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 115
... whole - coloured , i . e . , all black , or all cinnamon- colour , in various shades , or all cream - colour ; there are , besides , various " splashes , " as myrtle - splash , cinnamon- splash , & c . But , it will be perceived , that ...
... whole - coloured , i . e . , all black , or all cinnamon- colour , in various shades , or all cream - colour ; there are , besides , various " splashes , " as myrtle - splash , cinnamon- splash , & c . But , it will be perceived , that ...
Page 307
... whole body , while during the feasting they set up a peculiar burring sound , in which the whole nest joins , forming a not unmusical chorus . " I have had as many as seven young birds in one nest , all of which I have brought up and ...
... whole body , while during the feasting they set up a peculiar burring sound , in which the whole nest joins , forming a not unmusical chorus . " I have had as many as seven young birds in one nest , all of which I have brought up and ...
Page 364
... whole animal kingdom . Both the Maori ( New Zealand ) tradition of the destruction of the “ Moa " ( or Dinornis ) by their ancestors , and the history of the extirpation of the Dodo by the Dutch navigators in the isles of Maurice and ...
... whole animal kingdom . Both the Maori ( New Zealand ) tradition of the destruction of the “ Moa " ( or Dinornis ) by their ancestors , and the history of the extirpation of the Dodo by the Dutch navigators in the isles of Maurice and ...
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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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