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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... taken up from base motives and in an unworthy manner ; and , on the other hand , even an indulgence in the Pigeon fancy may be so regulated and conducted as to afford interest and instruction to the young , and a healthy relaxation and ...
... taken up from base motives and in an unworthy manner ; and , on the other hand , even an indulgence in the Pigeon fancy may be so regulated and conducted as to afford interest and instruction to the young , and a healthy relaxation and ...
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... taken two from the same nest , and reared them . A curious change of habits has taken place in England in those Pigeons which I presented to the Earl of Derby in 1830 , that nobleman having assured me that ever since they began breeding ...
... taken two from the same nest , and reared them . A curious change of habits has taken place in England in those Pigeons which I presented to the Earl of Derby in 1830 , that nobleman having assured me that ever since they began breeding ...
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... taken to the rocks , and quite assumed the habits of the wild Rock Dove of our own island . In India , exactly the same half - wild disposition is similarly manifested . Some of the details of Captain Mundy's description of the Black ...
... taken to the rocks , and quite assumed the habits of the wild Rock Dove of our own island . In India , exactly the same half - wild disposition is similarly manifested . Some of the details of Captain Mundy's description of the Black ...
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... taken place in this respect . The beautiful wood - cut of the Columba livia , which Mr. Yarrell gives in his " British Birds , " might pass for a well - selected specimen of the Blue Rock Dovehouse Pigeon . Fancy Pigeons , as ...
... taken place in this respect . The beautiful wood - cut of the Columba livia , which Mr. Yarrell gives in his " British Birds , " might pass for a well - selected specimen of the Blue Rock Dovehouse Pigeon . Fancy Pigeons , as ...
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... taken for granted that the Pigeon Fancy is a modern taste ; but it is clear , from many passages in the classics , that a number of different sorts were cultivated by the ancients , though we have fewer * Ancient Egyptians , vol . iii ...
... taken for granted that the Pigeon Fancy is a modern taste ; but it is clear , from many passages in the classics , that a number of different sorts were cultivated by the ancients , though we have fewer * Ancient Egyptians , vol . iii ...
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