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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... distance , without the possibility of their having been guided by smell or sight ; indeed , his whole work is full of delightful illustrations of natural history . Similar facts with regard to other animals and birds must occur to the ...
... distance , without the possibility of their having been guided by smell or sight ; indeed , his whole work is full of delightful illustrations of natural history . Similar facts with regard to other animals and birds must occur to the ...
Page 136
... distance of which must have been over snowy or frozen regions . In modern times , no such distance as 2000 miles has been accomplished by any trained Carrier Pigeon . The merchants and manufacturers of Belgium have done more to test the ...
... distance of which must have been over snowy or frozen regions . In modern times , no such distance as 2000 miles has been accomplished by any trained Carrier Pigeon . The merchants and manufacturers of Belgium have done more to test the ...
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... distance , making it sound as if it came from some bird a long way off , though the creature itself is in a cage at one's elbow . In Wilkin- son's " Manual for Emigrants , " a South Australian night is thus described : - " It was nearly ...
... distance , making it sound as if it came from some bird a long way off , though the creature itself is in a cage at one's elbow . In Wilkin- son's " Manual for Emigrants , " a South Australian night is thus described : - " It was nearly ...
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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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