Harriet Goodhue Hosmer
Harriet Goodhue Hosmer , 1830-1908, American sculptor, b. Watertown, Mass. She lived chiefly in Rome, where she produced graceful statues very popular in her day. Of her spirited Puck 30 copies were made. Other works are The Sleeping Faun, The Waking Faun, and Beatrice Cenci (St. Louis Mercantile Library); Zenobia (Metropolitan Mus.); and a statue of Senator Thomas H. Benton (St. Louis).
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WHEN PIGEONS COME, CAN SPRING BE FAR BEHIND?
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 2/12/1990; ; 700+ words
; ...spot left by the pigeon's friend, the...engineer. I like pigeons. They are incurable...thing as just one pigeon. Gertrude Stein knew it: "Pigeons on the grass alas...it tastes like pigeon: dank. In England...shoot wild wood pigeons and sell them...
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Pigeons may have met their match; Out and about with Bill Stephenson, St. Paul's point person in the war against pigeons.(VARIETY)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 8/21/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...a ban on raising pigeons? A The pigeon fanciers, they...who want a dozen pigeons and don't want...special skills the pigeon fanciers are looking...their droppings, pigeons are estimated to...annually. An average pigeon drops about 25 pounds...
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Pigeons blaze their trails; pedestrians get what's left
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 6/19/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...to outguess, outthink a pigeon! And I'm losing!" Pigeons don't understand your...carrier pigeons and homing pigeons: They are admirable. Pigeons have even invaded the languages...humans. Some people are "pigeon-toed." Other people...
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Pigeon power; A LITTLE RESPECT FOR THESE FEATHERED FRIENDS, PLEASE.(The Home Forum)(Kid Space)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 10/5/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...People tend to think of pigeons as ordinary birds," says pigeon expert Charles Walcott...The American Racing Pigeon Union was established in 1910. Pigeons' ability to find their...traveler would take pigeons from a pigeon roost established for...
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PIGEONS: BEAUTIFUL BIRDS OR RATS WITH WINGS?
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/12/1990; 700+ words
; ...their nooks. Young pigeons are nearly full size...YOU TELL A YOUNG PIGEON FROM AN ADULT PIGEON...selected strains for the pigeons' high reproductive...BE RID OF THEM? Pigeon droppings contain...control them because pigeon-feeders are a very...to the birds. DO PIGEONS CARRY ...
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HIS PIGEONS COME HOME TO ROOST -- WITH TROPHIES
Newspaper article from: Herald-News (Joliet, IL); 3/5/2000; 700+ words
; ...uncle who raised pigeons. At 16, I joined the Joliet Racing Pigeon Club," said...different breeds of pigeons," said Remus. "Racing a pigeon you find on the...s home. -- Pigeon racing uses a special timer. The pigeons' keeper takes...
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Pigeons learn to answer the question "where did you just peck?" and can report peck location when unexpectedly asked
Magazine article from: Learning & Behavior; 8/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...hues, they found that the pigeons showed a high degree of transfer. The pigeons chose the comparison that...as analogous to asking the pigeon, "What sample did you just...Allen (2001) first trained pigeons to match vertical and horizontal...
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The poop on pigeons
Newspaper article from: Winnipeg Free Press; 11/16/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Association. Pigeon fanciers agree that keeping pigeons is a learning...Sherman, a rolling pigeon breeder in Langford...C. "Keeping pigeons for our own pleasure...to the Canadian Pigeon Fanciers Association...families keep pigeons for the "pleasures...
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Pigeon paradise as fanciers flock to the seaside; IN SEARCH OF ENGLAND.(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 1/24/2006; 700+ words
; ...there are 20million pigeons in the country. That means that pigeons are a business as...pastime. But the pigeon-fancying fraternity...Like every other pigeon in the Winter Gardens...gnashing of beaks. Pigeons take life easy - at...
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Pigeons get 45-day reprieve: Store to try eliminating feed source before extermination
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 1/15/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...dock. Any feeding of pigeons is a bad idea, Shaver...possibility of erecting pigeon-proof netting over...Braley to kill some of the pigeons. Braley killed about...the existence of a city pigeon ordinance. Charleston...the ordinance says. No pigeons or starlings may be killed...
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pigeon
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...the family. All pigeons have soft swellings...their young with "pigeon's milk" regurgitated...Monogamous and amorous, pigeons are known for their...common American wild pigeon is the small, gray...gouras, or crowned pigeons, the largest (to...turtledove, rock pigeon or dove, stock ...
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pigeon-fancying
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
pigeon-fancying. Pigeon clubs are usually confined to small...birds may fly up to 500 miles. The pigeons, which used to be transported by rail...road vehicles. The performance of each pigeon is very carefully monitored and recorded...
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carrier pigeons
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II
carrier pigeons, like other animals , were...conscripted into the National Pigeon Service and were used most...trained to bring down suspect pigeons. British intelligence dropped...December 1944 US carrier pigeons operating out of 28 lofts...
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pigeon‐fancying
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
pigeon‐fancying Pigeon clubs are usually confined to small...birds may fly up to 500 miles. The pigeons, which used to be transported by...vehicles. The performance of each pigeon is very carefully monitored, and...
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Deux Pigeons, Les
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Deux Pigeons, Les ( The Two Pigeons ). Ballet in 3 acts by Messager, lib. by H. Régnier and Mérante, choreog. Mérante. Prod. Paris 1886. New version choreog. Ashton, London 1961.
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