 | 1848 - 614 pagine
...By the mouth of the fish the edges of the opening were again drawn together, and other portions lorn from their attachments, and brought over the orifice,...made on the nest, and quitted not its post so long as 1 remained ; and 1o those nests that were left dry between tide-mark?, the guardian fish always returned... | |
 | 1844 - 440 pagine
...again hid from view. And as great force was sometimes necessary to effect this, the fish would force its snout into the nest as far as the eyes, and then...nest, and quitted not its post so long as I remained. And to those nests that were left dry between tidemarks, the guarding fish always returned with the... | |
 | Jonathan Couch - 1847 - 370 pagine
...to re-cover them. By the mouth of the fish the edges of the opening were again drawn together, and other portions torn from their attachments, and brought...nest, and quitted not its post so long as I remained ; and to those nests that were left dry between tide-marks, the guardian fish always returned with... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1848 - 610 pagine
...eyes, and then jerk backwards till the object was effected. While thus engaged, it would suffer ilself to be taken in the hand, but repelled any attack made on the nest, and quitted not its post so long as [ remained ; and to those nests that were left dry between tide-marks.the guardian fish always returned... | |
 | 1848 - 636 pagine
...and then jerk backwards till the object was effected. While thus engaged it would suffer itself to he taken in the hand, but repelled any attack made on...nest, and quitted not its post so long as I remained ; and to those nests that were left dry between tide-marks, the guardian fish always returned with... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - 1848 - 924 pagine
...would force its mout into the nest a» far a» the eyes, and then jerk backward« till the object waa effected. While thus engaged, it would suffer itself to be taken in the hand, but repelled any attack matte on the nest, and quitted not Its post so long a* I remained. And to those nesti that were left... | |
 | Tyneside Naturalists' Field Club - 1854 - 378 pagine
...bare by removing a portion of the nest, but when this was discovered great exertions were instantantly made to recover them. By the mouth of the fish, the...by a fish, and that they scarcely ever left their nets, but kept hovering about, attentively examining them, and thrusting their projecting muzzles amidst... | |
 | Philip Henry Gosse - 1851 - 344 pagine
...to re-cover them. By the mouth of the fish the edges of the opening were again drawn together, and other portions torn from their attachments and brought...nest, and quitted not its post so long as I remained ; and to those nests that were left dry between tide marks, the guardian fish always returned with... | |
 | 1854 - 408 pagine
...time, but soon return to renew the examination. On several occasions," continues this gentle. man, " I laid the eggs bare by removing a portion of the...be taken in the hand, but repelled any attack made an the nest, and quitted not its post so long as I remained." Mr. Richard Howse, who found three or... | |
 | British fishes - 1859 - 338 pagine
...the fish would thrust its snout into the nest, as far as the eyes, and then jerk backwards, till its object was effected. While thus engaged, it would...the hand, but repelled any attack made on the nest. The Half-armed, Smooth-tailed, Short-spined, and the Ten-spined Sticklebacks are the remaining British... | |
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By the mouth of the fish the edges of the opening were again drawn together, and other portions torn from their attachments, and brought over the orifice, till the ova were again hid from view. And as great force was sometimes necessary to effect this,... 
