. The American bird fancier; considered with reference to the breeding, rearing, feeding, management, and peculiarities of cage and house birds; with remarks on their diseases and remedies; . ld Dovej re,) Of ORNITHOLOOISTg. Op the the Germans. Op the Spaniards. Of the PoRTUOtlESE. Op THE Italians. [ Of THE British andI Anglo-Americans. sHE rock or wild pigeon of Europe is well known asthe inhabitant of the pigeon houses in various parts of_ the world, or dove cots, as they are more frequentlycalled, buildings expressly erected for the purpose of contain-ing colonies of these birds.
. The American bird fancier; considered with reference to the breeding, rearing, feeding, management, and peculiarities of cage and house birds; with remarks on their diseases and remedies; . ld Dovej re,) Of ORNITHOLOOISTg. Op the the Germans. Op the Spaniards. Of the PoRTUOtlESE. Op THE Italians. [ Of THE British andI Anglo-Americans. sHE rock or wild pigeon of Europe is well known asthe inhabitant of the pigeon houses in various parts of_ the world, or dove cots, as they are more frequentlycalled, buildings expressly erected for the purpose of contain-ing colonies of these birds. In this state, where they enjoy aperfect freedom 9f action, and are nearly dependant upon their 82 PIGEONS. own exertions for support, they can scarcely be called reclaimed, much less domesticated. Man, indeed, hasonly taken advantageof certain habits peculiar to the species,and by the substitution of an artificial for a real cavern, (theirnatural habitation,) to vifhich the pigeon house may be com-pared, has,brought it into a kind of voluntary subjection,without violating, or at least greatly infringing upon itsnatural condition, and has rendered it subservient to hisbenefit and DESORIPTION. In its natural state, the bill of this bird is blackish-brown;the nostril membrane red, sprinkled, as it were, with a whitepowder; the irides,.pale reddish-orange; the head and throat,bluish-grey; the sides of the neck and upper part of thebreast are dark lavender-purple, glossed with shades of greenand purplish-i-ed; the lower part of the breast, abdomen, wingcoverts, as well as the upper mandible, bluish-grey, the greatercoverts and secondaries are barred with black, forming two HGEONS. 83 broad and distinct bars across the Closed wings; the lower partof the back is white; the rump and tail coverts, bluish-grey; thetail, deep-grey, with a broad black bar at the end; the legs andfeet are purplish-red; the wings, when closed, reach withinhalf an inch of the end of the tail. OKI&BBr O
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