1897 The former grows up and during the fall 90 and winter forms one of the covey which is content to wander a mile or two, here and there, in search of good feeding grounds. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year But Gordon walked on, gun under his arm, and the covey rose with a roar of heavy wings, driving blindly through the tangle deep into the dim wood’s depths. A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories Now the warm scent assures the covey near; He treads with caution, and he points with fear. Anecdotes of Dogs Up got a covey of partridges—bang, bang—one down by the side of an oak. A Stable for Nightmares or Weird Tales I saw three coveys of prairie chickens cross the road to-day. The Young Alaskans on the Missouri When a covey of quail is flushed, occasionally two birds will collide, at times meeting with such force that both are stunned. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year He was in so bloodthirsty a temper, that he felt as if he could have shot a covey of young children, had they come in his way, with all the ferocity of a modern Herod. Vixen, Volume II. We walked steadily on; and when within about thirty yards of her, up got a covey of red-legged partridges, and we had the good fortune to kill a brace each. Anecdotes of Dogs A partridge, which as warder stood, Warned, and the covey sought the wood. Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) He hauled them out, and the light revealed the hems of a covey of sheets and a half dozen pillow cases. Lady Luck As we walk through the October woods a covey of ruffed grouse springs up before us, overhead a flock of robins dashes by, and the birds scatter to feed among the wild grapes. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year Ha! a fine covey, I only miss two out of them. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster The dog waited till we were ready, and trotted on at his master's command, who soon cautioned us to be on the alert, for Lud signified we were in the midst of the covey. Anecdotes of Dogs All wills pass muster, undisputed; Dispute, and they are soon confuted: And you, by instinct, flaws discover, As dogs find coveys in the clover. Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) "The boat!" shouted twenty voices, and a covey of convicts ran in the direction of a shed where an eight-oar boat was kept on the chocks. A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time He was hoisted in, and within the next ten minutes the whole covey, except two, had returned. Stand By! Naval Sketches and Stories And here came all the hens to him, half flying like a covey of quail about to alight. Frank of Freedom Hill He moved through life as a hunter among a covey of tame partridges—a brief flutter and a tumble of soft flesh. Young Hilda at the Wars In my cups I aped the King’s airs and graces to a covey of court strumpets till their sleek sides creaked with laughter. The Proud Prince We met an Englishman, a single bird who had lost his covey, and had procured a guide who could not understand what he said. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I The air seemed all arms, hats were rising like startled coveys of birds. The Varmint Ten coveys of birds, in the hour and a half that remained to him, he found. Frank of Freedom Hill I saw the musicians inside the orchestra rail, almost under my feet, scuttling away in two directions like a divided covey of gorgeous blue and red birds. The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights They are solitary birds; generally being seen in coveys of four or five, and often singly, or in pairs. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America I could not help thinking of your remark, Mrs Clagget, to me a short time ago, and wished that a covey of flying-fish would come on board. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. As it grew dusk, the birds formed themselves into coveys or parties of twelve or fifteen in a circle, the heads out and tails clustered in the centre. Mamma's Stories about Birds All excited, Tom advanced, and a covey of birds rose. Frank of Freedom Hill On the 14th December, during a sledge journey into the country I saw, about ten or twelve English miles from the coast, two large coveys of ptarmigan, one of which probably numbered over fifty. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II And to that end let me raise a cloud of questions as a dog might start a covey of birds. Mushrooms on the Moor Just then a large covey was seen to rise abeam close to the ship. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. "What does that covey want here?" said Little. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany They advanced side by side; the staccato of their shots rang out in the amber air; out of whirling coveys birds tumbled. Frank of Freedom Hill And, what's rarer, I saw a covey of partridges, Miss, settle down on the sea as I was coming along by Saltdean Gap. The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols The whirring scream of a covey, when it flushed around me, almost caused distraction. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer “A covey of flying-fish would have been more acceptable,” observed the doctor, as he again composed himself to rest; “but they are not to be found in these latitudes.” The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. A covey of quail sprang up before her and she screamed, frightened at the sudden thunder of their wings. The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills On top of that steep hill, yonder by that dead pine, Prince had held a covey an hour one stormy day in a gale of wind that threatened to blow him off his feet. Frank of Freedom Hill I see that there is a covey of flying fish already finished. Won from the Waves Covey after covey flushed around me; the whole country, far and near, seemed to be alive with them. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer "He is a strange-looking old covey any how," said one of the boys in an undertone. Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals As Seen From the Ranks During a Campaign in the Army of the Potomac Not a ripple disturbed its mirror-like surface, except when now and then a covey of flying fish leaped forth to escape from their pursuers, or it was clove by the fin of a marauding shark. In the Wilds of Africa In the edge of a straw field looked down upon by stars he rushed a covey on the roost. Frank of Freedom Hill On the same day the last covey of ptarmigan was met with. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold But except for a little scatter, that he took to be the lift of a covey of quail somewhere off in the Gulch bushes, not a sound or sign came up to the bluff. Sally of Missouri They had been living on the latter, with some water, for two days longer, when again a covey of flying-fish passed over the boat, nearly a dozen falling into her. The Voyage of the "Steadfast" The Young Missionaries in the Pacific A covey of them pitched thickly on a rock near me. In the Wilds of Africa He rushed another covey, that flew away like the wind. Frank of Freedom Hill In place after place the whole creek valley, where it was open, was crisscrossed with ptarmigan tracks, and the birds rose in coveys, uttering their harsh, guttural cry at every turn of the trail. Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska She noted, however, with the eye of a sportsman marking down a covey, sundry holes, rents, and missing buttons, and resolved to devote her first leisure to their rectification. The Nebuly Coat “Here all we might have hit some good hard blows at the Spaniard, and to be set to chase a covey of miserable Easterlings!” Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada I was fortunate in killing five more birds, out of a covey which rose just as we sat down by the water’s brink. In the Wilds of Africa Then Peerless II found a covey and Larsen flushed them and shot. Frank of Freedom Hill While we were wandering up and down the little stream called Knob Creek, Abe said: 'Right up there'—pointing to the east—'we saw a covey of partridges yesterday. The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln On the glittering road of the Sumida, loaded barges, covered for the night with huge squares of fringed straw mats, begin to nod and preen themselves like a covey of gigantic river birds. The Dragon Painter Mr. du Maurier's bobby was as delightfully honest, plain-witted, heavy-booted and friendly a fellow as ever held up a bus or convoyed a covey of children across a street. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 22, 1916 Just as I reached the rocks, I saw a covey apparently about to take wing. In the Wilds of Africa At six months he set his first covey of quail, and though he was trembling with the excited joy of one who knows he has found his life's work, still he remained staunch several minutes. Frank of Freedom Hill This time they took cover as they advanced, scattering like a covey of young quail. The Pirate of Panama A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure You'd er kilt her if dis covey hadn't er lit in. Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York A Series of Stories and Sketches Portraying Many Singular Phases of Metropolitan Life From the grass nine Indians arose, stooped, and scuttled off like a covey of running quail. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life That is to say, I reflected after I had secured a good, firm grasp upon the thoughts which skurried helter-skelter, like a flushed covey of quail, through my brain. The Paternoster Ruby Passing now through woods they started a covey of partridges. The Long Roll However, deep in the woods they came upon a covey of partridges. The Rover Boys on a Hunt or The Mysterious House in the Woods He owned the fact, and alleged no other excuse but what was really true; viz., that the covey was originally sprung in Mr. Allworthy's own manor. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IV (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland II What was left of the Mexicans disappeared quicker than they had come, and the three of the Winchesters scuttled back to cover like a spent covey of quail. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life On one occasion, after walking about for half an hour without getting a shot, we started a covey of seven, which alighted upon a tree close at hand. Hudson Bay As we took to the land the covey of ptarmigan, which had preceded us to the place, again rose. The Big Otter Presently there was heard among the bushes a whirring of wings, and up flew a covey of large birds of the turkey species. The Battery and the Boiler Adventures in Laying of Submarine Electric Cables “More of them,” returned his father, pointing to a covey of birds resembling grouse, which flashed past them at the moment on whirring wings. The Crew of the Water Wagtail While I was thus employed, Augustus shot the grouse we brought home, and we saw a great many coveys of them. Ungava A covey of prairie chicken, fat and fit, whirred into the air and rocketed away. Deep Furrows Beyond that we re-entered the thick woods, and at once set up a covey of the birds we were in search of. The Big Otter They all stopped, and saw a partridge breaking off from a covey which was rushing along at a single flight to fall down into a ravine under a thick growth of brushwood. The works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 5 Une Vie and Other Stories "Well, what did they squeeze you into this jug for, my covey?" asked the eldest boy. The Runaway The Adventures of Rodney Roverton They were the hawks among the covey of the larger white-plumed birds. Rattlin the Reefer I suppose this is what they call a covey in these parts. The Poacher Joseph Rushbrook Fully aware of this fact, Big Otter and I fired alternate shots, and in a few seconds brought down the whole covey. The Big Otter Now and then, however, as some of the sportsmen on board declared, we flushed a covey of flying-fish, or rather, they rose out of the water to avoid their enemy the bonito. My First Voyage to Southern Seas Walter looked in the direction the mate was pointing out, and saw a large covey of flying-fish darting towards them. The South Sea Whaler Then I lay watching the brutes as slowly they crept on, one foot before the other, just as a pointer advances towards where the covey lies hid. Dick Onslow Among the Redskins Their chief amusement was watching the coveys of flying-fish which rose every now and then from the ocean, and darted through the air, their bright scales glittering in the sun. The Three Admirals At the same instant a tiger-cat leaped out of the tree; while a covey of partridges, which had been nestling in the grass close by, rose with a loud “wurr,” still further alarming the dominie. In New Granada Heroes and Patriots Ever and anon its polished surface would be broken by a covey of flying-fish rising into the air in a vain effort to escape some hungry foe. The Three Lieutenants They were several times tantalised by seeing other coveys of flying-fish rising out of the water, and darting fifty feet, and sometimes even one hundred feet, over the surface; but none came near them. The South Sea Whaler We could scarcely hope that another covey of flying fish would come on board, though we might catch some others if we could manufacture hooks, for I was afraid we had none on board. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat I cried, as I saw a covey of birds skim by; “partridges!” Patience Wins War in the Works There were lots of grouse in the country through which we had come and all day long coveys of them had been whirring away from our advancing outposts. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country In this way he succeeded in securing the whole covey of those partridges. Winter Adventures of Three Boys So now there was no partridge-shooting, unless a stray covey chose to light in the park, and there were very few pheasants, though the rabbits were pretty numerous. Dr. Jolliffe's Boys They talk of covey and hawk, And never of arms, nor of love. Love's Meinie Three Lectures on Greek and English Birds Last Sunday that there bell-ringing regular blowed him out, the old covey.” My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life Presently the boatman stopped and pointed, like a dog flushing a covey of partridges. The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries “No,” said Mr Ross; “they are birds that move around a good deal, and as far as the Indians’ observations go the same flock or covey never sleep twice in the same place. Winter Adventures of Three Boys An entire covey numbering sometimes twelve or fifteen will settle for the night in a compact circular group with heads pointed outward. The Bird Study Book Thus a partridge will tumble along before a sportsman in order to draw away the dogs from her helpless covey. The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1 Crossing a little arroyo, he saw a covey of the blue desert quail with their white crests erect, darting among the rocks and cactus on the hillside. The Blood of the Conquerors Activity beats about a cover like an untrained dog, never lighting on the covey. How to Get on in the World A Ladder to Practical Success While on the home trip a beautiful covey of partridges came flying by them and lit in a large balsam tree but a few hundred feet in front of them. Winter Adventures of Three Boys He had almost reached the confines of the wood when he was startled by a loud whirr, which he recognized as the flight of a covey of partridges from a cover close at hand. The Hand in the Dark Like the balance of the covey the "particular" boy made a bee-line for the tree that happened to catch his eye by the light of the camp-fire. The Boy Scouts' First Camp Fire or, Scouting with the Silver Fox Patrol When they found a covey of quail the sport would be fast and furious, with half a dozen guns going at once and birds rising and falling in all directions. The Blood of the Conquerors A covey of these birds must have been raised. On the Heels of De Wet Small indigenous birds, such as titmice, chipmunks, pipits and squinches, are constantly seen in coveys or even bevies just now. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, November 24, 1920 I heard the twitter of skimming swallows and the scattered covey's piping call; I heard the robin's gay whistle, the croaking of crows, the scolding of blue-jays, and the melancholy cooing of a dove. Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales The puffins alone were calm, swimming in coveys on the glassy water and leaving long ripples in their wake. The Beach of Dreams I suppose there must be only one gamester in the family; eh! my covey?' The Young Duke There seems to be no bird life here, beyond a rare covey of partridges well behind the line, or a solitary lark searching for summer. Winning a Cause World War Stories A covey of young quail fluttered along the hillside under the stately surveillance of the mother bird. Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail A covey of mourning doves fly to the water's edge, slake their thirst in their dainty way, and flutter off. The North American Indian A covey of small, brown quail broke close at hand and sailed away, skimming the top of the grass. The Plunderer One day, while some of our party were walking near Horse Creek with Ka-tca-la-ni, a covey of quail whirred out of the grass. The Seminole Indians of Florida Fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-84, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1887, pages 469-532 Three hen pheasants and a covey of partridges that have been dusting themselves here move away without much haste at the approach of footsteps—the pheasants into the thickets, and the partridges through the gateway. Nature Near London One after another, with sprightly steps, a covey of mountain quail crossed the road before them, leaving little starlike tracks in the dust. Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail Storri learned another thing that gave him the sort of thrill that setters feel when in the near vicinity of a covey of grouse. The President A novel Where the grouse lead their coveys thro’ the heather to feed, And the shepherd tents his flock as he pipes on his reed. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham We saw a lot of game in the snow—great coveys of fat partridges, hares by the score, a jackal, two wolves, and many birds. My War Experiences in Two Continents Each man was busy within and without the conical-walled tents in which the troopers lie like the spokes of a wheel, with heads out like a covey of partridges. Crittenden A Kentucky Story of Love and War Hunters who know the birds will occasionally use it to call a scattered covey together, or to locate the male birds, which generally answer the leader's call. Ways of Wood Folk Already the ruffed grouse thundered up by coveys, though they had not yet packed, for the broods still retained their autonomy. The Danger Mark In town, in the winter, one has doubted it, despite occasional coveys of boys in military greatcoats, book-knapsacks of sealskin strapped to their shoulders to keep their backs straight, and officer-like caps. Russian Rambles As the field swung left-handed and passed parallel to the Grand Stand on the far side of the course, the light-weights were still well together in front and bunched like a covey of partridges. Boy Woodburn A Story of the Sussex Downs You're as natural and frank and unaffected as a—a covey of partridges. Contrary Mary Over and over again coveys of small birds rocketed up from beside the road and dived to cover after he had passed. Operation Terror The quails, in half-grown coveys, saunter hidden through the underbrush that skirts the wood, and only when you are close upon them, whir away, and drop scattered under the coverts of the forest. Dream Life A Fable Of The Seasons And almost before he had finished, there was a loud whirr—whirr, and a covey of large birds flew up in the air, with a tremendous noise. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 4 When Major Gregory and I walked into the lobby of the Roger Smith Hotel to check in, reporters and photographers rose from the easy chairs and divans like a covey of quail. The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects In less than half a minute a crackle of firearms broke harshly on the air, and a fresh covey of bullets whistled high overhead. Indiscreet Letters From Peking Being the Notes of an Eye-Witness, Which Set Forth in Some Detail, from Day to Day, the Real Story of the Siege and Sack of a Distressed Capital in 1900—The Year of Great Tribulation They were now all ready for a fresh start, and Ponto, having pocketed his objurgation, dashed forward again up the rising ground over which the covey had dropped. Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour More than half the covey of partridges were bagged; and they had such capital luck, as the men called it, that Stephen soon entered into the daring spirit of the adventure. Fern's Hollow Well, presently a covey got up, and away we galloped up a long slope. Letters to Helen Impressions of an Artist on the Western Front But now that the covey was broken, the individuals and small bands would stay put. The Killer To me, the whirring of a covey of sand-grouse or partridges could express little more than the swift passage of birds to a place of security. Morocco The covey consisted of thirteen at first, but by repeated blazings into the 'brown of 'em,' he had succeeded in knocking down two. Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour He had been in a terrible temper all day, for he had discovered the mischief done down in the fir-coppice, and the loss of his carefully-preserved covey. Fern's Hollow There was a covey of partridges on the lawn this morning, and my squirrels come up to the porch to be fed. The Gay Cockade A covey of quail disappearing in the brush caused us to pull up. The Killer I believe that it first made its appearance in English slang as covey, and was then pronounced cúvvy, being subsequently abbreviated into cove. The English Gipsies and Their Language He told lies so well, that the convict was filled with admiration, and said, "I'm sure, mate, you're a flash covey wot's done his time in the island." The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned I once saw a half-dozen hunters fire at a covey of quail that rose in an open field before they had gone thirty yards and every hunter scored a clean miss. Outdoor Sports and Games The whole of the small covey had risen simultaneously. Prince Fortunatus The Captain decided it to be too late to hunt up a new covey, so we reversed to pick up some of those that had originally doubled back. The Killer "You have flushed a new covey," said Winthrop, with a smile. The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance "They should have given the coveys a pint of brandy each, and then they would have been all right," grunted the fellow whom the bushranger called Bill. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia Presently he flushed a covey of spruce grouse, which rose from the ground and settled in a tree. Troop One of the Labrador He was acquainted with every rood of land in the, parish; knew with astonishing accuracy where coveys were to be sprung, and hares started. Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three As usual the covey was now securely scattered. The Killer The form of every hare for miles about was known to him, and if a fox or a covey of partridges were to be found at all, he was your man. Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One Yes, sir; that covey from the other station is telling the funniest things about his playing ghost, and frightening bushrangers into fits. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia Spruce grouse chickens, full grown now, rise in coveys with much noise of wing, and perch in trees looking down unafraid upon any who intrude upon their forest home. Troop One of the Labrador I seemed to have come upon them in my mind, as one comes upon a covey of birds in a field. The Child of the Dawn And nearer at hand the contented chirping twitter as the covey found itself. The Killer For awful coveys of terrible things, With forked tongues and venomous stings, On hagweed, broomsticks, and leathern wings, Are hovering round the Hut! The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood I found a lot of matches, so I took half that you had," continued Day, "which I consider an honest transaction, 'cos I know coveys who would have carried all off and not thanked ye. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia Before the middle of July, 1812, sixty-five such privateers had sailed, and the British merchantmen were scudding for cover like a covey of frightened quail. American Merchant Ships and Sailors He sails away as if there was nothing the matter, and the rest of the covey no doubt think he is as well as any one of them. Macleod of Dare For, you see, we had scattered the covey, and now they would lie. The Killer "Why yes, it must be main upleasant To point to covey, or to pheasant, For snobs, who, when the point is mooting, Think letting fly as good as shooting!" The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood "Them coveys are safe enough," replied Day, pointing to the mountain, from which we were separated by a wall of fire that almost blistered our faces where we stood. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia Then, sometimes, he would flush a covey of ideas outside her reflections, and so remind her of the things that interested men, in which, as yet, women took no interest. The Spinners There is not much game to be seen from the river but occasionally a covey of partridges rises from the grass and comes within gun shot of the launch. A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State Merely they hoped that the racket and the dropping of the spent shot would break the distant covey. The Killer They stirred great areas of pigeons and countless indifferent coveys of partridges barely moved to avoid the swiftly falling feet. The Three Black Pennys A Novel Don't you know that when the sun begins to scorch a covey's head he must have water in his stomach, or he'll soon kick the bucket? The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia Crack! goes the first shot, and at the sound, as at a signal, the covey of fleeing Boers shakes out and scatters over the veldt. With Rimington Despite powerful hands on oar and paddle, the fleet was driven about like a covey of frightened birds. The Free Rangers A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississippi A multitude of children concealed themselves craftily, like a covey of quail, and focussed their bright, bead-like eyes on the new-comers. The Silent Places Around this campfire was a picturesque group of persons, all of whom, with a single exception, vanished like a covey of quail at the approach of the stranger. The Redemption of David Corson "That's a pretty question for you coveys to ask, after eating my mutton as long as you have," replied Day. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia That's a nice little covey of love-birds; I don't think they would fly away if they saw a sportsman coming into the field.' Muslin "A fine flight," the Arab said, "the bird is at pitch; now is the time to flush the covey." Sister Teresa When the monarch of Scotland sprung this strong covey of his favourite game, they afforded the Privy Council and him sport for the greatest part of the remaining winter. Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft "Oh, ho," said I, "here's a bee's nest," when out sprang a covey of partridges. More English Fairy Tales "Is that what you coveys was arter?" demanded the red head, with a degree of interest which he had not shown before. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia The situation reminded her of a covey of partridges when a hawk is hovering. The Mating of Lydia "With my scheme, however, Pylotte is just the covey to do the job, and land both Carters where we want them." With Links of Steel A covey of partridges ran and halted and ran again in the dewy grass outside his garden railings. Mr. Britling Sees It Through The shorter grasses hid the coveys of the prairie hens, and on the marsh-grown bayou banks the wild duck led her brood. The Mississippi Bubble "I think," said Day, after a moment's hesitation, "that I can venture to meet the coveys and have a talk with 'em, and endeavor to allay their suspicions if they have any." The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia At these words all the souls present scatter like a covey of pigeons, and begin ascending the mountain, whither Virgil and Dante slowly follow them. The Book of the Epic As they cracked out upon the trail a covey of grouse whirred up into the low branches of spruce-trees. The Mysterious Rider Looking down into the meadow as soon as my eyes were thoroughly open, I instantly noticed a covey of young partridges a little way up beside the hedge among the molehills. The Amateur Poacher The Happy Family rose like a covey of frightened chickens before the echoes were done playing with the gun-bark. The Happy Family "We three coveys ain't no match for thirty coveys, is we?" The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia He told me yesterday there were five or six coveys in his big field alone. Elizabeth's Campaign On the near side, on the very edge of the ravine, a covey of partridges rose noisily. The Duel and Other Stories The net being set, he walked very slowly down the wind towards the covey. The Amateur Poacher A covey of partridges, scared by the chaise, fluttered up and with their soft "trrrr!" flew off to the hills. The Bishop and Other Stories "O, what is the bloody use of my telling you coveys any thing?" the shepherd answered. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia In 1911 a covey of eleven quail came and settled in our grounds, and have remained there. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation I do not wish that while I live strangers shall scare away such a covey of beautiful dreams as I left in that humble nest. The Cross of Berny Brambles are said to have been the best for hindering the net, which frequently swept away an entire covey, old birds and young together. The Amateur Poacher The dogs have struck the running trail, and their action is totally different from what it was with the first covey. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 098, February, 1876 "If I don't frighten them coveys so that they will avoid this place hereafter, then I don't know much about ghosts, and how they act," Day continued. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia Well, we followed the draw across the field and got nine of a covey of sixteen that had been ahead of Mr. Cat; and about four o'clock that evening we killed another white-and-gray cat. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation I made a double shot into a covey that got up in the brush. The Boy Scouts of the Flying Squadron Except with a gun the poacher can hardly touch them, and after the coveys have been broken up it is not worth his while to risk a shot very often. The Amateur Poacher Making a wide circuit, she skirts the pines, and, turning short round, comes to a firm stand in the very face of the retreating covey, while Sancho lies prone with his nose between his paws. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 098, February, 1876 No doubt of that," remarked the shepherd, dryly; "but the coveys ain't going to make a fight of it by any means. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia When eating time comes around they are at it again, and to a covey of young birds they are sure death to the whole covey. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Keeping under cover, we rode to intercept them, never losing sight of the covey. A Texas Matchmaker It would have been easy to kill three or four of the covey, which was a small one, at a single shot; but it had been a late summer, and they were not full-grown. The Amateur Poacher She danced gracefully and sang fascinatingly such songs as "I'm the covey what sings." A Backward Glance at Eighty Recollections & comment One half of the coveys who saw me by this time think that they have been frightened by a shadow, a white bullock, or a horse. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia A year ago, a covey of eleven quail appeared in the Park, and have persistently remained ever since. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation At this very moment a twig snapped beneath his foot with a noise like a pistol-shot, and a covey of partridges, lying out upon the stubble beside him, made an indignant evacuation of their bedroom. The First Hundred Thousand Hames got out a "black book," and after looking the crowd over concluded to hold the entire covey, as the descriptions of the "wanted" seemed to include most of them. The Log of a Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days On Forrest's own suggestion, his being a long-range pistol and the covey wary, the two exchanged belts. Wells Brothers The Young Cattle Kings Now I think that the best way would be for me to show myself once more and give the coveys another and a greater fright. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia Like a huge covey of quail they had dropped to the ground, their rifles lost in that ghostly gloom through which the voices of the mainlanders came in fierce cries of triumph. The Courage of Captain Plum Hogan has gone back to Chicago to make a report to Hobart, and the rest have scattered like a covey of partridges. The Case and the Girl There were about a dozen entries, and only one blackbird in the covey. The Log of a Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days "Wherefore," he ingenuously says, "when they shall chance to meet with a covey of young partridges, they were much better to bestow them upon such, for whom they are convenient!" Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine I could lay out a poor covey, who hadn't any money, with as much despatch as any 'prentice in London, and when you come to the mourning part I was really terrible. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia Good resolutions of an hour's existence were converted into paving material in the excitement of the moment, as every carbine or six-shooter in or out of range rained its leaden hail at the flying covey. Cattle Brands A Collection of Western Camp-fire Stories Rumors were flying thick, every settlement had its full covey; every cross-road tavern buzzed with gossip. The Maid-At-Arms There, of a truth, black midges had appeared, coming up over the world's rim like a startled covey of quail. The Flying Legion And Moody, who would no doubt show himself before long, was another bird of the same covey, though less rapacious. Mr. Scarborough's Family Let her tell what she likes about hanging coveys, if she pleases. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia Flock, bevy, brood, covey, drove, herd, litter, pack. Composition-Rhetoric In an endless long procession, Formless, countless of their kind Circle us in flying coveys Like the leaves in Autumn wind. Russian Lyrics He'd nearly always get eight or ten out uv a covey an' sometimes the whole covey. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Kentucky Narratives In autumn each one of these Quail families—for Mr. Bob White is a kind of Quail—is called a 'covey.' Citizen Bird Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners "No, you don't," replied Steel Spring, with a chuckle, "'cos you ain't inspector no more, no how, and you can't lock a covey up, and you know it." The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia Another moment and a covey came over, high up. Colonel Quaritch, V.C. A Tale of Country Life In the quiet woodland lane a covey of partridges are running to and fro on the short sward at the side, and near them two or three pheasants are searching for food. Hodge and His Masters There was so many quail that nobody ever thought to leave any uv a covey if he wanted that many an' they didn't get so scattered that he couldn't fin' em. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Kentucky Narratives The young Grouse stay with their parents until they are old enough to choose mates for themselves; but the flocks are never as large as the covey Bob White musters about him. Citizen Bird Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners "The commissioner don't think so, for four days ago he sent word to Melbourne for a company to come up and bring their guns vid 'em, and the coveys is already on their vay." The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia Scarcely were the words out of his mouth when there was a yell of "mark!" and a strong covey of birds appeared, swooping down the wind right on to him. Colonel Quaritch, V.C. A Tale of Country Life The squire never went into the turnip field, and seemed quite oblivious that he carried a gun, for when a covey rose at his feet he did not fire, but simply marked them down. Hodge and His Masters Meadow-larks were singing in the grass, and once in an old hedgerow over-grown with sweet-smelling wild honeysuckle I saw a covey of young quails. George Washington: Farmer Twice his flock roused a covey of partridges which had settled for the night. Chivalry Grouse, typical of the prairie as the blue-faced anemone, were everywhere; singly, in coveys, in flocks. Where the Trail Divides He had killed four birds out of a single driven covey, which as shooters well know is a feat not often done even by the best driving shots. Colonel Quaritch, V.C. A Tale of Country Life Indeed one prominent pacifist has even threatened to put out his tongue at the next covey of enemy aeroplanes which visits this country. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, July 18, 1917 When the snow is on the ground, whole coveys are taken in traps, and brought alive to market. Travels in the United States of America Commencing in the Year 1793, and Ending in 1797. With the Author's Journals of his Two Voyages Across the Atlantic. When I went after the cows, I carried my gun, and often got a dozen or more quail at a pot shot out of some friendly covey. Out of Doors—California and Oregon Then Peerless II found a covey, and Larsen flushed them and shot. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 "I suppose," he said, addressing the Colonel, "that the last covey twisted up and you browned them." Colonel Quaritch, V.C. A Tale of Country Life We knew the Indians would be off their guard, that they would never dream of pursuit, and when surprised would scatter like a covey of quail. Reminiscences of a Pioneer They fly swiftly, and afford an excellent shot; but if the same covey be shot at a second time, they will often seek a refuge in the woods, whence it is difficult to dislodge them. Travels in the United States of America Commencing in the Year 1793, and Ending in 1797. With the Author's Journals of his Two Voyages Across the Atlantic. "How you know I ain't got a covey of wives?" he inquired. Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories As a matter of fact, he was near by, hidden in some high straw, pointing a covey of birds. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 Another bird topples head first out of the thinned covey. Colonel Quaritch, V.C. A Tale of Country Life During the night they had fled and scattered like a covey of quail. Reminiscences of a Pioneer The destruction of the partridge commences with this month, large coveys of which may now be seen about the stubble fields, and in the corn, if any be left standing. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 271, September 1, 1827 He hunted for half an hour before he stirred a covey of birds. The Hunted Woman At six months he set his first covey of quail, and remained perfectly staunch. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 On my way I started numerous coveys of red partridges from juniper and box and other low shrubs. Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine At sight of Miller's buggy they made a dash for cover, disappearing, like a covey of frightened partridges, in the underbrush along the road. The Marrow of Tradition Like a covey of partridge, they all stood up, stretching, twisting their bodies, stiff and torpid after the long hours of immobility. The Bent Twig When he sees a covey of partridges dusting themselves in the roads, he will tell you they are "bathering." A Cotswold Village These birds do not go in coveys, nor do they conceal themselves like the English kind. The Voyage of the Beagle The practice of deputing certain vessels to art as "parent ships" to a covey of waterplanes has proved as successful in practice, as in theory. Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War Throckmartin stiffened to it as a pointer does to a hidden covey. The Moon Pool Upon this, the boy crossed over; and walking close up to Oliver, said, 'Hullo, my covey! Oliver Twist A covey of partridges, about three parts grown, rise almost at our feet; for it is early August, and the deadly twelve-bore has not yet wrought havoc among the birds. A Cotswold Village The glasses showed me a different type of machine—a big machine with short wings, which looked menacing as a hawk in a covey of grouse. Mr. Standfast Pete Rustad owns this farm, and he told me he saw a small covey of chickens in the west forty, last week. Main Street Once a covey of partridges rose with a sudden whir and flew away, and then he shouted and clapped his hands. Little Lord Fauntleroy A bevy of white-gowned girls rose like a covey of ptarmigans, and whirled flags of maroon and gray. The Redheaded Outfield But the partridges are "calling" all around, and a covey actually passes over your head. A Cotswold Village After that, the covey having been broken up, it was a question of picking off stray birds. Mr. Standfast Fortunately, we were near the edge of the woods and we soon disappeared among the leaves like a covey of young prairie-chickens and some hid in the bushes while others took refuge in tall trees. Indian Boyhood High overhead, a hawk or two swung at anchor, and once, with a startling rush of wings, a covey of quail flushed from the brush at the side of the trail. The Octopus : A story of California Over our feet, like coveys of snipe in a bog, rose shoals of fish, of the genus monoptera, which have no other fins but their tail. Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea First of all the spaniel is despatched to search the fields for a covey of birds. A Cotswold Village There was now a covey of red birds feeding on one of the little islets to the left, or again a blue-green parrot flew shrieking from tree to tree. The Voyage Out A bishop is almost always surrounded by a full squadron of little abbes, just as a general is by a covey of young officers. Les Misérables She darted from the shop, the reporter right at her heels, but the chasing of his covey to corner was not easily accomplished. Amarilly of Clothes-line Alley Same here," declared Paul; "and going back, I flushed a whole covey of the prettiest little birds you ever saw. The Banner Boy Scouts Afloat or, the Secret of Cedar Island Your sporting instincts begin to revive, and you take up your gun and proceed to stalk that covey, stealing round under a wall. A Cotswold Village Edmund whistled, and presently, with whirring, rushing wing, there flew over the hedge beside them a covey of partridges, followed by Ranger's eager bark. The Two Guardians or, Home in This World Marius, up to that time solitary and inclined to soliloquy, and to asides, both by habit and by taste, was a little fluttered by this covey of young men around him. Les Misérables A covey of birds rose in the woods at their right with a loud whir of wings. The Spread Eagle and Other Stories Out to east a little covey of fishing-smacks, red sails well reefed, were scudding before the wind like strange affrighted water-fowl, and bearing down past a heavy-laden river barge. The Black Bag We came upon two coveys of moorhens also. The Diary of a Superfluous Man and Other Stories He recovered almost immediately, gave me a look of thanks, and was off to the fields in a few moments, where he soon found a fine covey of birds. The Dog And he pursued his road, walking rapidly straight ahead, and with almost an air of certainty, with the sagacity of a fox scenting a covey of partridges. Les Misérables A young pointer-dog, which has never been in the fields before, will not only point at a covey of partridges, but will remain motionless, like a well-trained dog. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 31, May, 1860 Why it is not yet full two months, since I was the very prince of high blooded noble sportsmen, in the romantic manors, domains, coverts and coveys of Venus! Anna St. Ives They all stopped, and saw a partridge breaking off from a covey which was rushing along at great speed to fall down into a ravine under a thick growth of brushwood. Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales The rare white swan is admired, but the little brown partridge, clucking as she marshals her covey of chicks, is the type of the marrying woman. The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day Top, beating the bush, flushed many coveys of birds, which Spilett and Herbert saluted with their arrows. The Mysterious Island Happy was the boy who could slily inform his offended master where a covey of partridges was to be found; this notice was a certain pledge of his pardon.' Life of Johnson, Volume 1 1709-1765 |
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