It is difficult by any description to convey an adequate idea of the beauty of some of these nests-the deep red-brown of the withered ferns, the black of the grass- and moss-roots, the pale yellow of the broad Flaggy grass, and the straw-yellow of some of the finer grass-stems, all blended together into an artistic wreath, in the centre of which the beautiful sky-blue and maroon-spotted eggs repose.
"The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1"
Allan O. Hume
Indeed one boy had remarked: "You seem to be short of breath, Flaggy; you're purring like a steam-engine.
"Bessie Bradford's Prize"
Joanna H. Mathews
If the reader will refer to the section in Figure 85, he will see that the Upper and Lower Coal-measures of the coal-field near Bristol are divided by a micaceous Flaggy sandstone called the Pennant Rock.
"The Student's Elements of Geology"
Sir Charles Lyell