. The Feather's practical pigeon book. Pigeons. BARB One of the oldest varieties of pigeons is the Barb, or Babary as it was once called. Preferably a large, well- shaped bird with fine carriage, large and shapely head, gracefully curved broad skull, short white beak, thick and curving sufficiently to carry out the unbroken out- line in profile. The beak-wattle though not large should be close and even in t'etxure, somewhat resembling a saddle with a distinct division line through the center— the eye, light or pearly with rich, red wattles, large, circular, and thick standing out from the skul
. The Feather's practical pigeon book. Pigeons. BARB One of the oldest varieties of pigeons is the Barb, or Babary as it was once called. Preferably a large, well- shaped bird with fine carriage, large and shapely head, gracefully curved broad skull, short white beak, thick and curving sufficiently to carry out the unbroken out- line in profile. The beak-wattle though not large should be close and even in t'etxure, somewhat resembling a saddle with a distinct division line through the center— the eye, light or pearly with rich, red wattles, large, circular, and thick standing out from the skull. This is a justly popular bird not only here, but in France and Germany as well. li. 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 Long, J. C. Washington, D. C. , Geo. E. Howard
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