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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... means of evil , by being taken up from base motives and in an unworthy manner ; and , on the other hand , even an indulgence in the Pigeon fancy may be so regulated and conducted as to afford interest and instruction to the young , and ...
... means of evil , by being taken up from base motives and in an unworthy manner ; and , on the other hand , even an indulgence in the Pigeon fancy may be so regulated and conducted as to afford interest and instruction to the young , and ...
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... means apparently so inadequate , and which thus becomes less puzzling to us than the existence of immense flocks of Sea - fowl , of species which never lay but a single egg , and that only once a year . These , however , are probably ...
... means apparently so inadequate , and which thus becomes less puzzling to us than the existence of immense flocks of Sea - fowl , of species which never lay but a single egg , and that only once a year . These , however , are probably ...
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... means of their sooner becoming able not merely to shift for themselves , but , in their own rapidly - arriving turn , to rear young for themselves . The details to be hereafter given will show how com- pletely and effectually this great ...
... means of their sooner becoming able not merely to shift for themselves , but , in their own rapidly - arriving turn , to rear young for themselves . The details to be hereafter given will show how com- pletely and effectually this great ...
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... means of capture : for the way in which Turtle - Doves are thus spoken of , as equivalent to Pigeons , and as if always obtainable , shows plainly , I think , that the for- СНАР . І. ] ANCIENT DOMESTICATION . 13 mer bird 12 [ CHAP . I ...
... means of capture : for the way in which Turtle - Doves are thus spoken of , as equivalent to Pigeons , and as if always obtainable , shows plainly , I think , that the for- СНАР . І. ] ANCIENT DOMESTICATION . 13 mer bird 12 [ CHAP . I ...
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... means of approach to the creatures ' dwelling- place . The Rock Dove , then , had already become domesti- cated , as a Dovehouse Pigeon , in patriarchal times . It seems almost as if the bird had been created with an innate disposition ...
... means of approach to the creatures ' dwelling- place . The Rock Dove , then , had already become domesti- cated , as a Dovehouse Pigeon , in patriarchal times . It seems almost as if the bird had been created with an innate disposition ...
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