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 119
... body of some uniform colour : those with slate - coloured bodies are as pretty as any . Sometimes the arrangement of this colouring is reversed ; the body is white , and the head , tail , and quills coloured . They then answer to the ...
... body of some uniform colour : those with slate - coloured bodies are as pretty as any . Sometimes the arrangement of this colouring is reversed ; the body is white , and the head , tail , and quills coloured . They then answer to the ...
Page 198
... body ; the under part of the tail is also ashy grey , but all the feathers are tra- versed by a brown bar . The lower parts of the body are grey , with vinous tints on the breast . The inner part of the wings is rusty rufous ; the bill ...
... body ; the under part of the tail is also ashy grey , but all the feathers are tra- versed by a brown bar . The lower parts of the body are grey , with vinous tints on the breast . The inner part of the wings is rusty rufous ; the bill ...
Page 307
... body , in- cluding beak and tail ; and , in swallowing it , it seemed as if the fish encircled their whole body , while during the feasting they set up a peculiar burring sound , in which the whole nest joins , forming a not unmusical ...
... body , in- cluding beak and tail ; and , in swallowing it , it seemed as if the fish encircled their whole body , while during the feasting they set up a peculiar burring sound , in which the whole nest joins , forming a not unmusical ...
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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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