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 132
... allowed to fly from the Pigeon - house , and which in all probability was prompted by a strong desire to know the appear- ance of the land . To avoid all danger from sports- men , the bird was let off from my friend's house on the ...
... allowed to fly from the Pigeon - house , and which in all probability was prompted by a strong desire to know the appear- ance of the land . To avoid all danger from sports- men , the bird was let off from my friend's house on the ...
Page 176
... allowed to exercise himself under strict observance . He is not permitted to go abroad on his parole , because people are assured that the parole would not , and could not , with his present thoughtlessness , be kept . And so the Col ...
... allowed to exercise himself under strict observance . He is not permitted to go abroad on his parole , because people are assured that the parole would not , and could not , with his present thoughtlessness , be kept . And so the Col ...
Page 411
... allowed to the youngsters . They are to be the future beach - men , who , winter after winter , are to risk their own lives for the rescuing of shipwrecked human beings and perilled property . A large proportion of them are sure not to ...
... allowed to the youngsters . They are to be the future beach - men , who , winter after winter , are to risk their own lives for the rescuing of shipwrecked human beings and perilled property . A large proportion of them are sure not to ...
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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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