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 202
... tree about five feet from the ground , was standing at 132 ° ; on removing it into the sun it rose to 157 ! [ and yet we complain , if we fall in with the cool temperature of 80 ° ] a thermometer , graduated only to 127 ° , was placed ...
... tree about five feet from the ground , was standing at 132 ° ; on removing it into the sun it rose to 157 ! [ and yet we complain , if we fall in with the cool temperature of 80 ° ] a thermometer , graduated only to 127 ° , was placed ...
Page 205
... tree on the Bogan Creek , between the Mac- quarie and the Darling , we heard the note , and I sent my man Frazer to try once more if he could discover what bird it was , when , on looking up into the tree under which we were sitting ...
... tree on the Bogan Creek , between the Mac- quarie and the Darling , we heard the note , and I sent my man Frazer to try once more if he could discover what bird it was , when , on looking up into the tree under which we were sitting ...
Page 304
... trees of the fir tribe , and box , birch and beech were bird ; 13 , Hedge Accentor ; 14 , Redbreast ; 15 , Redstart ; 16 ... Tree Sparrow ; 50 , House Sparrow ; 51 , Greenfinch ; 52 , Hawfinch ; 53 , Goldfinch ; 54 , Siskin ; 55 , Common ...
... trees of the fir tribe , and box , birch and beech were bird ; 13 , Hedge Accentor ; 14 , Redbreast ; 15 , Redstart ; 16 ... Tree Sparrow ; 50 , House Sparrow ; 51 , Greenfinch ; 52 , Hawfinch ; 53 , Goldfinch ; 54 , Siskin ; 55 , Common ...
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ancient animals appear Archangel Pigeons Australian aviary beak beautiful bill Blue Rock bred breed Buffon cage called captivity Carrier Pigeons CHAP chick cock Collared Turtle colour Columba Columba livia Columbida common creatures Curassows curious domestic Pigeons domesticable Dovecotes Dovehouse Pigeons Doves eggs Emeu fanciers Fancy Pigeons Fantail feathers feed feet female flesh flight flock fowls frequently give ground Guans Gulls habits hatched head incubation kind Knowsley less live loft male mate native natural naturalists neck nest never observed pair parents Passenger Pigeon peculiar Peristera Pigeon-house plumage poultry Quail race reared resembles respecting Rock Dove Rock Pigeon Runts season seen shot sometimes soon sort species specimens Stork suppose tail Temminck tion trap Treatise Tumblers Turbit Turkey usual Water Hen wild Willughby wings young birds young Pigeons Zoological