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 67
... bill - the very thing . they want , in order to live by suction on the milky ali- ment secreted by the parent birds . The bill of a young Pigeon is a ridiculously prominent feature , a laughable caricature of what we might suppose a bill ...
... bill - the very thing . they want , in order to live by suction on the milky ali- ment secreted by the parent birds . The bill of a young Pigeon is a ridiculously prominent feature , a laughable caricature of what we might suppose a bill ...
Page 343
... bill , which put one in mind of the antennal language of Bees . A clattering of the two mandibles of the bill is used as a more distant signal . The politeness of the husband to the wife , during their joint residence with us , was ...
... bill , which put one in mind of the antennal language of Bees . A clattering of the two mandibles of the bill is used as a more distant signal . The politeness of the husband to the wife , during their joint residence with us , was ...
Page 449
... bill for it , and ha ' the bill reseated ; be sure , bor , yow take care o ' that . " Next da ' , up come the Police , kind o ' smilin ' . " I ' a got a hare for ye , " ses I. " How much is it , bor ? ' ses he . “ Two shillins , " ses I ...
... bill for it , and ha ' the bill reseated ; be sure , bor , yow take care o ' that . " Next da ' , up come the Police , kind o ' smilin ' . " I ' a got a hare for ye , " ses I. " How much is it , bor ? ' ses he . “ Two shillins , " ses I ...
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