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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 43
Page 118
... short confinement . The young Tumbler , as soon as it has gained sufficient strength of wing , finds out by some ... short , the Treatise sums up all with an enthusiasm which distances criticism and overwhelms cavil . " The Almond ...
... short confinement . The young Tumbler , as soon as it has gained sufficient strength of wing , finds out by some ... short , the Treatise sums up all with an enthusiasm which distances criticism and overwhelms cavil . " The Almond ...
Page 133
... short stages ; and even should the bird know the road , it cannot travel in foggy weather . 66 Among these animals , as among men , some are more easily taught than others , and the fanciers distinguish the best birds by the height and ...
... short stages ; and even should the bird know the road , it cannot travel in foggy weather . 66 Among these animals , as among men , some are more easily taught than others , and the fanciers distinguish the best birds by the height and ...
Page 147
... short in the back ; he carries his tail , when he walks , somewhat turned up , like a Duck's ; but when he plays , he tucks it down ; his neck is longer than any other Pigeon's , which he carries bending , like a Goose or a Swan ...
... short in the back ; he carries his tail , when he walks , somewhat turned up , like a Duck's ; but when he plays , he tucks it down ; his neck is longer than any other Pigeon's , which he carries bending , like a Goose or a Swan ...
Other editions - View all
The Dovecote and the Aviary: Being Sketches of the Natural History of ... Edmund Saul Dixon No preview available - 2018 |
Common terms and phrases
ancient animals appear Archangel Pigeons Australian aviary beak beautiful bill birds Bittern Blue Rock bred breed Buffon cage called captivity Carrier Pigeons Chaonia CHAP chick cock Collared Turtle colour Columba Columbida common creatures Curassows curious domestic Pigeons domesticable Dovecotes Dovehouse Pigeon Doves eggs Emeu England fanciers Fancy Pigeons Fantail feathers feed feet female fish flesh flight flocks fowls frequently garden give ground Guans Gulls habits hatched head Heron kind Kingfishers Knowsley legs less living male mate native natural naturalists neck nest never observed Ortolan pair parents peculiar Pigeon-house plumage poultry Quail race reared resembles respecting Rock Dove Rock Pigeon Runts season seen soon sort species specimens Stork suppose tail Temminck tion Treatise Tumblers Turbit Turkey usual Water Hen wild wings young birds young Pigeons Zoological