Domestic pets: their habits and managementGrant and Griffith, 1851 - 162 pages |
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... . THE SQUIRREL 55 CHAPTER IV . THE RABBIT 60 CHAPTER V. THE GUINEA PIG 63 CHAPTER VI . WHITE MICE 64 CHAPTER VII . MONKEYS 66 CHAPTER VIII . PARROTS , AND OTHER FOREIGN TALKING BIRDS 68 CHAPTER IX . PAGE THE RAVEN , AND OTHER BRITISH.
... . THE SQUIRREL 55 CHAPTER IV . THE RABBIT 60 CHAPTER V. THE GUINEA PIG 63 CHAPTER VI . WHITE MICE 64 CHAPTER VII . MONKEYS 66 CHAPTER VIII . PARROTS , AND OTHER FOREIGN TALKING BIRDS 68 CHAPTER IX . PAGE THE RAVEN , AND OTHER BRITISH.
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Jane Loudon. CHAPTER IX . PAGE THE RAVEN , AND OTHER BRITISH TALKING BIRDS 86 CHAPTER X. SINGING BIRDS 105 CHAPTER XI . DOVES AND PIGEONS 137 CHAPTER XII . GOLD AND SILVER FISH ..... 153 CONCLUSION .... 159 INDEX 160 DOMESTIC PETS ...
Jane Loudon. CHAPTER IX . PAGE THE RAVEN , AND OTHER BRITISH TALKING BIRDS 86 CHAPTER X. SINGING BIRDS 105 CHAPTER XI . DOVES AND PIGEONS 137 CHAPTER XII . GOLD AND SILVER FISH ..... 153 CONCLUSION .... 159 INDEX 160 DOMESTIC PETS ...
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... and looseness , for which the birds should be given an infusion of dry figs , sweetened with a little sugar , and the juice of carrots ; asthma ; epilepsy ; and gout . CHAPTER IX . THE RAVEN , AND OTHER BRITISH TALKING PARROTS , ETC. 85.
... and looseness , for which the birds should be given an infusion of dry figs , sweetened with a little sugar , and the juice of carrots ; asthma ; epilepsy ; and gout . CHAPTER IX . THE RAVEN , AND OTHER BRITISH TALKING PARROTS , ETC. 85.
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... ravens have been re- corded , as indeed the raven appears to have been a favourite with several men of genius , who have left us memorials of their pets . I shall , however , con- fine myself to three of these : - the raven of Mr ...
... ravens have been re- corded , as indeed the raven appears to have been a favourite with several men of genius , who have left us memorials of their pets . I shall , however , con- fine myself to three of these : - the raven of Mr ...
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... raven , no bird in the creation exhibits finer symmetry . " His beautiful proportions , and his glossy plumage , are calculated to strike the eye of every beholder with admiration . He is by far the largest of all the pie tribe in ...
... raven , no bird in the creation exhibits finer symmetry . " His beautiful proportions , and his glossy plumage , are calculated to strike the eye of every beholder with admiration . He is by far the largest of all the pie tribe in ...
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