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 51
... able to enter . Within , the walls and roof are plastered over with the thinnest possible coat of mortar , and without also , around the shutters , lest any mouse or lizard should be able to creep up to the lockers ; for no creature is ...
... able to enter . Within , the walls and roof are plastered over with the thinnest possible coat of mortar , and without also , around the shutters , lest any mouse or lizard should be able to creep up to the lockers ; for no creature is ...
Page 54
... able to place any such dependence on new - bought Pigeons . Whether they go back to their old home , or whether they simply get strayed and lost , the disap- pointment is the same to him who wishes to retain them . The only safe way to ...
... able to place any such dependence on new - bought Pigeons . Whether they go back to their old home , or whether they simply get strayed and lost , the disap- pointment is the same to him who wishes to retain them . The only safe way to ...
Page 261
... able to withstand it . The impedi- ment has been partly overcome in the case of several Australian birds , such as the Black Swan and the Bronze- winged Pigeons ; but still this game of cross purposes in the seasons may have had ...
... able to withstand it . The impedi- ment has been partly overcome in the case of several Australian birds , such as the Black Swan and the Bronze- winged Pigeons ; but still this game of cross purposes in the seasons may have had ...
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The Dovecote and the Aviary: Being Sketches of the Natural History of ... Edmund Saul Dixon No preview available - 2018 |
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