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 119
... colour ; and when in perfection is perhaps as great , if not the greatest curio- sity in the whole fancy of Pigeons ... colour : those with slate - coloured bodies are as pretty as any . Sometimes the arrangement of this colouring is ...
... colour ; and when in perfection is perhaps as great , if not the greatest curio- sity in the whole fancy of Pigeons ... colour : those with slate - coloured bodies are as pretty as any . Sometimes the arrangement of this colouring is ...
Page 161
... colour , with a whitish cere at the base : the head also is slate - colour , continued down the neck and belly , with iridescent hues of green and purple . The back and wings are paler slate - colour , or a sort of French gray . The ...
... colour , with a whitish cere at the base : the head also is slate - colour , continued down the neck and belly , with iridescent hues of green and purple . The back and wings are paler slate - colour , or a sort of French gray . The ...
Page 198
... coloured feathers , with a black stripe towards their extremity ; the two middle feathers are the colour of the body ; the under part of the tail is also ashy grey , but all the feathers are tra- versed by a brown bar . The lower parts ...
... coloured feathers , with a black stripe towards their extremity ; the two middle feathers are the colour of the body ; the under part of the tail is also ashy grey , but all the feathers are tra- versed by a brown bar . The lower parts ...
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