Farrow's military encyclopedia : a dictionary of military knowledge . he ancient dove or commontypical pigeon of the universe. Tliis remarkalilevariety of our domesticated pigeon seems to be theextreme, the very utmost point, the greatest stretchof latitude to which the fertile imagination of mancan be carried, or, indeed, to which the almost in-exhaustible resources of nature might be expectedto sport, or culture lie extended. Here we have apigeon which is a pigeon, but does not look like apigeon—an estimable variety whose merits havebeen extolled its admirers—a kind whose peculi-arities
Farrow's military encyclopedia : a dictionary of military knowledge . he ancient dove or commontypical pigeon of the universe. Tliis remarkalilevariety of our domesticated pigeon seems to be theextreme, the very utmost point, the greatest stretchof latitude to which the fertile imagination of mancan be carried, or, indeed, to which the almost in-exhaustible resources of nature might be expectedto sport, or culture lie extended. Here we have apigeon which is a pigeon, but does not look like apigeon—an estimable variety whose merits havebeen extolled its admirers—a kind whose peculi-arities are the cause of frequent surprise, doubt, andeven ridicide. There are nine recognized kinds, orrather sub-varieties of the Pouter, viz.: black, red,yellow, blue, silver, mealy, creamy, blue-checkered,and white. The Jacobin shown in Fig. 3, is a most popularvariety, and its fanciers number some of the mostearnest and painstaking breeders. It, as a bird, hasproved to be a great lioue of contention, and the va-rious contestants have held so firmlj- to their opin-. Fifi. 3. ions and objections that for a long time there existedseveral types. These differences the National Peris-terouic Societj- finally arranged. Twenty years agothe name was not known : it is an innovation and aneyesore to those who have seen the inire-bred bird. The home of the pigeon should be as cons])icii-ous as possible. Notwithstanding the fact that theflag at posts will geuerallv make the home of thebirds in the military service noticeable at a long dis-tance, it is suggested that when it is possible the^flag-staff be surmounted bj- a large spherical reflector, ora large white ball. That their arrival from a voyagemay lie quickly known, they should announce them-selves. This could be arranged by connecting, liymeans of a light wire, the door of their house or loftthrough which the} enter with a bell in a room thatis to lie habitually occupied. The wire need only beattached when messengers are expected. I
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