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 23
... known ; but it is curious that the Russians , as we are informed by Mr. Yarrell , should at this day re- gard them with similar forbearance and even venera- tion ; and we can hardly avoid guessing that the feel- ing must be founded on ...
... known ; but it is curious that the Russians , as we are informed by Mr. Yarrell , should at this day re- gard them with similar forbearance and even venera- tion ; and we can hardly avoid guessing that the feel- ing must be founded on ...
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... known passage , and has even had the honour of being para- phrased in verse : - " But they have also been used as messengers in important matters : during the siege of Mutina , Decius Brutus sent letters tied to their feet into the camp ...
... known passage , and has even had the honour of being para- phrased in verse : - " But they have also been used as messengers in important matters : during the siege of Mutina , Decius Brutus sent letters tied to their feet into the camp ...
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... known to alight on the grey battlements of King's College , Cambridge , mis- taking them for the pinnacles of hoary rocks ; and so the Rock Dove , or blue Dovehouse Pigeon , for these are identical , may be known from the Stock - dove ...
... known to alight on the grey battlements of King's College , Cambridge , mis- taking them for the pinnacles of hoary rocks ; and so the Rock Dove , or blue Dovehouse Pigeon , for these are identical , may be known from the Stock - dove ...
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... known by the fami- liar term of pith . ” The pairing of Pigeons is a practice so strictly ad- hered to by them , that if the number of male birds in a Dovecote is less than that of females , the supernumerary hens will pair with each ...
... known by the fami- liar term of pith . ” The pairing of Pigeons is a practice so strictly ad- hered to by them , that if the number of male birds in a Dovecote is less than that of females , the supernumerary hens will pair with each ...
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... known to all well- educated medical men . Unworthy pretenders to Physick are rather foils than stains to the Profession . And commonly the most ignorant are the most confident in their undertakings , and will not stick to tell you what ...
... known to all well- educated medical men . Unworthy pretenders to Physick are rather foils than stains to the Profession . And commonly the most ignorant are the most confident in their undertakings , and will not stick to tell you what ...
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