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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... soon ruined buildings , especially windmills , become tenanted by Pigeons , about which it is hard to decide whether they are re- claimed from the cliffs , or are deserters from the dove- cote . A return to this semi - wild state is by ...
... soon ruined buildings , especially windmills , become tenanted by Pigeons , about which it is hard to decide whether they are re- claimed from the cliffs , or are deserters from the dove- cote . A return to this semi - wild state is by ...
Page 283
... soon as the squall is over , and out- door work resumed . Before breakfast , while the family are not yet down , they will flirt and play and feed under the very living - room windows , but as soon as the faces of their would - be ...
... soon as the squall is over , and out- door work resumed . Before breakfast , while the family are not yet down , they will flirt and play and feed under the very living - room windows , but as soon as the faces of their would - be ...
Page 300
... Soon he advances to a spot where the streamlet spreads into an open pool : he sits down to rest , wondering at the beauty of the dragon - flies , longing to reach the floating water - lilies , and enjoying the perfume of the mint he has ...
... Soon he advances to a spot where the streamlet spreads into an open pool : he sits down to rest , wondering at the beauty of the dragon - flies , longing to reach the floating water - lilies , and enjoying the perfume of the mint he has ...
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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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