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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... suppose that its emblematic character did not originate in Greece , but that it dated from a far more remote period ; and the tranquillity and habitable state of the earth were an- nounced to the ark through the same token . " The Arabs ...
... suppose that its emblematic character did not originate in Greece , but that it dated from a far more remote period ; and the tranquillity and habitable state of the earth were an- nounced to the ark through the same token . " The Arabs ...
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... suppose that the taste of the Alexandrian fanciers was more in favour of the smaller kinds , such as the Tumblers , or the Nuns - an old - established race , and no doubt much more ancient than their Christian namesakes . It is commonly ...
... suppose that the taste of the Alexandrian fanciers was more in favour of the smaller kinds , such as the Tumblers , or the Nuns - an old - established race , and no doubt much more ancient than their Christian namesakes . It is commonly ...
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... throw down a moderate supply of peas or barley on their floor , which we suppose to be swept and fresh gravelled with some * Treatise on Domestic Pigeons ( Lond . 1765 ) , pp . 4-6 . degree of regularity . The object of thus feeding them.
... throw down a moderate supply of peas or barley on their floor , which we suppose to be swept and fresh gravelled with some * Treatise on Domestic Pigeons ( Lond . 1765 ) , pp . 4-6 . degree of regularity . The object of thus feeding them.
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... suppose , from a certain fabulous oral tradition of baking a cat , in the time of her salaciousness , with cummin seed , and some other ingredients , as a decoy for your neighbours ' pigeons . " -Treatise , p . 31 . " Some make use of a ...
... suppose , from a certain fabulous oral tradition of baking a cat , in the time of her salaciousness , with cummin seed , and some other ingredients , as a decoy for your neighbours ' pigeons . " -Treatise , p . 31 . " Some make use of a ...
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... suppose by your Dovecote , ' said I , you mean your parish , and by rearing broods of Pigeons , you al- lude to the care you take of the souls of your people , instilling therein the fear of God and obedience to his revealed law , which ...
... suppose by your Dovecote , ' said I , you mean your parish , and by rearing broods of Pigeons , you al- lude to the care you take of the souls of your people , instilling therein the fear of God and obedience to his revealed law , which ...
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