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 67
... suppose a bill ought to be . In new - hatched squeakers it measures a considerable part of the creature's whole length ; a frightfully ugly appendage in the eyes of whoever forgets to observe the exact fitness with which it is adapted ...
... suppose a bill ought to be . In new - hatched squeakers it measures a considerable part of the creature's whole length ; a frightfully ugly appendage in the eyes of whoever forgets to observe the exact fitness with which it is adapted ...
Page 68
... suppose any of these peculiarities of im- perfect organization to be changed or reversed , -that the mouth of the Foal was twice as convenient as it is for draining the udder of its dam , but that its legs were only half as capable of ...
... suppose any of these peculiarities of im- perfect organization to be changed or reversed , -that the mouth of the Foal was twice as convenient as it is for draining the udder of its dam , but that its legs were only half as capable of ...
Page 344
... suppose to be the case with Woodcocks , Snipes , and Curlews . A popular notion here is , that the legs of the Herons secrete an oil which is attractive to fish , and which tempts them to swim within reach of the bird's unerring bill ...
... suppose to be the case with Woodcocks , Snipes , and Curlews . A popular notion here is , that the legs of the Herons secrete an oil which is attractive to fish , and which tempts them to swim within reach of the bird's unerring bill ...
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