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 83
... kind , with bristly , that is feathered feet , which , while it is flying , and while it is cooing , swells out its crop into an immense tumour ; the larger they display it in their flight , the better bred they are pro- nounced to be ...
... kind , with bristly , that is feathered feet , which , while it is flying , and while it is cooing , swells out its crop into an immense tumour ; the larger they display it in their flight , the better bred they are pro- nounced to be ...
Page 152
... kind of Pigeons is more quiet ; and , contented with the food given it at home , it accustoms itself to feed within the limits of the gate . This kind is of a white colour principally , but the country sort is without white or va ...
... kind of Pigeons is more quiet ; and , contented with the food given it at home , it accustoms itself to feed within the limits of the gate . This kind is of a white colour principally , but the country sort is without white or va ...
Page 184
... kind , under the name of White Persian Doves , and believe them to be specifically distinct , and of considerable ornithological interest . The black collar is entirely obliterated : in the White Turkey , it should be remembered , the ...
... kind , under the name of White Persian Doves , and believe them to be specifically distinct , and of considerable ornithological interest . The black collar is entirely obliterated : in the White Turkey , it should be remembered , the ...
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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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