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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... able not merely to shift for themselves , but , in their own rapidly - arriving turn , to rear young for themselves . The details to be hereafter given will show how com- pletely and effectually this great end is carried out with the ...
... able not merely to shift for themselves , but , in their own rapidly - arriving turn , to rear young for themselves . The details to be hereafter given will show how com- pletely and effectually this great end is carried out with the ...
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... able to enter . Within , the walls and roof are plastered over with the thinnest possible coat of mortar , and without also , around the shutters , lest any mouse or lizard should be able to creep up to the lockers ; for no creature is ...
... able to enter . Within , the walls and roof are plastered over with the thinnest possible coat of mortar , and without also , around the shutters , lest any mouse or lizard should be able to creep up to the lockers ; for no creature is ...
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... able to place any such dependence on new - bought Pigeons . Whether they go back to their old home , or whether they simply get strayed and lost , the disap- pointment is the same to him who wishes to retain them . The only safe way to ...
... able to place any such dependence on new - bought Pigeons . Whether they go back to their old home , or whether they simply get strayed and lost , the disap- pointment is the same to him who wishes to retain them . The only safe way to ...
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The Dovecote and the Aviary: Being Sketches of the Natural History of ... Edmund Saul Dixon No preview available - 2018 |
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