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 122
... seen gentlemen belonging to Her Majesty's army , whose back - thrown head , super - erect carriage , taper waist , and well - padded breast , brought them very much to the model of a gigantic Cropper , and whose counte- nances betrayed ...
... seen gentlemen belonging to Her Majesty's army , whose back - thrown head , super - erect carriage , taper waist , and well - padded breast , brought them very much to the model of a gigantic Cropper , and whose counte- nances betrayed ...
Page 350
... seen these wide- winged birds and their brood wheeling around a Ger- man farm - house . It is quite like the bidding farewell to , or the welcoming of old friends . In autumn , alas ! the Storks are gone ; no more to be seen standing ...
... seen these wide- winged birds and their brood wheeling around a Ger- man farm - house . It is quite like the bidding farewell to , or the welcoming of old friends . In autumn , alas ! the Storks are gone ; no more to be seen standing ...
Page 354
... seen in Albin * , who gives a very good figure : " Two of these birds , " he says , were to be seen ( 1738 ) at the George Tavern at Charing Cross , to which place I went to draw them . Their food was bread , flesh , fruit , & c ...
... seen in Albin * , who gives a very good figure : " Two of these birds , " he says , were to be seen ( 1738 ) at the George Tavern at Charing Cross , to which place I went to draw them . Their food was bread , flesh , fruit , & c ...
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