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Page 354
... taken in the air . When the bird desires to direct its course to the right or the left , it strikes strongly with the opposite wing , which impels it to the proper side . In the motions of the animal , too , the tail takes a prominent ...
... taken in the air . When the bird desires to direct its course to the right or the left , it strikes strongly with the opposite wing , which impels it to the proper side . In the motions of the animal , too , the tail takes a prominent ...
Page 370
... taken as the standard size of pigeons generally , most of the same kinds being rather larger . Their beaks are thin , dark horn coloured , and dove shaped ; their eyes gravelly red ; the feet smooth , scaled , and deep red coloured ...
... taken as the standard size of pigeons generally , most of the same kinds being rather larger . Their beaks are thin , dark horn coloured , and dove shaped ; their eyes gravelly red ; the feet smooth , scaled , and deep red coloured ...
Page 373
... taken by hawks . They are most remarkable for the quantity and length of feathers on the feet . I have had some with feathers six inches long , which stuck out almost like a small pair of wings when the birds flew . " TUMBLER PIGEONS ...
... taken by hawks . They are most remarkable for the quantity and length of feathers on the feet . I have had some with feathers six inches long , which stuck out almost like a small pair of wings when the birds flew . " TUMBLER PIGEONS ...
Page 394
... taken that he is neither too full nor too empty . In the first case the weight of his crop will make the bird heavy and lazy , and induce him , perhaps , to settle at the least excuse ; and , in the second case , he may be compelled to ...
... taken that he is neither too full nor too empty . In the first case the weight of his crop will make the bird heavy and lazy , and induce him , perhaps , to settle at the least excuse ; and , in the second case , he may be compelled to ...
Page 408
... taken that the pigeon- beans are not newer than a year old , or they will scour the birds . Seeds are sometimes given as stimulants , and many use hemp - seed for the purpose . Rape - seed is , however , far preferable . Hemp - seed is ...
... taken that the pigeon- beans are not newer than a year old , or they will scour the birds . Seeds are sometimes given as stimulants , and many use hemp - seed for the purpose . Rape - seed is , however , far preferable . Hemp - seed is ...
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Page 684 - Where some, like magistrates correct at home, Others, like merchants, venture trade abroad, Others, like soldiers, armed in. their stings, Make boot upon the summer's velvet buds, Which pillage they with merry march bring home To the tent-royal of their emperor...
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Page 363 - ... birds beneath, forcing down the dense groups with which every stick was loaded. It was a scene of uproar and confusion.
Page 469 - ... a thing in form like a lace of silke, finely woven, as it were, together ; one end whereof is fastened into the inside of the shell, even as the fish of oisters and muskles are ; the other end is made fast unto the belly of a rude masse or lump, which in time cometh to the shape and form of a bird : when it is perfectly formed, the shell gapeth open, and the first thing that appeareth is the aforesaid lace or string ; next come the legs of the bird hanging out...
Page 365 - From the great numbers that were constantly passing overhead to or from that quarter, I had no doubt of the truth of this statement. The mast had been chiefly consumed in Kentucky; and the pigeons, every morning a little before sunrise, set out for the Indiana Territory, the nearest part of which was about sixty miles distant. Many of these returned before ten o'clock; and the great body generally appeared, on their return, a little after noon.
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