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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... tion . - Ancient history . - Identical with the Quail of Scripture.- Do not universally migrate . - Welcome feasts afforded by their flight . — Quails in captivity . Their fate in an aviary . - Distinc- tion between Quails and ...
... tion . - Ancient history . - Identical with the Quail of Scripture.- Do not universally migrate . - Welcome feasts afforded by their flight . — Quails in captivity . Their fate in an aviary . - Distinc- tion between Quails and ...
Page 207
... tion ; they were comparatively wild , so that our only chance of procuring any was when they came to water . ' Another discoverer describes the bird . " The pond here was so much frequented by Pigeons , and a new sort , of elegant form ...
... tion ; they were comparatively wild , so that our only chance of procuring any was when they came to water . ' Another discoverer describes the bird . " The pond here was so much frequented by Pigeons , and a new sort , of elegant form ...
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... tion , which happeneth about the brumal solstice , maketh a nest which floateth upon the sea , " and which , after death , if suspended in a room , veers to the quarter whence the wind happens to blow , as unerringly and surely as the ...
... tion , which happeneth about the brumal solstice , maketh a nest which floateth upon the sea , " and which , after death , if suspended in a room , veers to the quarter whence the wind happens to blow , as unerringly and surely as the ...
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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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