. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. PIGEONS 295 the explanation of a learned French naturalist,given in the following paragrajih : The pigeon sees amazingly far. Circlinground his dovecote to a great and still greaterheight, he obtains an ever-increasing view othis surroundings and of the horizon. It is truethat this view becomes less distinct in the. Pioeons upper strata of the air, but it also becomes farwider. When, therefore, he is let loose at adistance from his home he rises in circles to agreat height, trying to perceive some portionof the familia
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. PIGEONS 295 the explanation of a learned French naturalist,given in the following paragrajih : The pigeon sees amazingly far. Circlinground his dovecote to a great and still greaterheight, he obtains an ever-increasing view othis surroundings and of the horizon. It is truethat this view becomes less distinct in the. Pioeons upper strata of the air, but it also becomes farwider. When, therefore, he is let loose at adistance from his home he rises in circles to agreat height, trying to perceive some portionof the familiar \iew he has seen about hishome, which then enables him to choose thedirection for his flight. There are, of course,certain limits and certain obstacles, and thepigeon which can discover his route at adistance of, say, a hundred miles or more is apast master in his profession. He must havemade many journeys before he attained suchproficiency, a fact that should be taken accountof in judging of the theory above given. A good messenger pigeon, to whatever breedhe may belong, should have a solid breast, longwings, strong pinions, a slender tail of goodlength, and be courageous but not wild. Natur-ally pigeons with large, keen eyes and no defector anomah in their legs and feet should bechosen. \TI. Tosr. ; for itlrom the da_\s when the champions of theGreek games
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