. The practical pigeon keeper. Pigeons. 188 THE PRACTICAL PIGEON KEEPER. Trumpeters are described hj Moore as -well known in his time, and as deriving their name from the peculiar voice, the coo being very frequent, loud, and abrupt. Their other pro- perties are rose, crest, and foot-feather. The crest should resemble that of the shell-crested Turbit, Nun, and other pigeons, or otherwise the edge of a shell standing upright, and extending round the back of the head till nearly level with. Mottled Trumpeter. the eyes. It should not lie down, or fit close like the hood of a Jacobin, but stand up
. The practical pigeon keeper. Pigeons. 188 THE PRACTICAL PIGEON KEEPER. Trumpeters are described hj Moore as -well known in his time, and as deriving their name from the peculiar voice, the coo being very frequent, loud, and abrupt. Their other pro- perties are rose, crest, and foot-feather. The crest should resemble that of the shell-crested Turbit, Nun, and other pigeons, or otherwise the edge of a shell standing upright, and extending round the back of the head till nearly level with. Mottled Trumpeter. the eyes. It should not lie down, or fit close like the hood of a Jacobin, but stand upright, clear away from the head; and when it does thLs the more developed it is the better. The rose is a circular top-knot or crest on the top of the head, spreading out as evenly as possible on all sides from a central spot in the middle. The legs are heavily vulture-hocked,. 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 Wright, Lewis, 1838-1905. London, New York, Cassell
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