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 90
... tail of the Fantail is always ex- panded and displayed , and when other domestic Pigeons do spread their tail in the actions of courtship , it is brought downwards , so as to sweep the ground like a stiff train , not upwards like the ...
... tail of the Fantail is always ex- panded and displayed , and when other domestic Pigeons do spread their tail in the actions of courtship , it is brought downwards , so as to sweep the ground like a stiff train , not upwards like the ...
Page 91
... tail ; but they also set themselves off in this way at other times . " That is , in plain English and in matter of fact , the position in which the tail - feathers are fixed , is unalterable . 66 These Pigeons are not much sought by ...
... tail ; but they also set themselves off in this way at other times . " That is , in plain English and in matter of fact , the position in which the tail - feathers are fixed , is unalterable . 66 These Pigeons are not much sought by ...
Page 290
... tail which covers the rump , for that is white , and is then seen when the tail is erected . It has little power in its wings , and therefore makes short flights . In the stagnant waters which fence the houses of the nobility , and in ...
... tail which covers the rump , for that is white , and is then seen when the tail is erected . It has little power in its wings , and therefore makes short flights . In the stagnant waters which fence the houses of the nobility , and in ...
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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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