. The practical pigeon keeper. Pigeons. ORIGIN OF HOMING PIGEONS. 211 All pigeons axe strongly attached - to their homes, and wiU fly back to them, as far as their powers allow. Prom time immemorial this tendency has been used to make the birds carry messages, as shown by Pliny and other classical authors; and it was early found that some strains, besides greater powers of flight, possessed greater intelligence, memory, power of -[T r. Fig. 33.âArea. obseryation, or other qualities which enabled them better â than others to ^wc? their way home. These mental and bodily qualities admit of being
. The practical pigeon keeper. Pigeons. ORIGIN OF HOMING PIGEONS. 211 All pigeons axe strongly attached - to their homes, and wiU fly back to them, as far as their powers allow. Prom time immemorial this tendency has been used to make the birds carry messages, as shown by Pliny and other classical authors; and it was early found that some strains, besides greater powers of flight, possessed greater intelligence, memory, power of -[T r. Fig. 33.âArea. obseryation, or other qualities which enabled them better â than others to ^wc? their way home. These mental and bodily qualities admit of being cultivated, like any others; and the Homing Pigeon is a bird which, originally bred from various sources, has been perfected by simply breeding together the best performers, irrespective of shape or colour. The types vary a great deal even now; some have long and thinnish beaks, some short and thick. All colours come from the same strain,. 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, Petter, Galpin & Co
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