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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... nearly so abundant , the closest approach to them among gallinaceous birds being per- haps made by the Quail . But a due attention to the growth , mode of rearing , and subsequent proceedings , of the young Pigeons go far to explain how ...
... nearly so abundant , the closest approach to them among gallinaceous birds being per- haps made by the Quail . But a due attention to the growth , mode of rearing , and subsequent proceedings , of the young Pigeons go far to explain how ...
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... nearly till they are able to provide for themselves , entirely by their parents . The aliment necessary for their feeble organs during their earliest stage , is elaborated in the crop of the old birds just before hatching ; they ad ...
... nearly till they are able to provide for themselves , entirely by their parents . The aliment necessary for their feeble organs during their earliest stage , is elaborated in the crop of the old birds just before hatching ; they ad ...
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... nearly like a natural cavern as possible . A few pairs of Rock Doves once settled here in lockers hewn in the rock itself , would indeed feel themselves at home ; and if an elevated spot were selected , their out - door proceedings ...
... nearly like a natural cavern as possible . A few pairs of Rock Doves once settled here in lockers hewn in the rock itself , would indeed feel themselves at home ; and if an elevated spot were selected , their out - door proceedings ...
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... nearly obsolete . It is certain that Dovehouse Pigeons were kept for use and profit at an early period of English History . In Degge's " Parson's Counsellor , " Ellis's edition , p . 314 , we find that " there was a canon made by Robert ...
... nearly obsolete . It is certain that Dovehouse Pigeons were kept for use and profit at an early period of English History . In Degge's " Parson's Counsellor , " Ellis's edition , p . 314 , we find that " there was a canon made by Robert ...
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... nearly the whole year : they only make an interval from winter to the vernal equinox . Two young ones are hatched , which , as soon as they have attained their growth and strength , begin to lay in company with their parents . " * The ...
... nearly the whole year : they only make an interval from winter to the vernal equinox . Two young ones are hatched , which , as soon as they have attained their growth and strength , begin to lay in company with their parents . " * The ...
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