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 102
... head being , as it were , covered with a veil . " Her body is all white ; her head , tail , and six of her flight feathers ought to be entirely either black , red , or yellow , viz . , if her head be black , her tail and flight should ...
... head being , as it were , covered with a veil . " Her body is all white ; her head , tail , and six of her flight feathers ought to be entirely either black , red , or yellow , viz . , if her head be black , her tail and flight should ...
Page 103
... head , or nape of the neck , certain feathers re- flected upward encompass the head behind , almost after the fashion of a Monk's hood , when he puts it back to uncover his head . These are called Cyprus Pigeons by Aldrovand , and there ...
... head , or nape of the neck , certain feathers re- flected upward encompass the head behind , almost after the fashion of a Monk's hood , when he puts it back to uncover his head . These are called Cyprus Pigeons by Aldrovand , and there ...
Page 119
... head much re- sembles that of the Turbit and the Jacobine . Their name is derived from their having usually the head , tail , and flight feathers white , and the rest of the body of some uniform colour : those with slate - coloured ...
... head much re- sembles that of the Turbit and the Jacobine . Their name is derived from their having usually the head , tail , and flight feathers white , and the rest of the body of some uniform colour : those with slate - coloured ...
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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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