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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... habits from Fancy Pigeons .-- Characteristic plumage.— Productiveness . - Quality of flesh . - Dovehouse Pigeon . — Indian Rock Pigeon . Mr. Blyth's account . - Columba affinis . - Question of distinctness . — Pigeon matches . - Apology ...
... habits from Fancy Pigeons .-- Characteristic plumage.— Productiveness . - Quality of flesh . - Dovehouse Pigeon . — Indian Rock Pigeon . Mr. Blyth's account . - Columba affinis . - Question of distinctness . — Pigeon matches . - Apology ...
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... habits . Of tender constitution . - Curassows at home . - Tame , not domesticated . Not common in S. America . - M ... habits and diet . Our own mishaps . - Troublesome tameness of the birds . -Tricks and dangers . - Impudence and ...
... habits . Of tender constitution . - Curassows at home . - Tame , not domesticated . Not common in S. America . - M ... habits and diet . Our own mishaps . - Troublesome tameness of the birds . -Tricks and dangers . - Impudence and ...
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... habits of the King- fisher . - Anecdote . - How far destructive to fish . - To procure young birds . To rear and feed them . - Captive Kingfishers . -Mr . Rayner's aviary . - Diet and habits of Kingfishers there . -Mode of eating ...
... habits of the King- fisher . - Anecdote . - How far destructive to fish . - To procure young birds . To rear and feed them . - Captive Kingfishers . -Mr . Rayner's aviary . - Diet and habits of Kingfishers there . -Mode of eating ...
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... habits and haunts . - The Marram banks . The district which they skirt . - The Bittern , its home . -Money value . - Mr . Jecks's Bittern . - Its manners in captivity 325 CHAPTER VIII . THE WHITE STORK . A model of virtue .-- Ancient ...
... habits and haunts . - The Marram banks . The district which they skirt . - The Bittern , its home . -Money value . - Mr . Jecks's Bittern . - Its manners in captivity 325 CHAPTER VIII . THE WHITE STORK . A model of virtue .-- Ancient ...
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... Habits and propagation of the Emeu . - The Emeus at Knowsley . - Follow the seasons of the southern hemisphere . -Injudicious proceedings . — Their diet . - Peculiarities of their plumage PAGE 352 CHAPTER X. THE COMMON OR DACTYL ...
... Habits and propagation of the Emeu . - The Emeus at Knowsley . - Follow the seasons of the southern hemisphere . -Injudicious proceedings . — Their diet . - Peculiarities of their plumage PAGE 352 CHAPTER X. THE COMMON OR DACTYL ...
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