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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... female might have been ; but in the existing wise arrangement there is no waste , either of time or energetic force ; the coupling of a single male with a single female proves to be an economical plan , instead of the reverse , as those ...
... female might have been ; but in the existing wise arrangement there is no waste , either of time or energetic force ; the coupling of a single male with a single female proves to be an economical plan , instead of the reverse , as those ...
Page 52
... females . Nothing is more prolific than Pigeons , so that in forty days they conceive , and lay , and incubate , and rear . And they do this nearly the whole year : they only make an interval from winter to the vernal equinox . Two ...
... females . Nothing is more prolific than Pigeons , so that in forty days they conceive , and lay , and incubate , and rear . And they do this nearly the whole year : they only make an interval from winter to the vernal equinox . Two ...
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... female , an excellent provider of pie materials , till he succeeded in educating a hen Barb to be a steady wife and mother . It quite put us in mind of those discreet old gentlemen who send their young brides to school before they marry ...
... female , an excellent provider of pie materials , till he succeeded in educating a hen Barb to be a steady wife and mother . It quite put us in mind of those discreet old gentlemen who send their young brides to school before they marry ...
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... females , the supernumerary hens will pair with each other , and set up an establish- ment for themselves ; if the males are in excess they will make an excursive tour in search of a mate , and either remain with her at her residence ...
... females , the supernumerary hens will pair with each other , and set up an establish- ment for themselves ; if the males are in excess they will make an excursive tour in search of a mate , and either remain with her at her residence ...
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... female brings forth two eggs , the first of which always pro- duces a male , the second a female . " * This point I have not verified , but it is very likely . Elian , like others who do not strictly adhere to truth , is often doubted ...
... female brings forth two eggs , the first of which always pro- duces a male , the second a female . " * This point I have not verified , but it is very likely . Elian , like others who do not strictly adhere to truth , is often doubted ...
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