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 105
... neck to the shoulders of the wings , which forms a kind of hood , something like a friar's , from whence it takes the name of Jaco- bine ; the fathers of that order wearing hoods to cover their baldness . Therefore the upper part of ...
... neck to the shoulders of the wings , which forms a kind of hood , something like a friar's , from whence it takes the name of Jaco- bine ; the fathers of that order wearing hoods to cover their baldness . Therefore the upper part of ...
Page 190
... neck , and the white tips to the tail feathers , are the most ornamental points of it . In the spots on the neck trifling variations occur , which may safely be referred to age . In Shropshire , this bird is believed to be found nowhere ...
... neck , and the white tips to the tail feathers , are the most ornamental points of it . In the spots on the neck trifling variations occur , which may safely be referred to age . In Shropshire , this bird is believed to be found nowhere ...
Page 434
... neck . Fore part of neck fawn colour , down to its junction with the body , where it is terminated by a CHAP . XIII . ] PLUMAGE AND INCREASE . 435. Gosling of Sandwich Bernicle . 434 [ CHAP . XIII . DIET , WEIGHT .
... neck . Fore part of neck fawn colour , down to its junction with the body , where it is terminated by a CHAP . XIII . ] PLUMAGE AND INCREASE . 435. Gosling of Sandwich Bernicle . 434 [ CHAP . XIII . DIET , WEIGHT .
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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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