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 120
... nearly the same as this , that it is unnecessary to quote it . To this race are to be referred the Magpies , Spots , Swallows , & c . of the dealers . In all these the form , size and powers of the bird remain the same ; there are ...
... nearly the same as this , that it is unnecessary to quote it . To this race are to be referred the Magpies , Spots , Swallows , & c . of the dealers . In all these the form , size and powers of the bird remain the same ; there are ...
Page 278
... nearly pulled him to pieces for his pains : but it was vexing to lose them in such a way , as no doubt the pair would have bred . ” * We at first suspected that the birds here described might be , perhaps , one a Guan , and the other a ...
... nearly pulled him to pieces for his pains : but it was vexing to lose them in such a way , as no doubt the pair would have bred . ” * We at first suspected that the birds here described might be , perhaps , one a Guan , and the other a ...
Page 334
... nearly all the night - boom ! ' - ' boom ! ' - in a loud yet pleasant tone . Some Owls that were confined near him also did now and then to the moon complain , on which occasions the Bittern would swell his voice to its utmost power ...
... nearly all the night - boom ! ' - ' boom ! ' - in a loud yet pleasant tone . Some Owls that were confined near him also did now and then to the moon complain , on which occasions the Bittern would swell his voice to its utmost power ...
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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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