Moubray's Treatise on Domestic and Ornamental Poultry: A Practical Guide to the History, Breeding, Rearing, Feeding, Fattening, and General Management of Fowls and PigeonsArthur Hall, Virtue, and Company, 1854 - 504 pagina's |
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Pagina 8
... beautiful than that by which the cock is rendered sacred to the first - named god , in the character of Phœbus , concealing as it does the fine simile of the dawn of day being ushered in by the voice of that " bird of morn , " that doth ...
... beautiful than that by which the cock is rendered sacred to the first - named god , in the character of Phœbus , concealing as it does the fine simile of the dawn of day being ushered in by the voice of that " bird of morn , " that doth ...
Pagina 26
... beautiful appearance of its plumage , in which it was always served up . Of the manner in which it was cooked and made its entrée on the table , we have the following very singular account from the " Form of Cury , " a curious roll of ...
... beautiful appearance of its plumage , in which it was always served up . Of the manner in which it was cooked and made its entrée on the table , we have the following very singular account from the " Form of Cury , " a curious roll of ...
Pagina 69
... beautiful appearance ; the tail , formed of broad flat feathers , with one or two drooping over , of a deep and me- tallic green ; the under parts and thighs a grey or drab ; and the legs straw colour , and long ; comb large , upright ...
... beautiful appearance ; the tail , formed of broad flat feathers , with one or two drooping over , of a deep and me- tallic green ; the under parts and thighs a grey or drab ; and the legs straw colour , and long ; comb large , upright ...
Pagina 71
... beautiful greenish hues ; under parts shining black ; legs pale yellow ; head and neck golden orange , but a bare patch at the throat , partially covered , however , by two pend- ant wattles of moderate size ; a scarlet patch on the ...
... beautiful greenish hues ; under parts shining black ; legs pale yellow ; head and neck golden orange , but a bare patch at the throat , partially covered , however , by two pend- ant wattles of moderate size ; a scarlet patch on the ...
Pagina 81
... beautiful fine , soft , downy substance ; thick and abundant in quantity , though not in the least degree coarse , or even approaching to what is termed " feathery , " but of the finest possible quality - a point giving a sure ...
... beautiful fine , soft , downy substance ; thick and abundant in quantity , though not in the least degree coarse , or even approaching to what is termed " feathery , " but of the finest possible quality - a point giving a sure ...
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appearance Bantam beautiful bill birds body breast breed bright brood brown chickens chicks cloth Cochin China cock colour comb common Common Pheasant covered crest dark described disease distinct domestic Dorking duck Edition eggs English Pouter Engravings especially exhibit fanciers fancy fattened Fcap Feap feathers feeding flavour flesh fowls Game geese gilt edges Goose grains grey ground hackle hatched head Illustrations imported inches incubate jalap JOHN CUMMING kind known latter legs light Malay male marked morocco mottled neck hackle nest origin peculiar perhaps Pheasant pigeons plumage Poland possess Post 8vo poultry produce reared Rock Pigeon rump hackle scarcely shade Silver Pheasant sometimes spangled Spanish specimens speckled streaked sub-variety Swan tail Temminck tion tuft Tumbler Turbit Turkey usually variety wattles whence whilst wild wings writers yard yellow young