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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... Usual nesting - places . - Prolific breeders € 280 CHAPTER V. KINGFISHERS . Halcyon of the ancients ; what ? —Aldrovandi's figures and de- scriptions . Nest of Halcyon . - Haunts and habits of the King- fisher . - Anecdote . - How far ...
... Usual nesting - places . - Prolific breeders € 280 CHAPTER V. KINGFISHERS . Halcyon of the ancients ; what ? —Aldrovandi's figures and de- scriptions . Nest of Halcyon . - Haunts and habits of the King- fisher . - Anecdote . - How far ...
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... usual great artistic and ornithological ability . One , perhaps several , species , in addition to the parts which usually reflect the most dazzling and glancing hues , has the very under tail - coverts metallic . In most birds ...
... usual great artistic and ornithological ability . One , perhaps several , species , in addition to the parts which usually reflect the most dazzling and glancing hues , has the very under tail - coverts metallic . In most birds ...
Page 38
... usual to have pieces of lath hanging ver- tically and freely suspended from a wire above , in such a way as to allow the entrance and prevent the egress of the birds . These the owner can raise at pleasure . The trap here figured is ...
... usual to have pieces of lath hanging ver- tically and freely suspended from a wire above , in such a way as to allow the entrance and prevent the egress of the birds . These the owner can raise at pleasure . The trap here figured is ...
Page 80
... usual two eggs , as well as change their appearance so completely . It ought to make them extend their laying from the dual to the plural number . This would be a less remarkable change than those which are supposed to have taken place ...
... usual two eggs , as well as change their appearance so completely . It ought to make them extend their laying from the dual to the plural number . This would be a less remarkable change than those which are supposed to have taken place ...
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... usual course of nature is announced as having taken place , it is required that those who make the announce- ment , produce evidence of the appearance of the pro- digy , and the circumstances that attended it . Now the usual course of ...
... usual course of nature is announced as having taken place , it is required that those who make the announce- ment , produce evidence of the appearance of the pro- digy , and the circumstances that attended it . Now the usual course of ...
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