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 148
... breed that weighed two pounds two ounces avoirdupois weight ; and have killed of their young ones which , when on ... BREEDS . 149 148 [ CHAP . IV . RUNTS AND TRUMPETERS .
... breed that weighed two pounds two ounces avoirdupois weight ; and have killed of their young ones which , when on ... BREEDS . 149 148 [ CHAP . IV . RUNTS AND TRUMPETERS .
Page 322
... an account of a Great Black- backed Gull which was in the habit of annually going off in the breeding season , and returning to Canon- During the CHAP . VI.J ATTEMPTS TO BREED . 323 mills for 322 [ CHAP . VI . HIS DIET .
... an account of a Great Black- backed Gull which was in the habit of annually going off in the breeding season , and returning to Canon- During the CHAP . VI.J ATTEMPTS TO BREED . 323 mills for 322 [ CHAP . VI . HIS DIET .
Page 453
... breed of Carrier Pigeons , 127 . APOCRYPHAL ANIMALS , 274 . ARABIAN LEGEND , 11 . ARCHANGEL PIGEONS , 99 . ARISTOTLE ... breed , 127 , 137 ; of Bagdad , 127 ; employment of , 127 ; English breed , 139 ; experiments with , 131 ; organ of ...
... breed of Carrier Pigeons , 127 . APOCRYPHAL ANIMALS , 274 . ARABIAN LEGEND , 11 . ARCHANGEL PIGEONS , 99 . ARISTOTLE ... breed , 127 , 137 ; of Bagdad , 127 ; employment of , 127 ; English breed , 139 ; experiments with , 131 ; organ of ...
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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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