All the same, though, he had an eye for the prahu, whose crew were evidently canvassing his presence there; but he seemed to be so occupied with his old practice of collecting brightly-plumaged birds-a habit for which he was well known-that no one thought of stopping him, and a bend in the river soon separated them from the enemy.
"One Maid's Mischief"
George Manville Fenn
But Lydie d'Aumont's searching eyes roamed ceaselessly over the gaily plumaged birds that fluttered uninterruptedly before her gaze.
"Petticoat Rule"
Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
Obviously he had already taken sides in favour of the gaily-plumaged butterfly against the duller moths, whilst Monsieur de Louvois looked hopelessly perturbed.
"Petticoat Rule"
Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy