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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... called ' A'dam ' in Turkish . " + The learned Bochart correctly remarks , that the Holy Scriptures rarely mention the clean birds , with the sole exception of Doves and Pigeons , respecting which more particulars are to be found than of ...
... called ' A'dam ' in Turkish . " + The learned Bochart correctly remarks , that the Holy Scriptures rarely mention the clean birds , with the sole exception of Doves and Pigeons , respecting which more particulars are to be found than of ...
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... called , the luxurious process of fatting can be car- ried on ; for if any birds happen to be sterile , or of a bad colour , they are crammed in the same way as Hens . " + Pliny also records the prevalence of a Pigeon mania amongst the ...
... called , the luxurious process of fatting can be car- ried on ; for if any birds happen to be sterile , or of a bad colour , they are crammed in the same way as Hens . " + Pliny also records the prevalence of a Pigeon mania amongst the ...
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... called tinunculus , or Kestrel , should be kept with them ; for it defends them , and frightens Hawks by a natural power to such a degree that they avoid the sight and sound of it . On this account , Pigeons regard them with especial ...
... called tinunculus , or Kestrel , should be kept with them ; for it defends them , and frightens Hawks by a natural power to such a degree that they avoid the sight and sound of it . On this account , Pigeons regard them with especial ...
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... called by the country people tinunculus : the young of this bird are shut up in earthen vessels , one in each , and closed in alive ; the vessels are smeared with plaster , and suspended in the corners of the pigeon- house , by which ...
... called by the country people tinunculus : the young of this bird are shut up in earthen vessels , one in each , and closed in alive ; the vessels are smeared with plaster , and suspended in the corners of the pigeon- house , by which ...
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... called " the bolt . B , the little swinging doors on the inner end . C , the string which pulls up the outer door . be said of Pigeon - lockers , as of governments. Trap of Pigeon - loft . Pigeon - Chick , a day old .
... called " the bolt . B , the little swinging doors on the inner end . C , the string which pulls up the outer door . be said of Pigeon - lockers , as of governments. Trap of Pigeon - loft . Pigeon - Chick , a day old .
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