The variation of animals and plants under domestication . apter, as the common parent-form. The names in italics on the right-hand side of thepage show us the most distinct breeds, or those which haveundergone the greatest amount of modification. The lengths 5 As I so often refer to the size of two wild kindly sent me of the C. livia. or roek-piffeon. it by Dr. Ivlniomlstone from the raav be convenient to ffive the Shetland Islands:mean between the measurements Inches Length from feathered base of beak to OTid of tail 1-| •-•> to oil-;^land ;--^ from tip of beak to end of tail ^^]% o
The variation of animals and plants under domestication . apter, as the common parent-form. The names in italics on the right-hand side of thepage show us the most distinct breeds, or those which haveundergone the greatest amount of modification. The lengths 5 As I so often refer to the size of two wild kindly sent me of the C. livia. or roek-piffeon. it by Dr. Ivlniomlstone from the raav be convenient to ffive the Shetland Islands:mean between the measurements Inches Length from feathered base of beak to OTid of tail 1-| •-•> to oil-;^land ;--^ from tip of beak to end of tail ^^]% of tail-feathers ^1 l!: from tip to tip of wing -J?-.,;* of folded wins: , r; Beak.—Length from tip of beak to feathered base . < Thickness, meapiired vertically at distal end of nostrils u\ Breadth, measured at same place . . \ •,.,•,•.,,; ,Feet.—Length from end of middle toe (without claw) to distal end of { o 77 Lengthfrom eiid of middle toe to end of hiiul toe (without I. 002 claws) Weight 14i ounces. 138 DOMESTIC PIGEONS. Chap. ilS:^ Fig. 17.—The Eock Pigeon, or Coluniba livia. The parent form of all domesticated Pigeons. « This drawinsr was made from meier. It may be confidently as-a dead bird. The six sorted that the characters of thefigures were draAvn with great six breeds which have been fig-care by Mr. Luke AVells from liv- ured are not in the least exag-ing birds selected by Mr. Teget- gerated. Chap. V. DESCRirTlON OF BllEEDS. o O o O I M oo o o > o O o Ah o a- C ^ C5 CO CO lO r -* CO w O Dove-cot Spot. Nicn. English Frill-back. Laugher. Trumpeter. • --i o a c ^ .t^ I H ^ ts; CO o .a o 5J to oo •1- C t* o t«;a 3 140 DOMESTIC PIGEONS. Cuap. V. of the dotted lines rudely represent the degree of distinctnessof each breed from, the parent-stock, and the names placedunder each other in the columns show the more or lessclosely connecting links. The distances of the dotted linesfrom each other approximately re
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