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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... doubts suggested by the accounts of former ornithologists.- The reader to sum up the evidence . - Scheme of arrangement 70 CHAPTER IV . DOMESTIC PIGEONS . FANTAILS ; their powers . - Effects of crossing . - Accident to one . - Pigeon ...
... doubts suggested by the accounts of former ornithologists.- The reader to sum up the evidence . - Scheme of arrangement 70 CHAPTER IV . DOMESTIC PIGEONS . FANTAILS ; their powers . - Effects of crossing . - Accident to one . - Pigeon ...
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... egg drops out . Indeed , I have found both at the foot of the tree . This is no doubt accidental , and not to be attri- buted to a habit which the bird may be supposed to have of throw- 6 CAPTIVE BIRDS SOMETIMES LESS PROLIFIC . [ CHAP .
... egg drops out . Indeed , I have found both at the foot of the tree . This is no doubt accidental , and not to be attri- buted to a habit which the bird may be supposed to have of throw- 6 CAPTIVE BIRDS SOMETIMES LESS PROLIFIC . [ CHAP .
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... doubt that many of the appendages to the plumage of birds , not to say a word about brilliant colours , are given not for any use , or to serve the performance of any function in the economy of the creatures , but solely for appearance ...
... doubt that many of the appendages to the plumage of birds , not to say a word about brilliant colours , are given not for any use , or to serve the performance of any function in the economy of the creatures , but solely for appearance ...
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... doubt the blue Rock Dove , one of our 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 ...
... doubt the blue Rock Dove , one of our 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 ...
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... doubt that the Turtle- Doves were the Collared Turtles known to us ; being kept in cages , they and young pigeons would always be at hand ; whereas the common European Turtle , a wild and migratory bird , could only be had at certain ...
... doubt that the Turtle- Doves were the Collared Turtles known to us ; being kept in cages , they and young pigeons would always be at hand ; whereas the common European Turtle , a wild and migratory bird , could only be had at certain ...
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