. Wanderings in South America, the North-west of the United States and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history . Zoology; Taxidermy. 74 BIOGKAPHY. as a foothold. So much for the outside of the pigeon- house. If we wish to enter the building we naust ascend to the door by a ladder and unlock it. We then find ourselves within a large and lofty chamber, well lighted and venti-. ^-3*?.i^ PIGEON-HOUSE. lated, white-washed, and perfectly clean and neat. The whole place is scraped
. Wanderings in South America, the North-west of the United States and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history . Zoology; Taxidermy. 74 BIOGKAPHY. as a foothold. So much for the outside of the pigeon- house. If we wish to enter the building we naust ascend to the door by a ladder and unlock it. We then find ourselves within a large and lofty chamber, well lighted and venti-. ^-3*?.i^ PIGEON-HOUSE. lated, white-washed, and perfectly clean and neat. The whole place is scraped and white-washed at least twice in each year, November and February being recommended for these operations. The interior walls are most curiously constructed. Parallel rows of pigeon-holes occupy each wall, and beneath each row is a ledge of brick. There are three rows of bricks between the ledges, which are each one brick in width. Twenty rows of nests occupy each wall. It is easy, there- fore, for a man, without the aid of a ladder, to traverse the whole of the building, and to examine every nest as he goes along the ledges. On an average, to search three rows of holes occupies an hour. Waterton mentions in his Essay on the Dovecot Pigeon that this single cote furnished in. 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 Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865. London ; New York : Macmillan
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