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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Being Sketches of the Natural History of Pigeons and Other Domestic Birds in a Captive State, with Hints for Their Management Edmund Saul Dixon. THE DOVE COTE AND THE AVIARY : BEING SKETCHES OF THE NATURAL HISTORY OF PIGEONS AND OTHER ...
Being Sketches of the Natural History of Pigeons and Other Domestic Birds in a Captive State, with Hints for Their Management Edmund Saul Dixon. THE DOVE COTE AND THE AVIARY : BEING SKETCHES OF THE NATURAL HISTORY OF PIGEONS AND OTHER ...
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Being Sketches of the Natural History of Pigeons and Other Domestic Birds in a Captive State, with Hints for Their ... Natural instincts . - The Ring Dove . - Mischief done by . — The Turtle Dove . - Peculiarities . — Australian ...
Being Sketches of the Natural History of Pigeons and Other Domestic Birds in a Captive State, with Hints for Their ... Natural instincts . - The Ring Dove . - Mischief done by . — The Turtle Dove . - Peculiarities . — Australian ...
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... Natural dis- position of the bird . - Imported long ago . - Ill success at the Zoological Gardens . - The Cracidæ at Knowsley . -Arboreal habits . Of tender constitution . - Curassows at home . - Tame , not domesticated . Not common in ...
... Natural dis- position of the bird . - Imported long ago . - Ill success at the Zoological Gardens . - The Cracidæ at Knowsley . -Arboreal habits . Of tender constitution . - Curassows at home . - Tame , not domesticated . Not common in ...
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Being Sketches of the Natural History of Pigeons and Other Domestic Birds in a Captive State, with Hints for Their ... Natural perfume . - Voice . - First historial notice . - Erroneous nomen- clature . - Obstinate pugnacity . - A ...
Being Sketches of the Natural History of Pigeons and Other Domestic Birds in a Captive State, with Hints for Their ... Natural perfume . - Voice . - First historial notice . - Erroneous nomen- clature . - Obstinate pugnacity . - A ...
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... natural affections ; to submit to an equal division of the labour of tending the helpless young ; to prefer a settled home to indulgence in capricious wanderings -these are a few out of the many attributes which have conciliated towards ...
... natural affections ; to submit to an equal division of the labour of tending the helpless young ; to prefer a settled home to indulgence in capricious wanderings -these are a few out of the many attributes which have conciliated towards ...
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