Bird-keeping, by the author of 'Domestic pets'.1869 |
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... taught to know his voice and leap on his hand when called ; then they are exercised in flying at a pigeon tied by a string , and caressed and fed if they bring it to the falconer , but punished if they tear it to pieces when killed ...
... taught to know his voice and leap on his hand when called ; then they are exercised in flying at a pigeon tied by a string , and caressed and fed if they bring it to the falconer , but punished if they tear it to pieces when killed ...
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... taught to fly at partridges , grouse , and magpies . It is a good pigeon - hunter , and most persevering in its chase of thrushes , larks , and similar small birds , which it will follow through branches and leaves if they seek refuge ...
... taught to fly at partridges , grouse , and magpies . It is a good pigeon - hunter , and most persevering in its chase of thrushes , larks , and similar small birds , which it will follow through branches and leaves if they seek refuge ...
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... taught , and may be brought up like young Ravens . The old birds will sometimes feed them if they are put in a wicker cage , and hung up near the nest till they are old enough to take care of themselves . If full- grown birds are taken ...
... taught , and may be brought up like young Ravens . The old birds will sometimes feed them if they are put in a wicker cage , and hung up near the nest till they are old enough to take care of themselves . If full- grown birds are taken ...
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... taught to articulate words , and even sentences , by repeating them over and over again , without adopting the cruel method of slitting their tongues ; and they are very clever and engaging pets , capable of learning a number of amusing ...
... taught to articulate words , and even sentences , by repeating them over and over again , without adopting the cruel method of slitting their tongues ; and they are very clever and engaging pets , capable of learning a number of amusing ...
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... taught to speak . It lives on worms , grubs , and insects , but also makes great havoc in the Indian corn or maize- fields . Another family of American Starlings , the Troopials or Bobolinks , are kept sometimes as cage birds , and a ...
... taught to speak . It lives on worms , grubs , and insects , but also makes great havoc in the Indian corn or maize- fields . Another family of American Starlings , the Troopials or Bobolinks , are kept sometimes as cage birds , and a ...
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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...
Strona 7 - ... over the steepest mountains and deepest rivers, and in her glorious career looks with contempt upon those high steeples and magnificent palaces which we adore and wonder at; from which height I can make her to descend by a word from my mouth (which she both knows and obeys), to accept of meat from my hand, to own me for her master, to go home with me, and be willing the next day to afford me the like recreation.
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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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