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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... given not for any use , or to serve the performance of any function in the economy of the creatures , but solely for appearance sake , a fact of which they them- selves manifest a consciousness . Innumerable instances of this might be ...
... given not for any use , or to serve the performance of any function in the economy of the creatures , but solely for appearance sake , a fact of which they them- selves manifest a consciousness . Innumerable instances of this might be ...
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... given in a dry state . Half a bushel ( semodius ) of food each day suffices for a hundred and twenty Turtles . Water con- stantly fresh , and as clean as possible , is given in the same vessels as are used for Pigeons and Hens ; and the ...
... given in a dry state . Half a bushel ( semodius ) of food each day suffices for a hundred and twenty Turtles . Water con- stantly fresh , and as clean as possible , is given in the same vessels as are used for Pigeons and Hens ; and the ...
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... given in medical books , be almost as instructive , and quite as useful , as if the writer had the gratification of announcing a practical triumph . It is certain that the publication of the ex- periments in agriculture which have not ...
... given in medical books , be almost as instructive , and quite as useful , as if the writer had the gratification of announcing a practical triumph . It is certain that the publication of the ex- periments in agriculture which have not ...
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