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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... Curassows . In many parts of South America these birds have long been reclaimed ; and it is really sur- prising , considering the extreme familiarity of their manners , and the facility with which they appear to pass CHAP . I. ] FORMER ...
... Curassows . In many parts of South America these birds have long been reclaimed ; and it is really sur- prising , considering the extreme familiarity of their manners , and the facility with which they appear to pass CHAP . I. ] FORMER ...
Page 233
... Curassows as completely as our ancestors have done the equally exotic , and , in their wild state , much less familiar , breeds of the Turkey , the Guinea - fowl , and the Peacock . Their introduction would certainly be most desirable ...
... Curassows as completely as our ancestors have done the equally exotic , and , in their wild state , much less familiar , breeds of the Turkey , the Guinea - fowl , and the Peacock . Their introduction would certainly be most desirable ...
Page 234
... Curassows among our domestic poul- try , and indeed our great object here is to draw atten- tion to them , as most valuable additions to our feathered stock . They are not only readily susceptible of domes- tication , but they have been ...
... Curassows among our domestic poul- try , and indeed our great object here is to draw atten- tion to them , as most valuable additions to our feathered stock . They are not only readily susceptible of domes- tication , but they have been ...
Page 235
... Curassows , which were communicated to him by Ferdi- nand , Grand Duke of Tuscany he also figures and describes a bird which is undoubtedly a Guan . This , however , and two of his Curassows are represented as tailless , of course from ...
... Curassows , which were communicated to him by Ferdi- nand , Grand Duke of Tuscany he also figures and describes a bird which is undoubtedly a Guan . This , however , and two of his Curassows are represented as tailless , of course from ...
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... Curassow , which is common in the aviaries of our nobility who are curious in birds . " His plate is dated 1758 ... Curassows in the Gar- dens , but no successful instance of rearing the young . On one occasion a female made a nest ...
... Curassow , which is common in the aviaries of our nobility who are curious in birds . " His plate is dated 1758 ... Curassows in the Gar- dens , but no successful instance of rearing the young . On one occasion a female made a nest ...
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