. Domesticated animals : their relation to man and to his advancement in civilization. Domestic animals. DOMESTICATED BIRDS i8i From the host of these feathered creatures men have from time to time selected species which grace their habitations by their beauty, their song, or by the sympathetic relations which they form with their captors. Our successes in these efforts toward domestication of these birds have been most. The English Pheasant eminent with those varieties which in their wilderness state have a well-developed social life, which abide in families or flocks, and have the pairing'ha


. Domesticated animals : their relation to man and to his advancement in civilization. Domestic animals. DOMESTICATED BIRDS i8i From the host of these feathered creatures men have from time to time selected species which grace their habitations by their beauty, their song, or by the sympathetic relations which they form with their captors. Our successes in these efforts toward domestication of these birds have been most. The English Pheasant eminent with those varieties which in their wilderness state have a well-developed social life, which abide in families or flocks, and have the pairing'habit well affirmed. The reason for this has been already indicated. It is due to the sympa- thetic motive which is developed in such communal life, and is manifested in the friendly relations with each other which the creatures maintain. A eood instance of this is to be. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Shaler, Nathaniel Southgate, 1841-1906. New York : C. Scribner's Sons


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