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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... sometimes answered by the lady affording him her presence , sometimes not ; in which come serious . case he does not pine in solitude very long ,
... sometimes answered by the lady affording him her presence , sometimes not ; in which come serious . case he does not pine in solitude very long ,
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... sometimes white , sometimes black , red , yel- low , or blue ; the rest of the body of another , different from that , whatever it be . These are also called Helmet by the Low Dutch , as Aldrovandus writes from the relalation of the ...
... sometimes white , sometimes black , red , yel- low , or blue ; the rest of the body of another , different from that , whatever it be . These are also called Helmet by the Low Dutch , as Aldrovandus writes from the relalation of the ...
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... sometimes with a sort of half - liberty - the run of a large mansion , or the permission to pop in and out a ... sometimes keeping close at home , sometimes getting out of bounds and losing themselves . The coo answers the purpose of a ...
... sometimes with a sort of half - liberty - the run of a large mansion , or the permission to pop in and out a ... sometimes keeping close at home , sometimes getting out of bounds and losing themselves . The coo answers the purpose of a ...
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