. The practical pigeon keeper. Pigeons. 98 THE PRACTICAL PIGEON KEEPER. the experiment of crossing Barbs with Carriers, in the hope of improving this point; but the model of the two birds is so totally different that no good has ever been traced to such a cross. It has been forgotten that not only is a Carrier. rf„';''r head narrow, but the type of the eye-wattle is tJiin; whilst we want in a Barb to encourage width, as much as possible, in both wattle and skull. This is, no doubt, one of the most ancient varieties of pigeons. Shakespeare alludes m. As You Like It (Act iv., Scene 2) to a "
. The practical pigeon keeper. Pigeons. 98 THE PRACTICAL PIGEON KEEPER. the experiment of crossing Barbs with Carriers, in the hope of improving this point; but the model of the two birds is so totally different that no good has ever been traced to such a cross. It has been forgotten that not only is a Carrier. rf„';''r head narrow, but the type of the eye-wattle is tJiin; whilst we want in a Barb to encourage width, as much as possible, in both wattle and skull. This is, no doubt, one of the most ancient varieties of pigeons. Shakespeare alludes m. As You Like It (Act iv., Scene 2) to a "Barbary" pigeon, which there is not the slightest doubt is the same as that before us; and it seems likely that Moore. 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, Cassell & Company
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