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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... feet proved that the red mud on which it had walked was already freed from the waters ; and to record the event , Noah prayed that the feet of these birds might for ever continue of that colour , which marks them to the present day ...
... feet proved that the red mud on which it had walked was already freed from the waters ; and to record the event , Noah prayed that the feet of these birds might for ever continue of that colour , which marks them to the present day ...
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... feet ; but in desert places they fly away , and do not await the approach of men . " † But it is as letter - carriers that Pigeons have obtained the greatest celebrity among the ancients , and of their services in this capacity we find ...
... feet ; but in desert places they fly away , and do not await the approach of men . " † But it is as letter - carriers that Pigeons have obtained the greatest celebrity among the ancients , and of their services in this capacity we find ...
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... feet into the camp of the Consuls . What service did Anthony derive from his trenches , and his vigilant block- ade , and even from his nets stretched across the river , while the winged messenger was traversing the air ? ” † But the ...
... feet into the camp of the Consuls . What service did Anthony derive from his trenches , and his vigilant block- ade , and even from his nets stretched across the river , while the winged messenger was traversing the air ? ” † But the ...
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... feet , which , however , ought to be carefully laid aside for the culture of the fields and the trees , as ought that of all except the water birds . This bird is not so suitable for fatting in its adult state , as when very young ...
... feet , which , however , ought to be carefully laid aside for the culture of the fields and the trees , as ought that of all except the water birds . This bird is not so suitable for fatting in its adult state , as when very young ...
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... feet distance , making a blind , by a board nailed against the front on each side of every partition , which will make two nests in the extent of every three feet ; and the Pigeons will not be liable to be disturbed , as they will then ...
... feet distance , making a blind , by a board nailed against the front on each side of every partition , which will make two nests in the extent of every three feet ; and the Pigeons will not be liable to be disturbed , as they will then ...
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The Dovecote and the Aviary: Being Sketches of the Natural History of ... Edmund Saul Dixon No preview available - 2018 |
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ancient animals appear Archangel Pigeons Australian aviary beak beautiful better bill Bittern Blue Rock bred breed Bronze-wing cage called captivity Carrier Pigeons CHAP chick cock Collared Turtle colour Columba Columbida common creatures Crested Curassows domestic Pigeons domesticable Dovecotes Dovehouse Pigeons Doves eggs Emeu England fanciers Fancy Pigeons Fantail Fcap feathers feed feet female fish flesh flight fowls Gardens ground Guans Gulls habits hatched head History Knowsley LADY live livia Lord male mate native natural naturalists neck nest never observed pair parents Passenger Pigeon Pigeon-house plumage Portrait Post 8vo poultry Quail race reared remarkable Rock Dove Rock Pigeon Runts season Second Edition seen shot soon sort species specimens Stork tail Temminck Third Edition tion Treatise Tumblers Turbit Turkey Vols Water Hen wild wings Woodcuts young birds young Pigeons Zoological