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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... leaving the burning matter to blister the feet , still behind , and therefore the urgent necessity of the influence of water in the cleans- ing of every part of a bird's cage , most especially in refer- ence to the perches , with which ...
... leaving the burning matter to blister the feet , still behind , and therefore the urgent necessity of the influence of water in the cleans- ing of every part of a bird's cage , most especially in refer- ence to the perches , with which ...
الصفحة 25
... leaves must be quite young and perfectly fresh , or the aviary is much better without them . Every kind of green food must be carefully overlooked , and the last three washed , lest deleterious matter attached to the leaf or stalk be ...
... leaves must be quite young and perfectly fresh , or the aviary is much better without them . Every kind of green food must be carefully overlooked , and the last three washed , lest deleterious matter attached to the leaf or stalk be ...
الصفحة 26
... leaves , produces stoppage , and equally risks the chance of costing the bird his life . When residing in large cities , where green food is . difficult to procure , I have frequently planted the seeds . most generally supplied to birds ...
... leaves , produces stoppage , and equally risks the chance of costing the bird his life . When residing in large cities , where green food is . difficult to procure , I have frequently planted the seeds . most generally supplied to birds ...
الصفحة 33
... leave well alone ; endeavour to assist Nature in performing her functions , and " remember , that if Dick catches cold when moult- ing , he is a dead bird ! " Sunshine at this period is an absolute necessity ; a lack of it materially ...
... leave well alone ; endeavour to assist Nature in performing her functions , and " remember , that if Dick catches cold when moult- ing , he is a dead bird ! " Sunshine at this period is an absolute necessity ; a lack of it materially ...
الصفحة 38
... leaving it there to soak in . In severe attacks , wrap the bird in a soft handkerchief or flannel , all but the beak , holding it lightly in your palm till the heat of the living hand soothes , comforts , and restores the sufferer ...
... leaving it there to soak in . In severe attacks , wrap the bird in a soft handkerchief or flannel , all but the beak , holding it lightly in your palm till the heat of the living hand soothes , comforts , and restores the sufferer ...
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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
الصفحة 29 - Norton. — Works by the Hon. Mrs. NORTON : — THE LADY OF LA GARAYE. With Vignette and Frontispiece. New Edition. Fcap. 8vo. 4*.
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.
الصفحة 2 - FJiofs style. . . . Her stories could not be other than they are, as literal as truth, as romantic as fiction, full of pathetic touches and strokes of genuine humour. . . . All the stories are studies of actual life, executed with no mean art.