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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Page vii
... young . - New - hatched squabs . - The pigeon - loft . -The trap . - Nesting - places . - Food and luxuries ... Young birds . Differences among the eggs and the very young . - Providential adaptations • PAGE 1 34 CHAPTER III ...
... young . - New - hatched squabs . - The pigeon - loft . -The trap . - Nesting - places . - Food and luxuries ... Young birds . Differences among the eggs and the very young . - Providential adaptations • PAGE 1 34 CHAPTER III ...
Page viii
... young . - Rapid growth . - Barbs . - Tumblers . - Their performance in the air . - Feats of wing . - The Almond . - Pecu- liarity of form . - Learning to tumble . - Baldpates . — Helmets.— Powters and Croppers . - Their carriage ...
... young . - Rapid growth . - Barbs . - Tumblers . - Their performance in the air . - Feats of wing . - The Almond . - Pecu- liarity of form . - Learning to tumble . - Baldpates . — Helmets.— Powters and Croppers . - Their carriage ...
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... young are hatched . — Easily tamed . - Produce few young in a tame state . — Mode of distinguishing species . — Organ of voice . -Its efficiency . - The Cracidæ as poultry . - Mr . Bennett's and Mr. Martin's hopes . - Cause of failure ...
... young are hatched . — Easily tamed . - Produce few young in a tame state . — Mode of distinguishing species . — Organ of voice . -Its efficiency . - The Cracidæ as poultry . - Mr . Bennett's and Mr. Martin's hopes . - Cause of failure ...
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... young . Rare water - rail.- Aldrovandi's uncertainty.- Versa- tility of Water Hens . - Modes of escape . - Water Hens in St. James's Park . - Water Hens about country houses . - Odd noises . -Activity of the young . - Usual nesting ...
... young . Rare water - rail.- Aldrovandi's uncertainty.- Versa- tility of Water Hens . - Modes of escape . - Water Hens in St. James's Park . - Water Hens about country houses . - Odd noises . -Activity of the young . - Usual nesting ...
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... their appetite merely . The Columbida are amorous , beseeching , full of affectionate attachment , quarrelling solely in defence of their mates or their young , content to subsist on fruits B and grain , or tender herbs . Force , vanity.
... their appetite merely . The Columbida are amorous , beseeching , full of affectionate attachment , quarrelling solely in defence of their mates or their young , content to subsist on fruits B and grain , or tender herbs . Force , vanity.
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