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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... known from a very early epoch . It may be believed that we hear less of the different sorts then cultivated and most in favour , in consequence of the merits of all the others being so much thrown into the shade by the superior value ...
... known from a very early epoch . It may be believed that we hear less of the different sorts then cultivated and most in favour , in consequence of the merits of all the others being so much thrown into the shade by the superior value ...
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... known to alight on the grey battlements of King's College , Cambridge , mis- taking them for the pinnacles of hoary rocks ; and so the Rock Dove , or blue Dovehouse Pigeon , for these are identical , may be known from the Stock - dove ...
... known to alight on the grey battlements of King's College , Cambridge , mis- taking them for the pinnacles of hoary rocks ; and so the Rock Dove , or blue Dovehouse Pigeon , for these are identical , may be known from the Stock - dove ...
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... known world ; they will only deliver a note from any part of the world known to them . To avail one's self of the services of Carrier Pigeons , birds must first have been sent to the place from which intelligence is desired so that in ...
... known world ; they will only deliver a note from any part of the world known to them . To avail one's self of the services of Carrier Pigeons , birds must first have been sent to the place from which intelligence is desired so that in ...
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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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