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ORIGINS AND DERIVATIONS , 73 I do not believe that the Almighty gave to the human race tame creatures to serve and feed it , as designedly as he gave it eyes to see with , and hands to work with . believe that the Dunghill Fowl is ...
ORIGINS AND DERIVATIONS , 73 I do not believe that the Almighty gave to the human race tame creatures to serve and feed it , as designedly as he gave it eyes to see with , and hands to work with . believe that the Dunghill Fowl is ...
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Temminck's work on the Pigeons and gallinaceous Birds is really so valuable , that it has , we believe , remained untranslated only because it is unavoidably deficient in giving the habits and life of the creatures it describes ; but he ...
Temminck's work on the Pigeons and gallinaceous Birds is really so valuable , that it has , we believe , remained untranslated only because it is unavoidably deficient in giving the habits and life of the creatures it describes ; but he ...
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Temminck says , “ Bechstein seems not to believe in the polygamy of this bird , but I believe that he is wrong . ” We , however , vote on the side of Bechstein , having been quite CHAP . X. ) WANT OF AFFECTION . 385 unable.
Temminck says , “ Bechstein seems not to believe in the polygamy of this bird , but I believe that he is wrong . ” We , however , vote on the side of Bechstein , having been quite CHAP . X. ) WANT OF AFFECTION . 385 unable.
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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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