...past in a long rapid curve, like a perfect skater on an untouched field of ice. There is no effort; watch as closely as you will, you rarely or never...an angle, one to the sky, the other to the water. Given a power of resistance to the air, and the air itself will do the rest, just as a kite flies;...

...between the waves, and catch him again as he rises over the crest; but how he rises and whence conies the propelling force is to the eye inexplicable; he...an angle, one to the sky, the other to the water. Given a power of resistance to the air, and the air itself will do the rest, just as a kite flies;...

...past in a long rapid curve, like a perfect skater on an untouched field of ice. There is no effort ; watch as closely as you will, you rarely or never...an angle, one to the sky, the other to the water. " this pressure of the air against his wings with the force of gravity, and by using his head and tail...

...past in a long rapid curve, like a perfect skater on an untouched field of ice. There is no effort; watch as closely as you will, you rarely or never...angle, one to the sky, the other to the water.' " The mode in which the ' sailing ' of the albatross is effected has been much discussed, but there can be...

...past in a long, rapid curve, like a perfect skater on an untouched field of ice. There is no effort; watch as closely as you will, you rarely or never...an angle, one to the sky, the other to the water." Professor Hutton, speaking with similar enthusiasm of the wonderful flight, gives us, however, another...

...whence comes the propelling force is to the eye inexplicable ; he alters merely the angle at which his wings are inclined ; usually they are parallel to...an angle, one to the sky, the other to the water." No less vivid is the description of the flight of the condor, given by Darwin;2 the following extract...

...whence comes the propelling force is to the eye inexplicable; he alters merely the angle at which his wings are inclined ; usually they are parallel to...an angle, one to the sky, the other to the water." No less vivid is the description of the flight of the condor, given by Darwin;' 2 the following extract...

...past in a long rapid curve, like a perfect skater on an untouched field of ice. There is no effort; watch as closely as you will, you rarely or never...an angle, one to the sky, the other to the water." dwelt upon often enough, as has its capacity to perform these feats equally in a seeming calm or in...

...GROUND IN AN OPEN SITUATION. THEY ARE MOUNU-LIKE IN APPEARANCE AND HAVE A SLIGHT DEPRESSION ON THE TOP." point at an angle, one to the sky, the other to the water." At nesting-time, which is early in the year, the albatross repairs to some isolated island such as...

...but how he rises and whence comes the propelling force is to the eye inexplicable. He merely alters the angle at which the wings are inclined; usually...an angle, one to the sky, the other to the water." Perhaps the commonest of all sea-aviators are the sea-swallows and terns. These daring little people...