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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Page 245
... Guan . - Amount of success at Knowsley . THE genus of birds now under consideration , which is composed of not a few species , and doubtless of more 246 DIFFICULTY OF DISCRIMINATION . [ СНАР . ІІ . THE CRACIDE - PENELOPES ( COMMONLY GUANS ) ...
... Guan . - Amount of success at Knowsley . THE genus of birds now under consideration , which is composed of not a few species , and doubtless of more 246 DIFFICULTY OF DISCRIMINATION . [ СНАР . ІІ . THE CRACIDE - PENELOPES ( COMMONLY GUANS ) ...
Page 251
... Guans are of more rare oc- currence in our menageries or vivaria than the Curas- sows ; we have , however , very frequently observed the present species - the crested Guan - and can affirm that it is in all respects as fitted for ...
... Guans are of more rare oc- currence in our menageries or vivaria than the Curas- sows ; we have , however , very frequently observed the present species - the crested Guan - and can affirm that it is in all respects as fitted for ...
Page 455
... GUANS , 245 ; can they be domesti- cated in England ? 251 , 256 ; reared in Holland , 254 ; repeated attempts to rear them in England , 258 , 266 ; at Knowsley , 255 ; at the Zoological Gardens , 261 ; food , 262 , 271 ; habits , 263 ...
... GUANS , 245 ; can they be domesti- cated in England ? 251 , 256 ; reared in Holland , 254 ; repeated attempts to rear them in England , 258 , 266 ; at Knowsley , 255 ; at the Zoological Gardens , 261 ; food , 262 , 271 ; habits , 263 ...
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ancient animals appear Archangel Pigeons Australian aviary beak beautiful bill Blue Rock bred breed Buffon cage called captivity Carrier Pigeons CHAP chick cock Collared Turtle colour Columba Columba livia Columbida common creatures Curassows curious domestic Pigeons domesticable Dovecotes Dovehouse Pigeons Doves eggs Emeu fanciers Fancy Pigeons Fantail feathers feed feet female flesh flight flock fowls frequently give ground Guans Gulls habits hatched head incubation kind Knowsley less live loft male mate native natural naturalists neck nest never observed pair parents Passenger Pigeon peculiar Peristera Pigeon-house plumage poultry Quail race reared resembles respecting Rock Dove Rock Pigeon Runts season seen shot sometimes soon sort species specimens Stork suppose tail Temminck tion trap Treatise Tumblers Turbit Turkey usual Water Hen wild Willughby wings young birds young Pigeons Zoological