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 390
... seasons . Those we have eaten on the Continent soon after their migration have been decidedly dry . Such countless legions ... season , that , when they are shot , they burst , from their own weight , as they fall on the parched ground ...
... seasons . Those we have eaten on the Continent soon after their migration have been decidedly dry . Such countless legions ... season , that , when they are shot , they burst , from their own weight , as they fall on the parched ground ...
Page 392
... season , the purveyors of dinner - parties would give anything for a new dish to stimulate the cloyed appetite and the jaded eye ; we strongly recommend them to vary the entrées of Quails with various prepara- tions of Sparrows , or any ...
... season , the purveyors of dinner - parties would give anything for a new dish to stimulate the cloyed appetite and the jaded eye ; we strongly recommend them to vary the entrées of Quails with various prepara- tions of Sparrows , or any ...
Page 441
... season . The next year we had no Nightingale's song to listen to , nor have had ever since . " Accidentally , one of my healthy male birds escaped from his cage , and though the season of his song was over , still , more than once , as ...
... season . The next year we had no Nightingale's song to listen to , nor have had ever since . " Accidentally , one of my healthy male birds escaped from his cage , and though the season of his song was over , still , more than once , as ...
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