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 303
... natural instinct of plunging after its prey , till it has attained its full strength . We have good reason to believe that the very efficient Secretary of the Zoological Society ( to whose judicious exertions both the Society itself and ...
... natural instinct of plunging after its prey , till it has attained its full strength . We have good reason to believe that the very efficient Secretary of the Zoological Society ( to whose judicious exertions both the Society itself and ...
Page 305
... natural instincts . " Of the class Sylviadæ , those which I had were for the most part brought up by my children from the nest , so that we had opportunities for watching their natural propensities , untaught by the parent birds . King ...
... natural instincts . " Of the class Sylviadæ , those which I had were for the most part brought up by my children from the nest , so that we had opportunities for watching their natural propensities , untaught by the parent birds . King ...
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... Natural dispo- sition . Its claims on our patronage . - Natural perfume . - Voice . - First his- torical notice . - Erroneous nomenclature . - Obstinate pugnacity . - A parallel.- Diet . - Weight . - Plumage . - Increase . ONE great ...
... Natural dispo- sition . Its claims on our patronage . - Natural perfume . - Voice . - First his- torical notice . - Erroneous nomenclature . - Obstinate pugnacity . - A parallel.- Diet . - Weight . - Plumage . - Increase . ONE great ...
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