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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... seasons of the southern hemisphere . -Injudicious proceedings . — Their diet . - Peculiarities of their plumage PAGE 352 CHAPTER X. THE COMMON OR DACTYL - SOUNDING QUAIL . -Call Emblem of mediocrity . - Explanation of specific name ...
... seasons of the southern hemisphere . -Injudicious proceedings . — Their diet . - Peculiarities of their plumage PAGE 352 CHAPTER X. THE COMMON OR DACTYL - SOUNDING QUAIL . -Call Emblem of mediocrity . - Explanation of specific name ...
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... seasons . In the winter , although pains be taken , it is with difficulty made to thrive and yet , because Thrushes are then in greater plenty , the price of Turtles is lower . In the Summer again it most readily fattens , so there is ...
... seasons . In the winter , although pains be taken , it is with difficulty made to thrive and yet , because Thrushes are then in greater plenty , the price of Turtles is lower . In the Summer again it most readily fattens , so there is ...
Page 87
... season , which addled their eggs . When Fantails breed with other Pigeons , in the off- spring sometimes the fan tail entirely disappears , some- times a half fantail remains ; and I am cognisant of a case where , by coupling a true ...
... season , which addled their eggs . When Fantails breed with other Pigeons , in the off- spring sometimes the fan tail entirely disappears , some- times a half fantail remains ; and I am cognisant of a case where , by coupling a true ...
Page 88
... season bred two fine Hybrids between the male Pavo muticus and the common Peahen , apparently a male and a female . They take much after the papa , and the male should be a splendid bird when he gets his full plu- mage . " The same is ...
... season bred two fine Hybrids between the male Pavo muticus and the common Peahen , apparently a male and a female . They take much after the papa , and the male should be a splendid bird when he gets his full plu- mage . " The same is ...
Page 92
... season ( 1849 ) produced twelve young Their heaviness unfits them for being the occu- pants of ordinary dovecotes ; and they are best accom- modated in a low house or nesting - place , raised only a few feet from the ground . Many a ...
... season ( 1849 ) produced twelve young Their heaviness unfits them for being the occu- pants of ordinary dovecotes ; and they are best accom- modated in a low house or nesting - place , raised only a few feet from the ground . Many a ...
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