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Bibliographic information
| Title | Pigeons Volume 9 of Naturalist's library Part 9 of The naturalist's library. vol. XIX. Ornithology |
| Author | Prideaux John Selby |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | W.H. Lizars, 1843 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | Nov 10, 2009 |
| Length | 228 pages |
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