The New Encyclopædia Britannica: In 32 Volumes. A-ak - Bayes, Volume 1Philip W. Goetz, Dale H. Hoiberg, Robert MacHenry Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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... pigeon Otidiphaps nobilis 18 in . Urban pigeons Drinking habits Repro- ductive behaviour Display flights Secretion. Adaptive radiation Columbiformes ( sand grouse , pigeons , doves , dodoes ) The order Columbiformes comprises the pigeons ...
... pigeon Otidiphaps nobilis 18 in . Urban pigeons Drinking habits Repro- ductive behaviour Display flights Secretion. Adaptive radiation Columbiformes ( sand grouse , pigeons , doves , dodoes ) The order Columbiformes comprises the pigeons ...
Page 65
... pigeons have been derived the various fancy breeds , such as tumblers and pouters , and many genetic aberrations that have given pleasure to countless enthusiasts . From the same source have come racing pigeons . Belgium , at the top of ...
... pigeons have been derived the various fancy breeds , such as tumblers and pouters , and many genetic aberrations that have given pleasure to countless enthusiasts . From the same source have come racing pigeons . Belgium , at the top of ...
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... pigeons , however , molt throughout the breeding season . Most pigeons build their own nests , simple flat platforms of twigs , in scrub or woodland . Some tree - nesting species occasionally nest on the ground , others regularly do so ...
... pigeons , however , molt throughout the breeding season . Most pigeons build their own nests , simple flat platforms of twigs , in scrub or woodland . Some tree - nesting species occasionally nest on the ground , others regularly do so ...
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