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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... hatched , are blind , half naked , weak , and helpless . They are fed , nearly till they are able to provide for themselves , entirely by their parents . The aliment necessary for their feeble organs during their earliest stage , is ...
... hatched , are blind , half naked , weak , and helpless . They are fed , nearly till they are able to provide for themselves , entirely by their parents . The aliment necessary for their feeble organs during their earliest stage , is ...
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... hatched young , likewise , of Pigeons , for the first few days but slight differences between the different breeds are to be observed , -so contrary to what we see in the gallinaceous birds , and in those water birds which are hatched ...
... hatched young , likewise , of Pigeons , for the first few days but slight differences between the different breeds are to be observed , -so contrary to what we see in the gallinaceous birds , and in those water birds which are hatched ...
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... hatched , but that the young lady whom you see at our elbow , in her anxiety to secure a pet for herself by means of a landing - net , frightened off the dam and seven chicks , and only obtained a half - hatched egg . The young one ...
... hatched , but that the young lady whom you see at our elbow , in her anxiety to secure a pet for herself by means of a landing - net , frightened off the dam and seven chicks , and only obtained a half - hatched egg . The young one ...
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