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 122
... wings attached to it . The bird is fond of clapping his wings loudly at first starting to take his few lazy rounds in the air ; for he is too much of a fine gentleman to condescend to violent exertion . Other Pigeons will indulge in the ...
... wings attached to it . The bird is fond of clapping his wings loudly at first starting to take his few lazy rounds in the air ; for he is too much of a fine gentleman to condescend to violent exertion . Other Pigeons will indulge in the ...
Page 161
... wings are paler slate - colour , or a sort of French gray . The quill- feathers are darker towards the tips . Across the wings are two very dark bands ; the rump is whitish ; the tail is of the same colour as the head , each feather ...
... wings are paler slate - colour , or a sort of French gray . The quill- feathers are darker towards the tips . Across the wings are two very dark bands ; the rump is whitish ; the tail is of the same colour as the head , each feather ...
Page 198
... wings are large circles ( miroirs ) of purplish green . The tail is composed of eighteen ash - coloured feathers , with a black stripe towards their extremity ; the two middle feathers are the colour of the body ; the under part of the ...
... wings are large circles ( miroirs ) of purplish green . The tail is composed of eighteen ash - coloured feathers , with a black stripe towards their extremity ; the two middle feathers are the colour of the body ; the under part of 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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