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 93
... Pair - Owl Cock , mated with Turbit Hen Pair of Collared Turtles Another pair of Leghorn Runts do . 1 9 1 124 1 11 / 1 7 0 13 • 3 7 66 The contrast of weight is remarkable : but the.
... Pair - Owl Cock , mated with Turbit Hen Pair of Collared Turtles Another pair of Leghorn Runts do . 1 9 1 124 1 11 / 1 7 0 13 • 3 7 66 The contrast of weight is remarkable : but the.
Page 214
... pair have , as I am told by Mr. Mitchell , bred this last season three different times , and , as I think , they have reared young . In my own Menagerie , where I have two pairs of these birds , both have made nests and laid , but only one ...
... pair have , as I am told by Mr. Mitchell , bred this last season three different times , and , as I think , they have reared young . In my own Menagerie , where I have two pairs of these birds , both have made nests and laid , but only one ...
Page 341
... pair is kept . Solitary individuals , though they do not seem to pine , still require a companion to draw out the full manifestation of their habits . My own pair , so long as I had the two , afforded much more interesting amuse- ment ...
... pair is kept . Solitary individuals , though they do not seem to pine , still require a companion to draw out the full manifestation of their habits . My own pair , so long as I had the two , afforded much more interesting amuse- ment ...
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