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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... Pigeons , forgets in after days the pleasing anxieties of which they were the source - the occupation for spare half - hours which they never failed CHAP . I. BOY PIGEON - KEEPERS . to afford 2 [ CHAP . I. HABITS OF PIGEONS .
... Pigeons , forgets in after days the pleasing anxieties of which they were the source - the occupation for spare half - hours which they never failed CHAP . I. BOY PIGEON - KEEPERS . to afford 2 [ CHAP . I. HABITS OF PIGEONS .
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... never lay but a single egg , and that only once a year . These , however , are probably much in- debted for their numbers to their hardiness and lon- gevity , as well as to their security from serious perse- cution . The Pigeon , on the ...
... never lay but a single egg , and that only once a year . These , however , are probably much in- debted for their numbers to their hardiness and lon- gevity , as well as to their security from serious perse- cution . The Pigeon , on the ...
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... never before seen any , traditionally , or perhaps instinctively , compre- hended the spirit of peace denoted by the offered branch . In ancient Egypt , on the cessation of war , the troops were required to attend during the performance ...
... never before seen any , traditionally , or perhaps instinctively , compre- hended the spirit of peace denoted by the offered branch . In ancient Egypt , on the cessation of war , the troops were required to attend during the performance ...
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... as to the origin of the fancy kinds . We are quite justified in believing that the blue Rock Pigeon never was more wild than it is at * Pen and Pencil Sketches , vol . ii . p . 273 . present ; and that from its very first joint occupancy.
... as to the origin of the fancy kinds . We are quite justified in believing that the blue Rock Pigeon never was more wild than it is at * Pen and Pencil Sketches , vol . ii . p . 273 . present ; and that from its very first joint occupancy.
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... never yet been met with in the paintings or hieroglyphics . We cannot , how- ever , infer , from our finding no representation or notice of it , that it was rare in any part of the country , since the same would apply to poultry , which ...
... never yet been met with in the paintings or hieroglyphics . We cannot , how- ever , infer , from our finding no representation or notice of it , that it was rare in any part of the country , since the same would apply to poultry , which ...
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