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 Management |
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In the first place , when any wide departure from the usual course of nature is announced as having taken place , it is required that those who make the announcement , produce evidence of the appearance of the prodigy , and the ...
In the first place , when any wide departure from the usual course of nature is announced as having taken place , it is required that those who make the announcement , produce evidence of the appearance of the prodigy , and the ...
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H . H. The usual food of domestic Pigeons is gray peas , but they will thrive also on wheat , barley , and the smaller pulse and grain . Tares are mostly too dear with us to feed them with . They are fond of the seeds of many wild ...
H . H. The usual food of domestic Pigeons is gray peas , but they will thrive also on wheat , barley , and the smaller pulse and grain . Tares are mostly too dear with us to feed them with . They are fond of the seeds of many wild ...
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During the five years we had him , he seemed to enjoy perfect health , with one short exception — a swelling or hard tumour in the neck , which was cut out , and he resumed his usual condition . “ I fear there was some neglect in the ...
During the five years we had him , he seemed to enjoy perfect health , with one short exception — a swelling or hard tumour in the neck , which was cut out , and he resumed his usual condition . “ I fear there was some neglect in the ...
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| Pealkiri | 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 Management |
| Autor | Edmund Saul Dixon |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1851 |
| Original from | California Ülikool |
| Digitized | 30 nov. 2007 |
| Length | 458 pages |
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