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I will mention only one class of facts, relating to certain zoophytes in the more highly organized division of that class. The organ, in the greater number of cases, very closely resembles the head of a vulture; but the lower mandible can be opened much wider than in a real bird's beak. The head itself possessed considerable powers of movement, by means of a short neck.
But I couldn't do anything with his mother. She will require coaxing." "The Lord be praised!" muttered Freckles under his breath. The Bird Woman began to feel better. "Why do you call the baby vulture 'Little Chicken'?" she asked, leaning toward Freckles in an interested manner. "'Twas Duncan began it," said Freckles.
Doris stopped outside the door, which was slightly open, to listen, and heard these astonishing lines delivered very slowly and pompously, in a thick, strained voice: "My heart is adamant! The tear-drops drip and drip Force their slow path, and tear their desperate way. The vulture Pain sits close, to snip and snip and snip My sad, sweet life to ruin well-a-day!
Then he took out the bird book, settled comfortably on a bench, and with a deep sigh of satisfaction turned to the section headed. "V." Past "veery" and "vireo" he went, down the line until his finger, trembling with eagerness, stopped at "vulture." "'Great black California vulture," he read. "Humph! This side the Rockies will do for us." "'Common turkey-buzzard."
Sharpe Vulture, and this time with better success, for that worthy recommended that Mr. Leverett should first apply to a magistrate for a warrant against Mr. Chanticleer; and, secondly, that Tom should commence an action against him for the assault.
Large wings swung shadows around them, croakings sounded in the air; and as Spendius's cross was the highest, it was upon his that the first vulture alighted. Then he turned his face towards Autaritus, and said slowly to him with an unaccountable smile: "Do you remember the lions on the road to Sicca?" "They were our brothers!" replied the Gaul, as he expired.
Money was wanted, too, for his daughter's dowry; for to him the fame of wealth was as sweet as wealth itself. He snapped the last thread, whispered the word to Brazil, and wealth poured in from the enemies of England. But another man had talked to Espado the Vulture as well as he.
In the morning, so fierce were the snow-blasts that it was found impossible to proceed, while they dared not venture to quit the fire. At length, having shot a vulture, the only food they obtained, at ten o'clock they set out, and after walking three hours found themselves on the beach, in sight of the vessel.
Summoned by their cries, the vulture, coming to that spot, spoke unto them as follows. ""The vulture said, 'Why are you bathing this child with your tears? Why are you pressing him in this fashion with the touch of your palms? At the command of the grim king of justice the child has been sent to that sleep which knows no waking.
Then Master Gerard rose to address the judges. His venerable appearance was enhanced by the sternly severe look on his face. He looked an accusing angel from the pit, swart of skin and with eyes of flame. He was tall and bent of figure, with the serpent-browed head set deep between hunched shoulders like those of a moulting vulture.
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