storm-bird

A little ‘Ah!’ came from Ethelberta, like a note from a storm-bird at night.

The Hand of Ethelberta 2006

Our little brig pitched her bows two or three times under water like a storm-bird, and did not ground.

Travels in Morocco 2003

"Can you really settle down to a squire's life, a storm-bird like you?"

A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1974

I sat and slept on the helm when they went away from the North Cape, and when I awoke, now and then, the storm-bird flew round my legs.

The Garden of Paradise 1909

Our far-travelled storm-bird continues his long journey westwards, and his next resting-place is the Samoa Islands, which he recognises by their lofty volcanic cliffs, their tuff and lava, their beautiful woods and waterfalls, as much as 650 feet high, and surrounded by the most luxuriant vegetation.

From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People Sven Anders Hedin 1908

The wind sweeps Adapa into the waters, but, since this element is controlled by Adapa's father, -- the god Ea, -- Adapa succeeds in mastering the south wind, and, as we learn from the course of the narrative, in breaking the wings of the storm-bird.

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891

A little 'Ah!' came from Ethelberta, like a note from a storm-bird at night.

The Hand of Ethelberta Thomas Hardy 1884

Noorna, 'O my mistress, let the storm gather-in the storm-bird when it would surprise men.'

Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868

Thou'lt have another shape than that which is thine, even that of a slave of Noorna bin Noorka, and say to her when she asketh thy business with her, "O my mistress, let the storm gather-in the storm-bird when it would surprise men."

Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868

Noorna, 'O my mistress, let the storm gather-in the storm-bird when it would surprise men.'

The Shaving of Shagpat; an Arabian entertainment — Complete George Meredith 1868