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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... able not merely to shift for themselves , but , in their own rapidly - arriving turn , to rear young for themselves . The details to be hereafter given will show how com- pletely and effectually this great end is carried out with the ...
... able not merely to shift for themselves , but , in their own rapidly - arriving turn , to rear young for themselves . The details to be hereafter given will show how com- pletely and effectually this great end is carried out with the ...
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... able to bring a lamb , then he shall bring for his trespass , which he hath com- mitted , two turtledoves , or two young pigeons , unto the Lord . " Similar mention of the Pigeon and the Turtle- Dove is made at xii . 6 ; xiv . 22 ; xv ...
... able to bring a lamb , then he shall bring for his trespass , which he hath com- mitted , two turtledoves , or two young pigeons , unto the Lord . " Similar mention of the Pigeon and the Turtle- Dove is made at xii . 6 ; xiv . 22 ; xv ...
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... able writer in the " Edinburgh Review " considers the story to be a simple misinter- pretation consequent upon putting a literal construction upon an imperfect pictorial representation : - " The great teachers of the Church had been ...
... able writer in the " Edinburgh Review " considers the story to be a simple misinter- pretation consequent upon putting a literal construction upon an imperfect pictorial representation : - " The great teachers of the Church had been ...
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... not have widely differed from those of the present day . Many of those birds which are most tame- able , and show the greatest inclination for human so- CHAP . I. ] AND FATTING - PLACES . 27 26 [ CHAP . I. ANCIENT PIGEON - HOUSES.
... not have widely differed from those of the present day . Many of those birds which are most tame- able , and show the greatest inclination for human so- CHAP . I. ] AND FATTING - PLACES . 27 26 [ CHAP . I. ANCIENT PIGEON - HOUSES.
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... able to make it into pellets , give it out of water , mix the food . " * A charming scrap of evidence of the favour which these birds enjoyed as ornamental pets amongst the ancients , is seen in the famous mosaic in the Hall of the Vase ...
... able to make it into pellets , give it out of water , mix the food . " * A charming scrap of evidence of the favour which these birds enjoyed as ornamental pets amongst the ancients , is seen in the famous mosaic in the Hall of the Vase ...
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