. The Feather's practical pigeon book. Pigeons. BLACK JACOBIN In England, Ireland, and Scotland, as well as in this country, the Jacobin is a popular and widely-bred pig- eon, and deservedly so, as it is a very high-class bird with many distinct properties and can be cultivated successfully in many climates. It is a medium-sized bird, full breasted, long, and slender, with a iaunty car- riage, holding its head about eight inches from the ground. Its head is small, hidden to the eyes by the long hood. The eye is pearl, white, or sometimes orange-tinted; beak, short, and rather thick; wattle, sm
. The Feather's practical pigeon book. Pigeons. BLACK JACOBIN In England, Ireland, and Scotland, as well as in this country, the Jacobin is a popular and widely-bred pig- eon, and deservedly so, as it is a very high-class bird with many distinct properties and can be cultivated successfully in many climates. It is a medium-sized bird, full breasted, long, and slender, with a iaunty car- riage, holding its head about eight inches from the ground. Its head is small, hidden to the eyes by the long hood. The eye is pearl, white, or sometimes orange-tinted; beak, short, and rather thick; wattle, small and smooth, and eye-wattle, small, circular, and prominent. Head from the mouth and eye upward white, also the tail-coverts and primary flight-feathers. The rest of the bird is black. 79. 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 Long, J. C. Washington, D. C. , Geo. E. Howard
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