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 78
... experiment , till it is repeated . We demand , therefore , to have the Zoological experiment repeated : let man create ( we hardly dare use the expression ) a truly new species , or race , or breed of Pigeons , quite unlike those now ...
... experiment , till it is repeated . We demand , therefore , to have the Zoological experiment repeated : let man create ( we hardly dare use the expression ) a truly new species , or race , or breed of Pigeons , quite unlike those now ...
Page 131
... EXPERIMENT WITH CARRIERS . 131 man with whom I was well acquainted , who had the organ of Locality largely developed , made his way with ease from a point in Argyleshire to one in In- verness - shire with no other guides than a pocket ...
... EXPERIMENT WITH CARRIERS . 131 man with whom I was well acquainted , who had the organ of Locality largely developed , made his way with ease from a point in Argyleshire to one in In- verness - shire with no other guides than a pocket ...
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... experiment , as the male would then have the strongest inducement to return to his mate . Ac- cordingly he was sent , along with his two young ones , to a friend's near Kelso . That place was well adapted by its situation for the object ...
... experiment , as the male would then have the strongest inducement to return to his mate . Ac- cordingly he was sent , along with his two young ones , to a friend's near Kelso . That place was well adapted by its situation for the object ...
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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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