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 211
... observed it close to the open doors of the huts of the stock - keepers of the interior , who , from its being so constantly before them , regard it with little interest . " The nest is a frail but beautiful structure , formed of the ...
... observed it close to the open doors of the huts of the stock - keepers of the interior , who , from its being so constantly before them , regard it with little interest . " The nest is a frail but beautiful structure , formed of the ...
Page 306
... observed them take their food in the follow- ing manner : attentively watching the approach of their prey , they would suddenly , as if by a paroxysm , close their feathers more tightly to their bodies , and taking a short spring ...
... observed them take their food in the follow- ing manner : attentively watching the approach of their prey , they would suddenly , as if by a paroxysm , close their feathers more tightly to their bodies , and taking a short spring ...
Page 307
... observed in several broods that I have suc- cessively brought up , but all with the like result , occa- sioned no doubt by a wisely - ordained instinct , that each might find its own separate location and dependence . The same ...
... observed in several broods that I have suc- cessively brought up , but all with the like result , occa- sioned no doubt by a wisely - ordained instinct , that each might find its own separate location and dependence . The same ...
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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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