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 191
... species of the family which is capable of domestication . Twenty - one species are already described by Mr. Gould in Australia alone , and it is not too much to say that not one of them has yet had a trial for a few ( of their ) ...
... species of the family which is capable of domestication . Twenty - one species are already described by Mr. Gould in Australia alone , and it is not too much to say that not one of them has yet had a trial for a few ( of their ) ...
Page 379
... species of Quail that migrates in multitudes ; indeed we have not any satisfactory account that any other species of Quail is migratory . Aristotle mentions the habit ; and Pliny states they sometimes alight on vessels in the ...
... species of Quail that migrates in multitudes ; indeed we have not any satisfactory account that any other species of Quail is migratory . Aristotle mentions the habit ; and Pliny states they sometimes alight on vessels in the ...
Page 384
... species is that wherein the outer quill feather is the longest . I have found this character invariable in all the species ; always coinciding with other differences less easy to seize : in short , in con- nection with the manner of ...
... species is that wherein the outer quill feather is the longest . I have found this character invariable in all the species ; always coinciding with other differences less easy to seize : in short , in con- nection with the manner of ...
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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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