The Dovecote and the Aviary: Being Sketches of the Natural History of Pigeons and Other Domestic Birds in a Captive State, with Hints for Their ManagementW.S. Orr, 1851 - 458 pages |
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... CURASSOWS . Want of precise information . - Expected results from the Zoolo- gical Society . - Its great advantages . - Disappointments . — Causes thereof . - Erroneous Assumptions . - The limited power of Man . -Domesticability of ...
... CURASSOWS . Want of precise information . - Expected results from the Zoolo- gical Society . - Its great advantages . - Disappointments . — Causes thereof . - Erroneous Assumptions . - The limited power of Man . -Domesticability of ...
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... CURASSOWS , 223 ; Dampier's account of , 223 ; want of information re- garding , 224 ; high prices of , 225 ; can they be domesticated in Eng- land ? 224 ; stated to have been do- mesticated in Holland , 233 , 242 ; their introduction ...
... CURASSOWS , 223 ; Dampier's account of , 223 ; want of information re- garding , 224 ; high prices of , 225 ; can they be domesticated in Eng- land ? 224 ; stated to have been do- mesticated in Holland , 233 , 242 ; their introduction ...
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... Curassows in , 233 , 242 ; Guans in , 254 HONEYMOON of Pigeons , 55 . HORSEMEN , 126 . HOUSES for Pigeons , 37 . HUMMING - BIRDS , beauty of , 8 . HYBRID PIGEONS , 184 . ICELANDIC GULL , 412 . INCREASE of Pigeons , 5 , 35 , 57 ...
... Curassows in , 233 , 242 ; Guans in , 254 HONEYMOON of Pigeons , 55 . HORSEMEN , 126 . HOUSES for Pigeons , 37 . HUMMING - BIRDS , beauty of , 8 . HYBRID PIGEONS , 184 . ICELANDIC GULL , 412 . INCREASE of Pigeons , 5 , 35 , 57 ...
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