. Domesticated animals, their relation to man and to his advancement in civilization;. Domestic animals. 178 DOMESTICATED ANIMALS •mij^irz The breeders of pigeons from remote antiquity to the present day appear to have had no definite purpose in all their pains. They have taken the chance variations in form and habit and endeavored to extend these sports of nature by a careful sys- tem of mating those in which the singular features were most evident. Thus the fan-tail breed has been developed until the creatures dis- play their unor- na mental tail feathers with all the dignity with which a pe
. Domesticated animals, their relation to man and to his advancement in civilization;. Domestic animals. 178 DOMESTICATED ANIMALS •mij^irz The breeders of pigeons from remote antiquity to the present day appear to have had no definite purpose in all their pains. They have taken the chance variations in form and habit and endeavored to extend these sports of nature by a careful sys- tem of mating those in which the singular features were most evident. Thus the fan-tail breed has been developed until the creatures dis- play their unor- na mental tail feathers with all the dignity with which a peacock shows his marvel- lous decorations. The pouters have in some unac- countable way learned to take air into their crop; and the habit has been developed by se- lection until the bird destroys all trace of his original shapeliness, though he seems to take pride in his diseased appearance. The tumbler, probably derived from some ancestor afflicted with a disease of an epileptic character, manages to go through his convulsions in the air without serious consequences and apparently with some pleasure to himself. There are over one hundred less conspicuous varieties, of which only one deserves notice, and. The Giant Crowned Pigeon of India. 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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