. The practical pigeon keeper. Pigeons. SWIFTS—SCANDAROONS. 197 Swifts are named from the great resemblance of their long flights and tails to the Martin and Swallow tribe of birds. They are bred in Egypt and India. The head is short and round, eye light yellow or orange, the cere flesh-colour. The legs are short in comparison, the characteristic of the breed. being its extreme length of body and feather. All the feathers are, in fact, much longer than usual, and, unless the birds are in first-rate condition, soft and loose. Owing to this they are very bad flyers, the wings having no strength.
. The practical pigeon keeper. Pigeons. SWIFTS—SCANDAROONS. 197 Swifts are named from the great resemblance of their long flights and tails to the Martin and Swallow tribe of birds. They are bred in Egypt and India. The head is short and round, eye light yellow or orange, the cere flesh-colour. The legs are short in comparison, the characteristic of the breed. being its extreme length of body and feather. All the feathers are, in fact, much longer than usual, and, unless the birds are in first-rate condition, soft and loose. Owing to this they are very bad flyers, the wings having no strength. Mr. Ludlow says that a bird he had measured .32,1- inches from tip to tip of the wings. He gives them the character of being hardy. Scandarooiis are one of the most typical breeds known, and are believed to come from Persia. The main points are in the head. It is narrow from side to side, and very arched or Roman- nosed, the beak itself being considerably curved. The eye, which is orange, is surroimded by a considerable quantity of. 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
Size: 1819px × 1373px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, booksubjectpigeons, bookyear1882
