Bird-keeping, by the author of 'Domestic pets'.1869 |
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... cocks in the neighbourhood crow- ing , then would cackle so like a hen as to induce the cook to go and search for the ... cock , whom he always con- quered ; but the unequal contest seemed to exhaust him so much that it caused his death ...
... cocks in the neighbourhood crow- ing , then would cackle so like a hen as to induce the cook to go and search for the ... cock , whom he always con- quered ; but the unequal contest seemed to exhaust him so much that it caused his death ...
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... Cock " and " Screech Thrush , " as well as " Holm Thrush , " and " Missel Thrush . " Mudie accounts for the latter name thus : " It is called the Missel Thrush because it missels ( soils ) its toes with the acrid slimy juice of the ...
... Cock " and " Screech Thrush , " as well as " Holm Thrush , " and " Missel Thrush . " Mudie accounts for the latter name thus : " It is called the Missel Thrush because it missels ( soils ) its toes with the acrid slimy juice of the ...
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... cock bird brought food to his mate , for herself and the nestlings . As soon as the rain ceased , the perch was taken away ; the young were fed with grubs and caterpillars , an enormous quantity of which are destroyed by the Thrush ...
... cock bird brought food to his mate , for herself and the nestlings . As soon as the rain ceased , the perch was taken away ; the young were fed with grubs and caterpillars , an enormous quantity of which are destroyed by the Thrush ...
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... cock has great imitative powers , and will readily learn tunes played on wind instruments or whistled to him . Although the The BLACKBIRD ( Turdus merula ) . Blackbird is not so good a songster as his relative the Thrush , he has a very ...
... cock has great imitative powers , and will readily learn tunes played on wind instruments or whistled to him . Although the The BLACKBIRD ( Turdus merula ) . Blackbird is not so good a songster as his relative the Thrush , he has a very ...
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... cocks . If reared from the nest , they must be kept warm and fed on sop made of stale white bread and milk : they are large eaters , and must not be overfed : a quarter of a pound of bread would be enough for four nestlings in the day ...
... cocks . If reared from the nest , they must be kept warm and fed on sop made of stale white bread and milk : they are large eaters , and must not be overfed : a quarter of a pound of bread would be enough for four nestlings in the day ...
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Strona 1 - UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE' UNDER the greenwood tree Who loves to lie with me, And turn his merry note Unto the sweet bird's throat; Come hither, come hither, come hither: Here shall he see No enemy But winter and rough weather. Who doth ambition shun And loves to live i...
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Strona 82 - moults," — which is generally in July or August, according to the heat of the weather — all you need to do is, to keep him quiet and free from draughts. Being a cheerful, lively bird, there is no need to have him covered up, but do not let him be unduly excited. Give him a very small quantity of raw beef, scraped, and moistened with cold water, once a week ; occasionally, a little yolk of hard-boiled egg; and now and then a piece of sponge-cake, and ripe chickweed in full flower. Nature will...
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Strona 11 - Falco subbuted) are true Falcons, and though but small birds, possess great courage and are of rapid flight. The Merlin was considered a very excellent bird for hawking, and was much used to fly at partridges and other small birds. It is easily tamed and exceedingly docile. An amusing anecdote is told by Mr. Knox of a wild Merlin who was his daily companion while snipe-shooting in Ireland, following him from one marsh to another, and always watching for a wounded bird to which he could give chase...
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