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 11
... respecting the Dove or Pigeon . The first time it returned with the olive - branch , but without any indication of the state of the earth itself ; but on its second visit to the ark , the red appearance of its feet proved that the red ...
... respecting the Dove or Pigeon . The first time it returned with the olive - branch , but without any indication of the state of the earth itself ; but on its second visit to the ark , the red appearance of its feet proved that the red ...
Page 84
... respecting which they confessedly relied upon other and less acute per- sons , and which they really had not time and leisure , amidst their many herculean tasks , to investigate for themselves . Temminck at least indicates , by many ex ...
... respecting which they confessedly relied upon other and less acute per- sons , and which they really had not time and leisure , amidst their many herculean tasks , to investigate for themselves . Temminck at least indicates , by many ex ...
Page 169
... respecting the sinfulness of shooting . The remembrance that her friend and pro- tector once made a successful hit at a Pigeon - match , will not then make her less confide in or respect him But there is betting at Pigeon - matches ! -so.
... respecting the sinfulness of shooting . The remembrance that her friend and pro- tector once made a successful hit at a Pigeon - match , will not then make her less confide in or respect him But there is betting at Pigeon - matches ! -so.
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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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