Birds, Their Cages and Their Keep: Being a Practical Manual of Bird-keeping and Bird-rearingMacmillan and Company, 1874 - 177 من الصفحات |
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... amusement , really to settle in thoughtful con- sideration for a little bird completely in its power and at its mercy . When a grown - up person supervises the arrangements the case is altered . There is no reason why children should be ...
... amusement , really to settle in thoughtful con- sideration for a little bird completely in its power and at its mercy . When a grown - up person supervises the arrangements the case is altered . There is no reason why children should be ...
الصفحة 15
... amusement to the birds . Square perches hurt the bird's feet , the hard corners . being so sharp and cutting . I never use any but the slender , round , white deal of different sizes , as when all of the same size , cramp is occasioned ...
... amusement to the birds . Square perches hurt the bird's feet , the hard corners . being so sharp and cutting . I never use any but the slender , round , white deal of different sizes , as when all of the same size , cramp is occasioned ...
الصفحة 33
... amusement as possible , by hanging its cage where it sees people passing to and fro , and hears plenty of noise and bustle . Linseed promotes moulting , being oily in sub- D stance ; so also is hemp - seed ; therefore CHAP VI . ] HEALTH ...
... amusement as possible , by hanging its cage where it sees people passing to and fro , and hears plenty of noise and bustle . Linseed promotes moulting , being oily in sub- D stance ; so also is hemp - seed ; therefore CHAP VI . ] HEALTH ...
الصفحة 46
... amusement . " Pairing fever " is an illness that often attacks cocks during the months of May and June ; also when first separated from their mate they mope dreadfully , and when left to their own devices die of grief and disap ...
... amusement . " Pairing fever " is an illness that often attacks cocks during the months of May and June ; also when first separated from their mate they mope dreadfully , and when left to their own devices die of grief and disap ...
الصفحة 82
... amusement sufficient to while away many an idle hour . How inquisitive , active , imitative , affectionate , and " larky " are some ! others , again , greedy , selfish , unobservant , and self - indulgent ! I kept one Canary eight years ...
... amusement sufficient to while away many an idle hour . How inquisitive , active , imitative , affectionate , and " larky " are some ! others , again , greedy , selfish , unobservant , and self - indulgent ! I kept one Canary eight years ...
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الصفحة 48 - THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF THE BEST SONGS AND LYRICAL POEMS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. Selected and arranged, with Notes, by FRANCIS TURNER PALGRAVE.
الصفحة 14 - THE FAIRY BOOK ; the Best Popular Fairy Stories. Selected and rendered anew by the Author of
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الصفحة 29 - Nine Years Old.— By the Author of "St. Olave's," "When I was a Little Girl," &c. Illustrated by FROLICH. Third Edition. Extra fcap. 8vo. cloth gilt. $s. 6d. It is believed that this story, by the favourably known author of " St. Olave's," will be found both highly interesting and instructive to the young.
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