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Runts in Italy . — Effects of crossing.— Trumpeters.— Archangel Pigeons.- Nuns . — Jacobines . — Columbarian distinctions . — Supposed caricature.— Turbits.— Temminck's ideas . — Owls.— Progress of the young .-— Rapid growth . — Barbs .
Runts in Italy . — Effects of crossing.— Trumpeters.— Archangel Pigeons.- Nuns . — Jacobines . — Columbarian distinctions . — Supposed caricature.— Turbits.— Temminck's ideas . — Owls.— Progress of the young .-— Rapid growth . — Barbs .
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The greater tame Pigeon , called in Italian , Tronfo and Asturnellato ; in English , a Runt ; a name ( as I suppose ) corrupted from the Italian Tronfo : though , to say the truth , what this Italian word Tronfo signifies ...
The greater tame Pigeon , called in Italian , Tronfo and Asturnellato ; in English , a Runt ; a name ( as I suppose ) corrupted from the Italian Tronfo : though , to say the truth , what this Italian word Tronfo signifies ...
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Many travellers in Italy have noticed , with retrospective relish , the size and flavour of these excellent birds . We remember once at Montefiascone having complained ( not very angrily ) of a dinner - bill , which seemed to amount to ...
Many travellers in Italy have noticed , with retrospective relish , the size and flavour of these excellent birds . We remember once at Montefiascone having complained ( not very angrily ) of a dinner - bill , which seemed to amount to ...
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| Pealkiri | 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 Management |
| Autor | Edmund Saul Dixon |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1851 |
| Original from | California Ülikool |
| Digitized | 30 nov. 2007 |
| Length | 458 pages |
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