Download or read book Ornamental Doves written by E. Verhallen and published by . This book was released on 2006-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Our Fancy Pigeons written by George Ure and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-10-28 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is special re-print edition of the 1st edition of George Ure's legendary book "Our Fancy Pigeons." Published in 1890, this is considered one of the most important works of the 19th Century on Domestic Pigeons and covers numerous breeds which were known in England at the time. Original copies of this book are extremely rare and often sell for hundreds of dollars. This book features all the basics on raising pigeons, as well as insights into such breeds as the Jacobin, Fantails, Croppers, Pouters, Dragoons, Carriers, Nuns, Flying Tumblers and others. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.
Download or read book Our Fancy Pigeons written by George Ure and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Our Fancy Pigeons written by George Ure and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Our Fancy Pigeons written by George Ure and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Extraordinary Pigeons written by Stephen Green-Armytage and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 2003-10-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author and photographer who opened a window into the world of exotic birds with his successful "Extraordinary Chickens" and its well-received follow-up, "Extraordinary Pheasants," continues his startling exploration with another singular and charming book.
Download or read book Our Fancy Pigeons and Rambling Notes of a Naturalist a Record of Fifty Years Experience in Breeding and Observation of Nature written by George Ure and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 edition. Excerpt: ... fart II. THE POUTER AND OTHER HIGH-CLASS BREEDS, WITH SOME REMARKS OK THE MINOR VARIETIES. Jn writing on fancy pigeons it has generally been the practice to say something about their origin, but in all the works that I have perused I think the writers left the matter as they found it. I have not the slightest pretensions to put forward as a scientist, and therefore what I might say would be little thought of by those laying claim to that title; while, on the other hand, the opinion of the most learned naturalist, without great experience in breeding fancy pigeons, would be of very little weight with the unbelievers in the stockdove or rock-pigeon theory. For myself, I have never in fifty years' experience of pigeon breeding seen anything to make me a believer in that theory; neither have I seen in the writings of any naturalist anything strong enough to convert me. I will therefore leave it, as others have done, to be still a bone of contention, and proceed to give my views on some of the most beautiful varieties, troubling myself little about how they originated or where they were bred in the first stages of their existence. The bird used to be called the English pouter, and rightly so, for it was beyond question first bred in London, but, as we have done a good deal in Scotland to preserve it when neglected in its native place, I think the simple heading is quite sufficient. It is hopeless at this time to say for certain how it was first brought up to something like what it now is. Moore's origin of cropper and horseman I cannot receive as a likely one, for what could the horseman --a coarse carrier--give except the serious fault of "rumping" which Moore lays to its charge. The old Dutch cropper, as I remember it, was far more likely...
Download or read book Our Fancy Pigeons written by George Ure and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pigeons written by Andrew D. Blechman and published by Univ. of Queensland Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They have been worshipped as fertility goddesses and revered as symbols of peace. Domesticated since the dawn of humankind, they have been crucial to wartime communications for every major historical superpower from ancient Egypt to the United States and are credited with saving thousands of lives. One delivered the results of the first Olympics in 776 BC and another brought the news of Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo more than 2500 years later. Charles Darwin relied heavily upon them to help formulate and support his theory of evolution. Yet today the pigeon is reviled as a rat with wings. How did we come to misunderstand one of humanity's most steadfast companions?In Pigeons, Andrew D. Blechman travels across the United States and Europe in a quest to chronicle the bird's transformation from beloved friend to feathered outlaw.
Download or read book Our Fancy Pigeons And Rambling Notes of a Naturalist a Record of Fifty Years Experience in Breeding and Observation of Nature written by George Ure and published by Sagwan Press. This book was released on 2018-02-07 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Our Fancy Pigeons and Rambling Notes of a Naturalist written by George P. Ure and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book American Pigeon Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching written by Rosemary Mosco and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part field guide, part history, part ornithology primer, and altogether fun. Fact: Pigeons are amazing, and until recently, humans adored them. We’ve kept them as pets, held pigeon beauty contests, raced them, used them to carry messages over battlefields, harvested their poop to fertilize our crops—and cooked them in gourmet dishes. Now, with The Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching, readers can rediscover the wonder. Equal parts illustrated field guide and quirky history, it covers behavior: Why they coo; how they flock; how they preen, kiss, and mate (monogamously); and how they raise their young (on chunky pigeon milk). Anatomy and identification, from Birmingham Roller to the American Giant Runt to the Scandaroon. Birder issues, like what to do if you find a baby pigeon stranded in the park. And our lively shared story together, including all the things we’ve taught them—Ping-Pong, for example. “Rats with wings?” Think again. Pigeons coo, peck and nest all over the world, yet most of us treat them with indifference or disdain. So Rosemary Mosco, a bird-lover, science communicator, writer, and cartoonist (and co-author of The Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide for the World’s Most Adventurous Kid) is here to give the pigeon's image a makeover, and to help every town- and city-dweller get closer to nature by discovering the joys of birding through pigeon-watching.
Download or read book Superdove written by Courtney Humphries and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2008-08-12 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do we see pigeons as lowly urban pests and how did they become such common city dwellers? Courtney Humphries traces the natural history of the pigeon, recounting how these shy birds that once made their homes on the sparse cliffs of sea coasts came to dominate our urban public spaces. While detailing this evolution, Humphries introduces us to synanthropy: The concept that animals can become dependent on humans without ceasing to be wild; they can adapt to the cityscape as if it were a field or a forest. Superdove simultaneously explores the pigeon's cultural transformation, from its life in the dovecotes of ancient Egypt to its service in the trenches of World War I, to its feats within the pigeon-racing societies of today. While the dove is traditionally recognized as a symbol of peace, the pigeon has long inspired a different sort of fetishistic devotion from breeders, eaters, and artists—and from those who recognized and exploited the pigeon's astounding abilities. Because of their fecundity, pigeons were symbols of fertility associated with Aphrodite, while their keen ability to find their way home made them ideal messengers and even pilots. Their usefulness largely forgotten, today's pigeons have become as ubiquitous and reviled as rats. But Superdove reveals something more surprising: By using pigeons for our own purposes, we humans have changed their evolution. And in doing so, we have helped make pigeons the ideal city dwellers they are today. In the tradition of Rats, the book that made its namesake rodents famous, Superdove is the fascinating story of the pigeon's journey from the wild to the city—the home they'll never leave.
Download or read book Fancy Pigeons Containing Full Directions for Their Breeding and Management with Descriptions of Every Known Variety and All other Information of Interest or Use to Pigeon Fanciers written by James C. Lyell and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-04-24 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Download or read book Fancy pigeons written by James C. Lyell and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
