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 141
... appear disunited from each other throughout their entire plumage , and not the least con- nected , as is common with all other Pigeons , where they form a smooth close feather . " The birds most nearly approaching to these in plumage ...
... appear disunited from each other throughout their entire plumage , and not the least con- nected , as is common with all other Pigeons , where they form a smooth close feather . " The birds most nearly approaching to these in plumage ...
Page 273
... appear very averse to go under their nurse ; even when put under they quickly emerge , and generally try to get on her back ; but a perch , even only a few inches from the ground , is their great object . They appear to be ( to coin a ...
... appear very averse to go under their nurse ; even when put under they quickly emerge , and generally try to get on her back ; but a perch , even only a few inches from the ground , is their great object . They appear to be ( to coin a ...
Page 359
... appear- ance of such large quadrupeds as bullocks and horses . did not scare the Emeu or Kangaroo ; but that , on the contrary , when they would have run at the first appear- ance of their enemy , man , when advancing singly , they ...
... appear- ance of such large quadrupeds as bullocks and horses . did not scare the Emeu or Kangaroo ; but that , on the contrary , when they would have run at the first appear- ance of their enemy , man , when advancing singly , they ...
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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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