. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness; tr. from the French of Gos. De Voogt, by Katharine P. Wormeley;. Domestic animals. PIGEONS 293 pigeons, have been of use to men like Darwin, to prove tiieir theories on selection, descent, and the power of experiments. VI. Several Species. Messenger Pkieons After the pouters we must mention the ca- The employment of pi,L(ef)ns as messengers comes from their faculty of finding their homes and returning to them irom vcr}' great dis- tances. Though many other domestic animals have the same gift, yet tlieir imerring choice of the r
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness; tr. from the French of Gos. De Voogt, by Katharine P. Wormeley;. Domestic animals. PIGEONS 293 pigeons, have been of use to men like Darwin, to prove tiieir theories on selection, descent, and the power of experiments. VI. Several Species. Messenger Pkieons After the pouters we must mention the ca- The employment of pi,L(ef)ns as messengers comes from their faculty of finding their homes and returning to them irom vcr}' great dis- tances. Though many other domestic animals have the same gift, yet tlieir imerring choice of the right direction, the rapidity of their runcular pigeons, the best known of which are flight above countries c(jmi)letely unknown to. Carrier Pigeons Photographed after a journey of 3000 miles the carriers, the Bagadas, and the dragons. All these birds have warty excrescences on their beaks and thick red rims around their eyes. The carrier pigeons have a noble bearing; their legs and without feathei the feathers of the bf are smooth and i significant. This species has every appearance of a' wild bird. Its flight is superb, and surpasses that of other breeds; but the thick circl around its eyes .pre it from seeing well, therefore kept more than for use, and is very costly. There are many varieties of these carrier pigeons, namely those of Antwerp and Liege, some turbits, certain tumblers, 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 Voogt, Gos de, 1863-1918; Wormeley, Katharine Prescott; Burkett, Charles William, 1873- ed. Boston, Ginn & Company
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