Vulgar words in The Land of Fire - A Tale of Adventure (Page 1)
This book at a glance
|
~ ~ ~ Sentence 513 ~ ~ ~
One or another, every now and then, raises its head aloft, and so holds it, while giving utterance to a series of cries as hoarse and long-drawn as the braying of an ass, to which sound it bears a ludicrous resemblance.
~ ~ ~ Sentence 514 ~ ~ ~
"Jackass penguins," [Note 1] Seagriff pronounces them, without waiting to be questioned; "yonder 're more of 'em," he explains, "out among the kelp, divin' after shell-fish, the which are their proper food."
~ ~ ~ Sentence 554 ~ ~ ~
The racket is kept up till the latter are at length beaten off, though but few of them are slain outright; for the jackass penguin, with its thick skull and dense coat of feathers, takes as much killing as a cat.
~ ~ ~ Sentence 559 ~ ~ ~
This singular bird has been christened "Jackass penguin" by sailors, on account of its curious note, which bears an odd resemblance to the bray of an ass.