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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... . - Anticipated extinc- tion of the Emeu . - Operating causes . - Self - denial of the abori- gines . - Duty of the present Australians to preserve the Emeu . CONTENTS . xiii -Ease with which it may be stalked xii CONTENTS .
... . - Anticipated extinc- tion of the Emeu . - Operating causes . - Self - denial of the abori- gines . - Duty of the present Australians to preserve the Emeu . CONTENTS . xiii -Ease with which it may be stalked xii CONTENTS .
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... tion . Ancient history . - Identical with the Quail of Scripture.- Do not universally migrate . - Welcome feasts afforded by their flight . - Quails in captivity . Their fate in an aviary . - Distinc- tion between Quails and Partridges ...
... tion . Ancient history . - Identical with the Quail of Scripture.- Do not universally migrate . - Welcome feasts afforded by their flight . - Quails in captivity . Their fate in an aviary . - Distinc- tion between Quails and Partridges ...
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... tion of a country by hostile invasion , and the consequent , neglect of its culture , no plantation requires a longer period to restore its previously flourishing condition than the olive grove ; and this tree may therefore have been ...
... tion of a country by hostile invasion , and the consequent , neglect of its culture , no plantation requires a longer period to restore its previously flourishing condition than the olive grove ; and this tree may therefore have been ...
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... tion ; and we can hardly avoid guessing that the feel- ing must be founded on some most ancient tradition current amongst the Sclavonic races . The great modern instance in which the Pigeon has been made the tool of religious imposture ...
... tion ; and we can hardly avoid guessing that the feel- ing must be founded on some most ancient tradition current amongst the Sclavonic races . The great modern instance in which the Pigeon has been made the tool of religious imposture ...
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... tion of receipts rather than a complete treatise , but is always respectfully referred to by other Roman writers on agriculture . We give the original passage as a curious specimen of Latinity , and of a style which would not be allowed ...
... tion of receipts rather than a complete treatise , but is always respectfully referred to by other Roman writers on agriculture . We give the original passage as a curious specimen of Latinity , and of a style which would not be allowed ...
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