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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... common in S. America . - M . Ameshoff's festin d'Heliogabale . - Eggs . PAGE 223 CHAPTER II . THE CRACIDE - PENELOPES ( COMMONLY GUANS ) . Difficulty of discriminating the species . - State in which the young are hatched . — Easily ...
... common in S. America . - M . Ameshoff's festin d'Heliogabale . - Eggs . PAGE 223 CHAPTER II . THE CRACIDE - PENELOPES ( COMMONLY GUANS ) . Difficulty of discriminating the species . - State in which the young are hatched . — Easily ...
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... Common Crane . The Stanley Crane . - The Spoonbill . - The Common Heron . Dr. Neill's Heron . - His proceedings , and attempts to breed . Unfortunate end CHAPTER VII . PAGE . 313 THE BITTERN . Its temper . Voice . - Nesting habits and ...
... Common Crane . The Stanley Crane . - The Spoonbill . - The Common Heron . Dr. Neill's Heron . - His proceedings , and attempts to breed . Unfortunate end CHAPTER VII . PAGE . 313 THE BITTERN . Its temper . Voice . - Nesting habits and ...
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... COMMON OR DACTYL - SOUNDING QUAIL . -Call Emblem of mediocrity . - Explanation of specific name.- note . Their migrations . - Immense multitudes . - Their destruc- tion . Ancient history . - Identical with the Quail of Scripture.- Do ...
... COMMON OR DACTYL - SOUNDING QUAIL . -Call Emblem of mediocrity . - Explanation of specific name.- note . Their migrations . - Immense multitudes . - Their destruc- tion . Ancient history . - Identical with the Quail of Scripture.- Do ...
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... common Dovehouse Pigeons * . The olive - branch , say Biblical notes , probably from some obscure rumour of this event , has generally been the emblem of peace ; but , what is curious , we hear that in countries where scarcely the ...
... common Dovehouse Pigeons * . The olive - branch , say Biblical notes , probably from some obscure rumour of this event , has generally been the emblem of peace ; but , what is curious , we hear that in countries where scarcely the ...
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... common European Turtle , a wild and migratory bird , could only be had at certain sea- sons , and even then only according to the chance suc- cess of the fowler , fire - arms not yet affording a sure means of capture : for the way in ...
... common European Turtle , a wild and migratory bird , could only be had at certain sea- sons , and even then only according to the chance suc- cess of the fowler , fire - arms not yet affording a sure means of capture : for the way in ...
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