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 78
... experiment , till it is repeated . We demand , therefore , to have the Zoological experiment repeated : let man create ( we hardly dare use the expression ) a truly new species , or race , or breed of Pigeons , quite unlike those now ...
... experiment , till it is repeated . We demand , therefore , to have the Zoological experiment repeated : let man create ( we hardly dare use the expression ) a truly new species , or race , or breed of Pigeons , quite unlike those now ...
Page 205
... creature . Everything must be tested , both singly and in combination , or by inter - breeding . What zoology will still want , after her list of forms is complete , is experiment upon experiment with each available species.
... creature . Everything must be tested , both singly and in combination , or by inter - breeding . What zoology will still want , after her list of forms is complete , is experiment upon experiment with each available species.
Page 206
... experiment upon experiment with each available species . The Harlequin Bronze - wing derives its name proba- bly as much from the black mask with which its face is covered , as from the gay colours with which other parts of its person ...
... experiment upon experiment with each available species . The Harlequin Bronze - wing derives its name proba- bly as much from the black mask with which its face is covered , as from the gay colours with which other parts of its person ...
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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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