Domestic pets: their habits and managementGrant and Griffith, 1851 - 162 pages |
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Page 52
... changed . The swelled tail shrank to its usual dimensions , the furious aspect vanished , and the cat rubbed herself against me with all the caressing humility of manner common to the species . Cats are generally said not to be so ...
... changed . The swelled tail shrank to its usual dimensions , the furious aspect vanished , and the cat rubbed herself against me with all the caressing humility of manner common to the species . Cats are generally said not to be so ...
Page 72
... changed to natural cries of alarm . " In another place , Mr. Edwards gives an account of a quarrel between a macaw and some parrots which he was bringing up the river Amazon in a boat . The macaw " was perpetually quarrelling with a ...
... changed to natural cries of alarm . " In another place , Mr. Edwards gives an account of a quarrel between a macaw and some parrots which he was bringing up the river Amazon in a boat . The macaw " was perpetually quarrelling with a ...
Page 79
... changed every day . The gravel is essential to the digestion of the food of the bird ; for as parrots have no teeth , they are furnished with gizzards , like the domestic fowl , into which they take the gravel , to help them to digest ...
... changed every day . The gravel is essential to the digestion of the food of the bird ; for as parrots have no teeth , they are furnished with gizzards , like the domestic fowl , into which they take the gravel , to help them to digest ...
Page 96
... changed into magpies ; and he expressly tells us , that they retained their inordinate fondness for gabble long after they had lost the lovely form of woman . And still their tongues went on , though changed to birds , In endless clack ...
... changed into magpies ; and he expressly tells us , that they retained their inordinate fondness for gabble long after they had lost the lovely form of woman . And still their tongues went on , though changed to birds , In endless clack ...
Page 112
... changed every day . The food of this bird should be crumbs of bread , eggs boiled hard and chopped small , and hemp seed , which should be slightly bruised if the birds are young ; the birds should also have , occasionally , a little ...
... changed every day . The food of this bird should be crumbs of bread , eggs boiled hard and chopped small , and hemp seed , which should be slightly bruised if the birds are young ; the birds should also have , occasionally , a little ...
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Domestic Pets: Their Habits and Management, with Illustrative Anecdotes Jane Loudon No preview available - 2017 |
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