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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... the Deity alone do works of supererogation belong : He gives what is needful with a paternal liberality , and then is lavish of his bounty , and bestows ornament and decoration upon his creatures . There can scarcely be a.
... the Deity alone do works of supererogation belong : He gives what is needful with a paternal liberality , and then is lavish of his bounty , and bestows ornament and decoration upon his creatures . There can scarcely be a.
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... give grace to the head , and voices , if not melodious , yet most expressive , which is better far . In form and motion we have everything that is charming and attractive , either in repose or activity . Even in the individuals CHAP . I ...
... give grace to the head , and voices , if not melodious , yet most expressive , which is better far . In form and motion we have everything that is charming and attractive , either in repose or activity . Even in the individuals CHAP . I ...
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... gives in his " British Birds , " might pass for a well - selected specimen of the Blue Rock Dovehouse Pigeon . Fancy Pigeons , as distinguished from the Dovehouse kinds that were reared for the table , seem to have been known from a ...
... gives in his " British Birds , " might pass for a well - selected specimen of the Blue Rock Dovehouse Pigeon . Fancy Pigeons , as distinguished from the Dovehouse kinds that were reared for the table , seem to have been known from a ...
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... gives us reason to suspect , that many of the marvel- lous revelations of second sight , at least , may be ex- plained by supposing the seers to have employed the agency of Carrier Pigeons . " Some say that the victory of Taurosthenes ...
... gives us reason to suspect , that many of the marvel- lous revelations of second sight , at least , may be ex- plained by supposing the seers to have employed the agency of Carrier Pigeons . " Some say that the victory of Taurosthenes ...
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... give oracles . The extensive grove which surrounded Jupiter's temple was endued with the gift of prophecy , and oracles were frequently delivered by the sacred oaks , and the Doves which inhabited the place . " And it is in allusion to ...
... give oracles . The extensive grove which surrounded Jupiter's temple was endued with the gift of prophecy , and oracles were frequently delivered by the sacred oaks , and the Doves which inhabited the place . " And it is in allusion to ...
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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