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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... observed ; but in these Humming - birds the flight is so abrupt , and the motions so sharply checked and reversed , very much by the action of the tail , that the metallic feathers are sud- denly seen , like a momentary star , which as ...
... observed ; but in these Humming - birds the flight is so abrupt , and the motions so sharply checked and reversed , very much by the action of the tail , that the metallic feathers are sud- denly seen , like a momentary star , which as ...
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... observation , that Fancy Pigeons are cultivated in great variety . I knew one person in New York , and another in Brooklyn , who had large collections . The Carrier was employed there extensively before the in- troduction of the ...
... observation , that Fancy Pigeons are cultivated in great variety . I knew one person in New York , and another in Brooklyn , who had large collections . The Carrier was employed there extensively before the in- troduction of the ...
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... observe , was always abundant in Egypt ; for no instance occurs in the sculptures of fowls or pigeons among the stock of the farm - yard , though geese are repeatedly introduced , and numbered in the presence of the stewards ...
... observe , was always abundant in Egypt ; for no instance occurs in the sculptures of fowls or pigeons among the stock of the farm - yard , though geese are repeatedly introduced , and numbered in the presence of the stewards ...
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... every respect . 66 Varro writes , It may be observed , that the habit of Pigeons is to return to their home , because many per- † Anecdotes of Animals , Book iii . 15 . * Lib . x . 53 . sons throw them off from their lap in the ( c 2.
... every respect . 66 Varro writes , It may be observed , that the habit of Pigeons is to return to their home , because many per- † Anecdotes of Animals , Book iii . 15 . * Lib . x . 53 . sons throw them off from their lap in the ( c 2.
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... observe Pigeons offered for sale , so exceedingly like those you had a little while ago , that you are struck with admiration at the certainty and perfection at which the art of breeding has been brought of late years . But Pigeons must ...
... observe Pigeons offered for sale , so exceedingly like those you had a little while ago , that you are struck with admiration at the certainty and perfection at which the art of breeding has been brought of late years . But Pigeons must ...
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