The Quarterly Review, Volume 289William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero John Murray, 1951 |
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... pigeons . At various times in the past numerous breeds of pigeon had been exploited before the Belgians produced by artificial selection the present long - distance racing Homer . These included Carriers , Dragoons , London Beard ...
... pigeons . At various times in the past numerous breeds of pigeon had been exploited before the Belgians produced by artificial selection the present long - distance racing Homer . These included Carriers , Dragoons , London Beard ...
Page 403
... pigeons , of course . My war - time observations never confirmed any possible influence from radio transmitters The Pigeon Service Holding Unit at Catterick had not the slightest knowledge that I had trained an Army No. 10 ( beam ) set ...
... pigeons , of course . My war - time observations never confirmed any possible influence from radio transmitters The Pigeon Service Holding Unit at Catterick had not the slightest knowledge that I had trained an Army No. 10 ( beam ) set ...
Page 405
... pigeons , fly lower in cloudier and windier weather and higher in clear and calm weather , whereas if they relied on occasional glimpses of the sun one would expect the reverse . Our night - flying pigeons homed better on darker nights ...
... pigeons , fly lower in cloudier and windier weather and higher in clear and calm weather , whereas if they relied on occasional glimpses of the sun one would expect the reverse . Our night - flying pigeons homed better on darker nights ...
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The Course of Conservative Politics | 1 |
The Story of a German | 7 |
Review of Spain in 1950 | 16 |
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