| 单词 | flying fish |
| 例句 | It was this flying fish that had struck me across the face, not Richard Parker. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z As he watched the bird dipped again slanting his wings for the dive and then swinging them wildly and ineffectually as he followed the flying fish. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z They are widespread and the flying fish have little chance. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he leaned over the side and washed the flying fish in the water, noting the speed of the water against his hand. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I could explain it by arguing that profiting from a pitiful flying fish’s navigational mistake made me shy and sorrowful, while the excitement of actively capturing a great dorado made me sanguinary and self-assured. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I was huddled behind a turtle shell, shielding myself from the flying fish. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I loved being up on deck, where I watched the sea and glimpsed dolphins, sharks, and flying fish. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Behind them glittered the astounding ocean with its heaving storms, flying fish, breaching whales, and curls of phosphorescent waves. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The flying fish were still coming, but he was no longer interested in them; it was the fish in my hands that was now the focus of his attention. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The five remaining flying fish in the locker were dead. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Where a rat had gone, a flying fish would follow. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The flying fish are too big for him and they go too fast. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I quickly baited a hook with a bit of flying fish and threw the line its way. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I recall flying fish as being quite tasty, their flesh rosy white and tender. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I dropped beneath the hail of flying fish and reached for the dorado just ahead of a shark. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z There were only the flying fish that went up from his bow sailing away to either side and the yellow patches of Gulf weed. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Even from a distance, Jesper could see the stacks of bills in palest Kerch purple, emblazoned with the three flying fish, row after row of them, bound in paper bands sealed with wax. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “With so much flying fish there should be dolphin,” he said, and leaned back on the line to see if it was possible to gain any on his fish. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He was very fond of flying fish as they were his principal friends on the ocean. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The anxious flying fish got away, just missing my net, but the dorado hit the gunnel like a cannonball. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She followed the wall, seeking another option, and found a stone cornice bearing a statue of Kerch’s three flying fishes within reach. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z You may be astonished that in such a short period of time I could go from weeping over the muffled killing of a flying fish to gleefully bludgeoning to death a dorado. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Then he dove suddenly and the old man saw flying fish spurt out of the water and sail desperately over the surface. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z When it was over, the result, besides a very sore body for me, was six flying fish in the locker and a much greater number in the lifeboat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I cut up a flying fish and tossed a piece onto the side bench. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Under the stars and with the night colder all the time he ate half of one of the dolphin fillets and one of the flying fish, gutted and with its head cut off. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He watched the flying fish burst out again and again and the ineffectual movements of the bird. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It was early morning on a cloudy day, and we were in the midst of a storm of flying fish. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Back in the bow he laid the two fillets of fish out on the wood with the flying fish beside them. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Bird wings, bat wings, even flying fish wings. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “They play and make jokes and love one another. They are our brothers like the flying fish.” The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned then and placed the two flying fish inside the two fillets of fish and putting his knife back in its sheath, he worked his way slowly back to the bow. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z At that precise instant there was a vibration in the air and we were struck by a school of flying fish. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z They could overtake flying fish if they were just behind them and lunging from the water at the same time and in the same direction. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He allowed me half a cup of water and two hard biscuits, then fed Stew Cat with a wedge of leftover flying fish. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, as I know I am about to pierce the crust of existence, like a flying fish leaping out of the sea, I feel the pull from below. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z In the distance now and then I would see dolphins; closer in, flying fish; and still closer, at the stern, sharks waiting for the daily garbage from the galley. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z An airplane passed overhead on its course to Miami and he watched its shadow scaring up the schools of flying fish. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z No flying fish broke the surface and there was no scattering of bait fish. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z And when we were hit by a school of flying fish, there too my role was not apparent. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Now that it was dead, the flying fish looked like fish I had seen in the markets of Pondicherry. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Is it flying fish or dolphins or some undiscovered pulse? Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The film’s credits read almost like a short story, including people who worked around the world and around the clock to create sequences involving, for example, neon whale splashes and flying fish in bright skies. Creating a Tiger for ‘Life of Pi’ 2012-11-18T04:13:01Z There’s more to Seattle’s most iconic market than flying fish, fresh produce and striking gifts. 7 hidden-gem attractions to check out at Seattle’s Pike Place Market 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Memento or memory: My greatest memory was traveling by canoe, after a deep rose sunset, through a pitch-black course with only the sound of frogs’ jubilant croaks and flying fish soaring overhead. What a Trip: In Brazil, wildlife encounters and an Amazon cruise The exhibition presents a veritable menagerie of animals: lions, bears, peacocks, rabbits and flying fish, as well as mythical fauna like dragons, phoenixes and flying horses. Art Review: ?Deco Japan: Shaping Art and Culture? at Japan Society 2012-03-22T20:20:17Z They’d eaten the pigs and even the few flying fish that had smacked into their sails. My ancestors, the cannibals: Whaling, human sacrifice and the true story of “Moby-Dick” 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z Houses caper on bendy legs, cups balance on the cusp of giant flowers, flying fish hover delicately in the air. Alice in Wonderland ? review 2011-01-04T22:30:01Z Each subdivision usually contains a splendid creature of some sort — a plumed demon or insect, or flying fish that are all ecstatically bug-eyed and grinning. 3 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z There may also be fried flying fish served with rice and peas, and macaroni pie. Barbados holiday guide: the best beaches, restaurants, bars and places to stay 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z Local housewives and fishermen celebrate the weekly catch by frying and grilling their freshly snared swordfish, mahi-mahi and flying fish along the waterfront. Off the beaten track in Barbados: readers’ tips 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z Cou cou, often considered the national dish of Barbados, is here reimagined with fresh corn in place of cornmeal, and Sterling caviar in place of the flying fish the dish usually accompanies. Momofuku Seiobo Champions Caribbean Food With Australia’s Bounty 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z A lush yellow cream of pumpkin soup came topped with flying fish roe for an unctuous sweet-salty version of surf and turf. Choice Tables: Museum Restaurants: Where Art and Haute Cuisine Meet in Paris 2010-03-12T17:06:00Z The sublimely surreal flying fish, skeletal corpses and falling angels of Delvaux and Rubens and the Brueghels seemed an appropriate counterpoint to the indulgence of the day. Brussels: The Chocolate Trail 2011-12-23T17:57:07Z Whitefish roe, lumpfish roe and flying fish roe are other affordable options. Waffles Dress Up for an Evening In 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z My stay was punctuated by ordinary activities that become extraordinary at Goldeneye: transcendent outdoor showers under a half-moon; sublime swims in the lazy lagoon, escorted by flying fish and butterflies. On a Caribbean Rum Trail 2014-02-21T19:02:44Z The results, achieved with cinematographer Claudio Miranda, are perhaps the best 3-D work since "Avatar," including a memorable flying fish scene and the glorious visuals of a whale surfacing in moonlight. For Ang Lee, all movies are a leap of faith 2012-11-19T22:31:05Z The restaurant sells its colorful handiwork — crimson tuna, fat-streaked salmon, finely scored squid glistening with flying fish roe — not by the piece but the box. Review | Shibuya Eatery lives up to its name, bringing Tokyo street food to Adams Morgan 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z Nama’s bowl gathers bright cubes of tuna, shimmering flying fish roe and a creamy edamame puree, the combo dusted with crisp tempura crumbs. Review | Nama tastes like a long-term proposition in Mount Vernon Triangle 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Dolphins athletically catch flying fish, which spew from the waters in a Busby Berkeley production circle. Watching ‘Our Planet,’ Where the Predator Is Us 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z At Seatown, an enticing new restaurant near the Pike Place Market, it formed a snowy layer in a colorful, carefully molded puck with pale green avocado and glittering orange tobiko, which is flying fish roe. Seattle, a Tasting Menu 2011-06-10T19:22:33Z When writing about nature — the moonlight on the water, the vicious storms, the silvery flying fish she watches with rapt amazement — Heywood is at her best. She spent her childhood traveling the world on a family boat. It felt like prison 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Even on a good day, strong waves on the azure seas toss around tiny fishing boats hoping to hook some of the islanders' favourite flying fish. Living on the frontlines of a US-China flashpoint 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z In the darkness, the wind picked up and flying fish jumped into their dinghy, according to Mr. Rodriguez’s account. Their Boat Hit a Whale and Sank. The Internet Saved Their Lives. 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z One one occasion she strapped herself to the deck of boat Nick the Greek in the dark to repair a bilge-pump after a flying fish became wedged in it. Malvern rower crosses the Atlantic with help from late dad 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z This time, the 3D will showcase giant whale-like creatures, large flying fish and other animals that fill Pandora's seas. Expensive 'Avatar' sequel faces transformed movie market 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z If ducks and geese aren’t birds, what are they supposed to be exactly, flying fish? Rant & Rave: Tomato thief has gardener seeing red 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z On the right, six flying fish flash by like oversize dragonflies. Review | A thrilling new take on Winslow Homer — America’s favorite artist 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z The rowers encountered turtles, whales — and once, a tiny flying fish landed inside the boat. Meet the Seattle-based rowing team that crossed the Atlantic in 40 days 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z A whale emerged briefly from the lead-grey waves on the port side of the boat, followed by a shimmer of silver flying fish. Chagos islanders in emotional, historic trip home 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z Farther west are Hangar 7 and the Marine Air Terminal, known as Terminal A, where terra cotta flying fish symbolize the Boeing 314 Clipper flying boats that skimmed across nearby Bowery Bay in 1939. AP PHOTOS: The old and the new at rebuilt LaGuardia Airport 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z One of his last books was 2015’s “The Nonsense Show,” which centered on a parade of flying fish, cat-taming mice and circus animals. Eric Carle, author of ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar,’ dies at 91 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z One of his last books was 2015′s "The Nonsense Show," which centered on a parade of flying fish, cat-taming mice and circus animals. ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ author Eric Carle dies at 91 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Roseate slices of beef, crisp pickle and shaved onion pack a bao bun that also sparkles with flying fish roe. 2021 Spring Dining Guide Petrels and shearwaters skimmed the swell and occasionally flying fish launched themselves before the bow. Cat and mouse on the high seas: on the trail of China's vast squid fleet 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z Into hundreds of plastic pails lined up in rows, they tossed grouper, barracuda, tuna, flying fish, moonfish and sardines: 300 tons of fish on an average day. In Slum at Epicenter of Duterte’s Drug Crackdown, Fear and Love Coexist 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z The trio's highlights included seeing wildlife including orcas, sharks and flying fish, which Ms Allinson described as "absolutely breathtaking... stunning". 'I'm 60, deaf, and rowing into the history books' 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Plastics were also found in flying fish, which are eaten by top predators such as tunas and most Hawaiian seabirds. Where plastic outnumbers fish by seven to one 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z Kingfish are good using flying fish or squid. Texas Fishing Report 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Expect to reach the limit on kingfish using flying fish or squid. Texas Fishing Report 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z Expect to get limit on kingfish using flying fish or squid. Texas Fishing Report 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z From flying fish to fresh flowers, it seems everybody loves Pike Place Market. Pike Place Market’s a great place to be on a sunny September day in Seattle 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z A flying fish is a creature that lives in fluid space, whether water or air. Review: In ‘COLA 2019,’ the city of L.A. gives its artists a place to sound off 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z “A sparkly carwash” and “a flying fish” were some of the more imaginative interpretations of the dress. Fashion’s first major trend of 2019 is here – and it’s frilling 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z Eventually, the ensemble of seven floods the entire stage with their sinuous movement — spiking their human swells with jumps reminiscent of flying fish breaking the ocean’s surface. Review: Jacob Jonas explored the tumult of human nature and the environment in a sublime performance - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z Underwater category - This is a flying fish captured in the lens of American photographer Michael Patrick O'Neill. Gazing monkeys photo wins top prize 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z "With his magical colourful postcards, Grandude whisks his grandchildren off on incredible adventures. Join them as they ride flying fish, dodge stampedes, and escape avalanches." Paul McCartney will publish a children's book: 'Hey, Grandude!' - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z Despite having hallucinations, being hit in the face by a flying fish and "extreme back pain" from steering and rowing at the same time, the two men continued on. Brothers complete 3,000 mile Atlantic row 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z Puffins, flying fish, and dolphins are naturals in both the air and sea, moving from one to the other with ease. These ‘robo-bees’ can dive, swim, and jump like dolphins 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z “There is bird life and some flying fish, but for the most part all you see is an expansive, ever-changing, awesome ocean.” Chatfield man’s quest? Find Amelia Earhart 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z Although she barters her flying fish for corn, she will accept only cash for her dried sperm whale meat, a sign of its value. A Whaling Way of Life Under Threat 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Only an occasional dolphin or flying fish broke the waves. Adrift in the South China Sea on a Boat Called 'Wonder Boy' 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z It was then served with a superlative sweet miso broth and topped with flying fish row. Review: Nikkei of Peru Offers Dishes Inspired by a Japanese Diaspora 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Instead of flying fish, imagine the procession of cooks walking across Fairfax, a few blocks up the street from Animal and Canter's Deli. Cape Seafood and Provisions, Michael Cimarusti's sustainable fish shop, opens Wednesday 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z There’s a scene where young Pi is attacked by flying fish. This Year, Buy a TV That’s Actually Better 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z A full moon rose and flying fish jumped out of the reflected light. Yahya's luck - BBC News 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z So when it gets dark, Herrol and his friends get in their boats and hunt flying fish. The island of colour-blindness - BBC News 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z Other toppings include: flying fish eggs, shiitake pickled mushrooms, wasabi toasted coconut, chopped kale, shiso, ginger, seaweed, chile marinated orange and lots more. Sweetfin Poké, with customizable bowls of poké, opens in Santa Monica 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z Albatrosses are particularly vulnerable because they feed on the eggs of flying fish, which are attached to floating objects - now most likely a piece of plastic. Mopping up a sea of plastic 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Choosing "sea life" and "has wings," for example, will bring up a cutesy illustration of a flying fish. Google's Venn diagram doodle makes correlation cute 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z How do you tell the world about your remote-controlled flying fish toys? Selling globally is child's play 2014-04-17T23:09:09Z It’s an eerie empty space, but one that was obviously inhabited not long ago with ruins, fences, ethereal flying fish and broken statues guarding every turn. 'Child of Light' Depicts Joy And Heartache Of Growing Up 2014-04-03T15:59:00Z The Triassic Thoracopteridae family belongs in the same Neopterygii group of animals as today's flying fishes, of which there are around 50 species belonging to the Exocoetidae family. Earliest fossil flying fish found 2012-10-31T09:45:54Z This engraving, of a flying fish, almost changed the course of history. The history of science: A fishy tale 2012-04-19T15:09:45Z She sailed proudly out, the flying fish fleeing her prow down the Gulf Stream through sunny days, until suddenly in the Gulf of Mexico the ship shattered against a rock. Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town 2012-04-11T02:00:30.517Z As the days wore away, and Madeira came and went, even the flying fishes ceased to attract, and the noises of the ship grew more distant, the people less obtrusive. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z As the ship closed the distance to the mainland, flying fish broke the surface and glided downwind, escaping the path of the bow. A Warship Returns, With the Family in Tow 2012-02-27T06:05:36Z New flying fish fossils found in China provide the earliest evidence of vertebrate over-water gliding strategy. Earliest fossil flying fish found 2012-10-31T09:45:54Z Tom and I had been sitting on the bulwarks as usual, expecting a flying fish to come on board. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z Dolphins abound in the Gulf of Mexico and the neighbouring seas, and are constantly to be seen chasing flying fish, which are their food. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z On the 26th of December we saw several albicores, dolphins, and grampus, and shoals of flying fish; lat. at noon 22. An Account of the Campaign in the West Indies, in the Year 1794, Under the Command of their Excellencies Lieutenant General Sir Charles Grey, K.B., and Vice Admiral Sir John Jervis, K.B. 2011-12-02T03:00:21.770Z Shoals of herrings frequent the coast, and the other fish include mackerel, sole, skate, mullet, bonito, flying fish, fighting fish and shynose. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Late in the afternoon a shoal of flying fish came athwart the boat's course. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z We were soon in the delightful regions of the flying fish; but I took great care not to fall asleep again on the bulwarks. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z His next wonders were the sea birds, of which there were flocks and clouds, and with them appeared flying fish. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z But this may be the butterfly, the bat, or the flying fish. Deformities of Samuel Johnson, Selected from his Works 2011-10-18T02:00:19.057Z The wind flutters the fins of the flying fish and we think they actually fly. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z If the shark had been chasing the flying fish he no longer did so. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z Everything looked the same in this great turquoisine sea; the bonitoes, the flying fish, the dancing, cooing dolphins, and even those terrible sly-eyed tigers of the sea—the sharks. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z You are, I suppose, aware that flying fish are caught by exposing a light on deck, which they always vault towards. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z The flying fish are getting up in flights all day long. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z As before, the Sea Eagle, after she had been backed off and the propellers started, skimmed along the top of the water like a flying fish. The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune 2011-08-27T02:00:19.473Z There was a market, yeah, with flying fish. No. 1 overall pick Maya Moore plays first game at KeyArena 2011-06-09T03:55:04Z Tom taught me how to catch the flying fish, and I soon became a very apt pupil indeed. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z He then spent the afternoon watch on the quarterdeck, alone, pensively studying the flying fish that glided across the surface of the tranquil blue Caribbean. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Then we took each a hurricane lamp, and went about the decks collecting flying fish for breakfast, finding a dozen of them. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z On his return home from a voyage around the Hope, he soon began to describe what he had seen, and gave an account of flying fish. Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z And some of the seamen resorted to an ingenious device for entrapping the flying fish by night. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z “Why you left yourself sitting on the bulwark of the old Venom, catching flying fish.” Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z She never tired of watching for the schools of flying fish that would burst from the sea's surface like flushed grouse, seemingly in chase of the great barracuda that sometimes flashed past the bow. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Out of that the flying fish would get up, just under us, to go skimming off, flights of silver locusts. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z A flying fish is not an unheard of thing, indeed I have seen them several times, but not in the mountains, not in these woods, where there are fresh waters only. Fish Stories 2010-12-20T17:12:23.577Z It was when he was reading about flying fish to his children that Haecheon Choi, a mechanical engineer at Seoul National University in South Korea, realised just how amazing these flying feats are. Flying fish: Natural-born gliders 2010-09-16T11:19:00Z The flying fish knew far better than to come on board the vessel during the day, but there always was something or other to be seen in the ocean. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z Haecheon Choi, a mechanical engineer from Seoul National University, Korea, became fascinated by flying fish when reading a science book to his children. Flying Fish Glide as Well as Birds 2010-09-14T14:28:00Z When this object was dropped over the stern in its leaps from wave to wave it bore a distant resemblance to a flying fish. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z Historians note that a few days after the supposed attack he told George W. Ball, the under secretary of state, “Hell, those dumb, stupid sailors were just shooting at flying fish!” Senate Records Show Doubts on ?64 Vietnam Crisis 2010-07-15T01:59:00Z After checking the wind speed and whether tree branches could fall, flying fish began jumping out of the water, forcing him to beat a "tactical retreat". 2010-01-15T12:38:00Z At Coca-Cola, Starlight Runner created a backstory based on the Happiness Factory, a TV commercial featuring flying fish with propellers and furry creatures that toil inside a vending machine filling Coke bottles. 2009-05-14T21:00:00Z Park went fishing in the East Korean Sea, successfully landing 40 darkedged-wing flying fish. Flying Fish Glide as Well as Birds 2010-09-14T14:28:00Z But there I discovered that trade wind seas by moonlight, flying fish, Indians, and forests and palms, cannot be compelled. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z The gar-fish and flying fishes are numerous, extending into the seas of Europe. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" An odd darkness held the air and through it everything bright—the flashes of foam, a wheeling bird, or rare shoal of flying fish—showed up with startling pallor. Beggars on Horseback They took prodigious numbers of flying fish in nets. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II So flying fish are superbly adapted for life in both environments. Flying Fish Glide as Well as Birds 2010-09-14T14:28:00Z Jack whistled like a naughty boy: "On the road to Mandalay, Where the flying fishes play,"— and waved her hand to the others to follow her at a sharper pace. The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge The Ranch Girls Series The flying fish, startled by the sweep of the light upon the water, leap wildly into the air. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway “Tell us of every thing that interests you, and even all about the spouting whales, flying fish, and dying dolphins, which you will of course see,” said Laura. Holiday House A Series of Tales The men were active enough driving carts, wheeling barrows, or selling flying fish, which are caught off the island in shoals and are cheaper than herrings in Yarmouth. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses Having shown that flying fish are exceptional fliers, Choi and Park are keen to build an aeroplane that exploits ground effect aerodynamics inspired by flying fish technology. Flying Fish Glide as Well as Birds 2010-09-14T14:28:00Z Rodebush yelled, and even while an avalanche of falling rock was burying the countryside Cleveland snapped a tractor ray upon the flying fish and pulled tentatively. Triplanetary We were attracted to this excursion when we first landed at Catalina by a startling advertisement describing the experience as "Thousands of flying fish tangoing through the air." Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway A school of flying fish, fleeing from some pursuing maw beneath the surface, skipped from wave to wave. The Lost Warship We also had a chance to see flying fish which flew over the ship, and occasionally fell down on the deck. Reminiscences The Story of an Emigrant It would display, for the careful eye, the hatless Kelly filleting a flying fish, against the bunker hatch, for his friend the cat, who should be gazing up with cupboard love at her unshaven protector. The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday In the distance, a school of flying fish skittered over the surface. Sinister Paradise She will like the nautilus boats and the flying fish, and a ride on the dolphins and whales. Lulu's Library, Volume II Now and then a school of flying fish broke water from under the MTB's bow, and twice Rick spotted sharks, one of them a hammerhead. The Pirates of Shan All through this gale I worked four to six hours per diem spearing the ink-bottle like a flying fish, and holding my papers together as I might. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) Like a flying fish, he had forced himself out of the lower element of society, to which he naturally belonged, and had long desperately endeavored to soar. Cudjo's Cave The explorers expect to find also flying fish, flying salamanders, rare insects and thousands of bats. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 Complete, these machines are not unlike a flying fish. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons They also feed upon flying fish, catching them in the air, whither they have been driven by their enemies in their natural element. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. It glistened with the subtle hues of a flying fish; and it swam in the air with passionate flashes of fire. Melomaniacs In a hundred places the dives of the Americans worked successfully, and American planes crashed full and true, full power on, into the backs of the "flying fish." Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 Not even a porpoise or flying fish broke the surface of the water which was placid save for the long swells over which the Mirabelle dipped her white sails. Mr. Wicker's Window But our little flying fish happened to alight among desert-like sands and rocks--far, far away from the least thing to eat or drink. The Fairy Nightcaps Now and then some of the flying fish flew right across the deck of the Industry. The Sandman: His Sea Stories Sometimes before tackle is in readiness and launches got under way, the tuna shoal sweeps right into the little bay of Avalon, chasing the flying fish in every direction. Fishing in British Columbia With a Chapter on Tuna Fishing at Santa Catalina They have large pectoral fins, but are not known to possess the power of supporting themselves in the air like the "flying fish" which belong to other genera. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia Pheasant, partridge, ostrich, bat, flying fish, sparrow—it's something to do with eggs. Bones in London The flying fish, glancing in quick, short flights above the sunny waters, now gave the charm of happy, graceful life to our weary voyage out of the tempestuous north. Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No 3, September 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy But when dinner time came, he ate some of the flying fish and thought they were very nice, indeed. The Sandman: His Sea Stories Nor could their presence affect the immense shoals of flying fish and herring. Fishing in British Columbia With a Chapter on Tuna Fishing at Santa Catalina For a while she watched the flying fish. The Pagan Madonna A flying fish fell on deck of the transport and was picked up, greatly exciting our curiosity. A Soldier in the Philippines The clouds presented the most beautiful appearance, and the rippling of the sea, together with the flying fish, scudding along the surface of the water, afforded the mariner a great field of thought. Narrative of a Voyage to India; of a Shipwreck on board the Lady Castlereagh; and a Description of New South Wales "The flying fish won't go away—not before you get through." The Sandman: His Sea Stories It is much more probable that the non-appearance of flying fish or herring was the real cause. Fishing in British Columbia With a Chapter on Tuna Fishing at Santa Catalina She leaned over the rail and watched the flying fish. The Pagan Madonna South of the Bay of Bengal, a cyclone struck the Emilie and she was steered for Rangoon, where— “The flying fishes play, An’ the dawn comes up like thunder, Outer China across the Bay.” Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure The stormy petrels had vanished with the tempest, and the flying fish were now making their clumsy leaps from wave to wave,—a sign of fair weather. The Corsair King He turned to another day, to see what there was about the flying fish. The Sandman: His Sea Stories Owing probably to their habit of pursuing the flying fish, the tuna make themselves visible at a considerable distance by their constant leaps in the air. Fishing in British Columbia With a Chapter on Tuna Fishing at Santa Catalina The flying fish, a gleam of shadow on the brightness of a mirror, make little fountains of sparkling drops when they dip. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands Before entering Berkeley Sound the Coquille, driven by a favourable breeze, passed immense shoals of whales and dolphins, flocks of gulls and numerous flying fish, the ordinary tenants of those tempestuous regions. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century On the road to Mandalay, Where the flying fishes play, And the dawn comes up like thunder out er China, 'crost the bay. When the Birds Begin to Sing "Let us go and look at the flying fish," she answered hastily, to change the conversation. A Queen's Error This is probably entirely dependant on the movements of the flying fish. Fishing in British Columbia With a Chapter on Tuna Fishing at Santa Catalina One of the boys fired a shot into the ray, which immediately breached, scooting fully twenty feet out and ahead, like a flying fish. Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume XIII, No. 51: November 12, 1892 We are again in the midst of the flying fish; but they interest me nothing like so vividly as they did when I first saw them in the Atlantic. A Boy's Voyage Round the World The porpoises and flying fish attracted a great deal of attention and when a school came in sight, all eyes were turned upon them. The Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion History, Reminiscences, Description of Battle of Irish Bend, Carrying of Pay Roll, Roster It was very strange that in all the voyage to Guam, in the Ladrones, we did not see one fish, not so much as a flying fish. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure The tuna is gregarious and visits Catalina from June to September in large shoals, when the flying fish, which seem to be its favourite food, also appear. Fishing in British Columbia With a Chapter on Tuna Fishing at Santa Catalina There is a good deal of dispute as to how long the flying fish can stay out of water, and the longest time I have heard any one give to it is thirty seconds. The Land of the Kangaroo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey through the Great Island Continent I must compliment the artist who executed those flying fish. Won from the Waves 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 Others, great length of fin or of membrane, as the flying fish and the bat. Evolution, Old & New Or, the Theories of Buffon, Dr. Erasmus Darwin and Lamarck, as compared with that of Charles Darwin “It has that slimness just before the tail fin spreads out, and there are plenty of flying fish here, of course.” Jack at Sea All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy We have seen a great many flying fish during our voyage, but as we have seen them before, they are not a great curiosity. The Land of the Kangaroo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey through the Great Island Continent I see that there is a covey of flying fish already finished. Won from the Waves A single boat on a deserted sea with nothing but sea-gulls and flying fish in sight cannot damage any one besides herself. The Book of Business Etiquette On the right, beyond a heat mist through which flying fish were darting, loomed a new coastline. Sacrifice They chase the flying fish, and this fellow must have taken your long spoon-bait for one of them. Jack at Sea All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy For the first time we saw Portuguese men-of-war, jellyfish, with their little sails unfurled, and flying fish played around the ship.�� Coming of Age: 1939-1946 And then you overstrain yourself, or so, And tumble downward like the flying fish Gasping on deck, because you soar too high, Bob, And fall for lack of moisture quite a dry Bob. Don Juan It was a boat full of negroes, who had come out to catch flying fish. Peter Simple 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 had my first sight of flying fish, and made friends with the officers. Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East ‘Well, granny, there were flying fish; they came right out of the water and flew on the deck, and we picked them up on it.’ For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War “One day she tackled the old man ’bout flying fish. On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story One day they caught half a dozen flying fish, which they ate raw. South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure Rodebush yelled, and even while an avalanche of falling rock was burying the countryside, Cleveland snapped a tractor ray upon the flying fish and pulled tentatively. Triplanetary It looked something like a flying fish, the girls thought, with its slender, oblong body, gauzy fins at the sides and a funny little forked tail at the stern. Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School The Merry Doings of the Oakdale Freshmen Girls How admirable is the volplaning of numerous parachutists—"flying fish," "flying frog," "flying dragon," "flying phalanger," "flying squirrel," and more besides, which take great leaps through the air. The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told ‘In course there be flying fish hereabouts; you’ll see flocks of ’em presently.’ On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story One morning, when they went on deck, they found it literally strewn with flying fish. Chatterbox, 1905. The Sirens resemble mermaids, having the faces of women, but bodies of flying fish. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales The Black Sea supplies turbot, mackerel, &c.; dolphins and flying fish may sometimes be seen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Instead of flying fish now, were whales, whales in schools of thousands that gambolled round the Golden Hind. Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward Charlie Marryat was on the quarterdeck, leaning against the rail, watching a shoal of flying fish passing at a short distance. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire He even seemed to be in a jocular mood and displayed a certain clumsy vanity in letting his puppets, swarms of flying fish, dance their dance, too, in a circle about the Roland. Atlantis I've seen just enough of flying fishes to hanker after Mandalay, just enough of Spaniards to long for a sight of Spain. The Soldier of the Valley For my own part, I have seen the flying fish fly—deliberately fly, and flutter, and rise again, and change the direction of their flight in mid-air, exactly after the fashion of a big dragonfly. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science The flying fish were pursued by a shoal of dolphins, which continued to play round our ship for several days, and some of these we captured with the line and converted into food. Adventures in Southern Seas A Tale of the Sixteenth Century On the 14th we commenced to take flying fish. Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America in the years 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814 or the First American Settlement on the Pacific Others great length of fin, or of membrane, as the flying fish, and the bat. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life At noon, the latitude, by observation, was 26� 0', longitude 143� 40', and variation 3� 50' E. In the afternoon, we saw flying fish and dolphins, also tropic birds and albatrosses. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time All the flying fish fly only of necessity, not from choice. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science A dark line appeared on the horizon, which at first we took for a breeze, but which, as it swept down upon us, proved to be a prodigious number of flying fish. Adventures in Southern Seas A Tale of the Sixteenth Century When in about the latitude of 8� S. we began to be attended by vast numbers of flying fish and bonitos, which were the first we had seen after leaving the coast of Brazil. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time The flying fish which came aboard were usually served to me as they were considered a great delicacy. Cape Cod and All the Pilgrim Land, June 1922, Volume 6, Number 4 A Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Interests of Southeastern Massachusetts On the 9th, we were in latitude 31� 46', longitude 146� 20', when we again saw a small land-bird, a tropic bird, porpoises, flying fishes, and had a great swell from the E.S.E. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time The flying fish are fish out of water in a somewhat different and more transitory sense. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science Several shoals of flying fish skimmed past us along the surface of the water, occasionally rising to a considerable height above it. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months Ship games, walks—fairly brisk—explorations to the forecastle, a watch for flying fish or Arab dhows, anything until tea-time. African Camp Fires The next day we saw several flying fish, which were the first we had seen in these seas. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 12 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time "Well!" she exclaimed, "I never knew till now that Salmon was a flying fish!" Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, March 19, 1892 Every school of flying fish and flock of Mother Carey's chickens brought crowds to the rail. A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" On the surface of her profound relief and joy there played like a flying fish the thought: 'Was he meaning to call in any case? Leonora And time and again we watched the darting albicore, the fish with the chain-plate armor and golden scales; the Nimrod of the seas, to whom so many flying fish fall a prey. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I Once we saw a whale spout; several times sharks followed us, attracted by the morning's output of garbage; and at intervals flying fish sallied out in sprays of silver. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines I have seen often so many of these flying fishes at one time in the air, that they appeared at a distance like a large flock of birds. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 From wave to wave the flying fish skimmed like winged arrows of silver. In the Footprints of the Padres While between Cape Verd and Bonavista on the 26th, we saw many flying fishes of the size of herrings, two of which fell into the boat which we towed at our stern. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 It has prodigious strength, while in the water, and preys mostly on flying fish, as do dolphins and bonetoes. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time. The sea was glassy save when a school of porpoises tore it apart in their pursuit of the flying fish. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines During all this time we never wanted dolphins, bonitos, and flying fishes. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 Fish were more abundant here than in any port before visited; those taken in the seine at the watering beach were principally mullet, but sharks and flying fish were numerous. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2 Among these are flying fishes, similar to those seen in the West India seas. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 There are also such flying fishes as are seene in the sea of the West Indies. The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 11 He whipped out a knife, but found it suddenly knocked out of his hand, and sent skimming like a silver flying fish far over the gleaming river. A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle N. lat., we saw several flying fish, which I mention merely because it was thought to be very unusual to see them so far to the northward. A Voyage Round the World, Volume I Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc., etc., from 1827 to 1832 The glancing tribes of flying fish became events. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient Soon after many gulls appeared, and numbers of flying fishes. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 03 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time But here we neuer wanted abundance of Dolphins, Bonitos, and flying fishes. The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 11 Since morning the sea has been a sheet of blue, streaked with the silver of flying fish. The Lady and Sada San A Sequel to the Lady of the Decoration The flying fish seemed to be more plentiful as we went along, and would leave the water and scud along before us. Death Valley in '49 The twenty two, we first saw flying fishes. The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10 Asia, Part III At one point in the stream, to our great surprise, we saw a flying fish. Through the Brazilian Wilderness Before the prow hissed the silken wings of flying fish, spreading out in swarms, like little squadrons of diminutive aeroplanes. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel As Mr. Lee spoke, a dozen or so of flying fishes rose from the sea, and fell again within a yard of the ship's side. The Young Emigrants; Madelaine Tube; the Boy and the Book; and Crystal Palace The flying fish would skim over the waves as the ship's wheels seemed to frighten them; and we went through a hundred acres of porpoises, all going the same way. Death Valley in '49 The smaller kinds consisted of bonetas, barracoutas, porpoises, and flying fish. Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 1 On the 6th of August we beheld, for the first time, flying fish, but at such a distance that we could scarcely distinguish them. A Woman's Journey Round the World Then the flying fish skimmed like silver swallows over the blue water. Letters from the Cape The seas were calm, sparkling with strange luminescent lights where played the flying fish. The Tarn of Eternity Schools of little silvery green flying fish broke through the water rushing on each side of us; flashed for an instant and were gone. The Moon Pool In vain to-day did she perform feats of daring and agility that would have done credit to a flying fish. Stories from Everybody's Magazine A few whales betrayed their presence by the showers of spray they spouted up, and immense swarms of flying fish were startled by the noise of our engines. A Woman's Journey Round the World All through this gale I worked four to six hours per diem, spearing the ink-bottle like a flying fish, and holding my papers together as I might. Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2 Tell me such stories as that, and I'll believe you; but never talk to me of such things as flying fish! Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 Shoals of flying fish dart out of the water, their fins serving as sails for an instant; then they drop back again. Little Journey to Puerto Rico For Intermediate and Upper Grades There was not much to gaze at; but what will not attract man's stare at sea?—a gull, a turtle, a flying fish! To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I As we were in a part of the ocean which abounded in flying fish, it was the general opinion that the stoppage of the leak was caused by the involuntary action of a flying fish! Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale And Lillian was a flying fish, and skimmed over the crests of the waves on gauzy wings. Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography The moon was as big as a wagon wheel and the whole sea flooded with silver, while the flying fishes played hide and seek in the shadows. The Lady of the Decoration Among these are the shad, sardines, Spanish mackerel, dolphins, flying fish, sting rays and sharks. Little Journey to Puerto Rico For Intermediate and Upper Grades "Come in de Monkey, massa; no flying fish can beat she." Tom Cringle's Log On 19th September, at midnight, they weighed, sighted Teneriffe on the 23rd, and the day following their first flying fish found its way into Mr. Green's cabin. The Life of Captain James Cook Some flying fish were caught in the raft; which, mixed up with human flesh, afforded one scanty meal. Thrilling Adventures by Land and Sea There may be gales while I am away, but you must ride over the crests of the billows as merry as so many flying fish! Mother Carey's Chickens For they got away from the cold dampness of England and Flanders into the summer seas of the South Atlantic, where the flying fish and rainbow nautilus filled them with surprise. Sketches of the East Africa Campaign From under our forefoot the flying fish sped, the monsters pursued them. The Mystery The boys were in a group forward watching the flying fish that fled like coveys of frightened birds as the bow of the polar ship cut through the water. The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash or Facing Death in the Antarctic Myriads of flying fish and a few dolphins and Portuguese men-of-war flash or float through the scarcely undulating water. The Hawaiian Archipelago Birds as big as these, and iguanas as huge as the three we've seen,—to say nothing of the enormous flying fish Morris Shine claims to have seen,—take me back to the Dark Ages. West Wind Drift An honest farmer, like one of these Cumberland folks, when he goes to choose atwixt two that offers for votes, is jist like the flying fish. The Clockmaker — or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville Now that they were in the Caribbean, schools of flying fish whisked out from under the ship's prow, and away, like tiny silver- sheathed arrows. The Ne'er-Do-Well I asked, straining my eyes at what had seemed for an instant like a great flying fish with finny tail and huge fins at the sides and above. The War Terror That afternoon, as we watched the flying fish from the ship's side, Hilda said to me abruptly, "My chaperon is an extremely nervous woman." Hilda Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose On the way me and Tim sees flying fish and plays seven-up with the captain and steward, and already begins to feel like the high-ball kings of the tropics of Capricorn. The Trimmed Lamp, and other Stories of the Four Million Were he but to steal a glance at them, they think that flying fish must inevitably bore out his eyes at night. The Golden Bough In latitude 19 degrees, longitude 25 degrees, we first fell in with flying fish. A First Year in Canterbury Settlement The dolphin and the tunny and the flying fish swam with us. To Have and to Hold Not until latitude 19 degrees did we encounter the first flying fish. The Cruise of the Snark Finally, to conclude, Conseil classified a large number of flying fish. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea "Lord forbid!" roared Tam Douglas, and darted over the bed like a flying fish. The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner At length, though, it surged on a lifeless blue sea, where they saw no things around them, except from time to time the flying fish skimming along the level water. An Iceland Fisherman She had heard of mermaids as signs of inns and as sea-wonders, but never of flying fish. Mary Barton Always, before, in the same latitudes, had I encountered flying fish. The Cruise of the Snark This day there floated by a branch with purple berries, and we saw flying fish. 1492 He spent his life seining the air for flying fish of the June-bug order, and then sticking pins through 'em and calling 'em names. Options Even in this little world of our own we are daily discovering to be fact what we should have thought fiction, like the sailor's mother the tale of the flying fish. The Soul of the Far East The flying fish went a great way, and his undisguised admiration for Margaret's singing carried him still further. Mary Barton When we do pick up with the flying fish we'll pick up with everything else. The Cruise of the Snark In it the flying fish spawn and the tiny cuttle-fish breed, both of them preparing bounteous provision for the larger denizens of the deep that have no other food. The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales We scattered like flying fish before the bonita, and there were so many of us that we escaped by thousands, this way and that, to the islands on the rim of the atoll. South Sea Tales They were never quiet, ceaselessly playing deck-quoits, tossing rings, promenading, or rushing to the rail with loud cries to watch the leaping porpoises and the first schools of flying fish. Martin Eden Called me," continued Will, not noticing the interruption, "to see the what d'ye call it—flying fish I say it is. Mary Barton The flying fish is the staff of life for all the other breeds. The Cruise of the Snark Almost as soon as we pass through the Golden Gate and head south we'll pick up with the flying fish. The Cruise of the Snark So sparse were the flying fish that nearly a week more elapsed before the last one on board saw his first flying fish. The Cruise of the Snark We came abreast of Southern California, abreast of the Peninsula of Lower California, abreast of the coast of Mexico; and there were no flying fish. The Cruise of the Snark I was going to find those flying fish. The Cruise of the Snark |
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