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Page 535
... Pigeon Suffers a Message to. by pigeons , which flew over the heads of the besiegers . An actual pigeon post was established in Baghdad by the Sultan in 1150 . Pigeons were regularly used by the Saracens during the Crusades , and when ...
... Pigeon Suffers a Message to. by pigeons , which flew over the heads of the besiegers . An actual pigeon post was established in Baghdad by the Sultan in 1150 . Pigeons were regularly used by the Saracens during the Crusades , and when ...
Page 548
... pigeons swooping down over a river or lake while in flight and scooping up water in their beaks , after the manner of swallows , but this is unusual . Overfeeding is a frequent error of the novice and may result in spoiling a good pigeon ...
... pigeons swooping down over a river or lake while in flight and scooping up water in their beaks , after the manner of swallows , but this is unusual . Overfeeding is a frequent error of the novice and may result in spoiling a good pigeon ...
Page 549
... pigeon , however , this faculty is developed to the high- est degree . Pigeons Have Returned Thousands of Miles Pigeons appear to have a memory that would put the prover- bial elephant to shame . Pigeon fanciers fre- quently sell fine ...
... pigeon , however , this faculty is developed to the high- est degree . Pigeons Have Returned Thousands of Miles Pigeons appear to have a memory that would put the prover- bial elephant to shame . Pigeon fanciers fre- quently sell fine ...
Contents
Sponge Fishermen of Tarpon Springs Florida By Jennie E Harris | 119 |
Hunting Folk Songs in the Hebrides By Margaret Shaw Campbell | 249 |
Become a Bakhtiari By Paul Edward Case | 325 |
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