. Fancy pigeons: containing full directions for their breeding and management, with descriptions of every known variety, and all other information of interest or use to pigeon fanciers. Pigeons. The Barb Pi^eor 241 It ia owing to some importations of barbs from the South o£ France, made by Mesara. John Baily and Son abont twenty-five yeara ago, that this pigeon exists in our country in its present excellence. Its French name ia the Polish pigeon (pigeon Polonais), and though it ia now known in Germany as the Barbary pigeon, from its English name, it was formerly called the Indian pigeon (India
. Fancy pigeons: containing full directions for their breeding and management, with descriptions of every known variety, and all other information of interest or use to pigeon fanciers. Pigeons. The Barb Pi^eor 241 It ia owing to some importations of barbs from the South o£ France, made by Mesara. John Baily and Son abont twenty-five yeara ago, that this pigeon exists in our country in its present excellence. Its French name ia the Polish pigeon (pigeon Polonais), and though it ia now known in Germany as the Barbary pigeon, from its English name, it was formerly called the Indian pigeon (Indianische-tauie). Nenmeiater aays, "There ia no explanation of the origin of the name ' Indian' and the French designa- tion ' Polish.' " From what we know of modern nomenclature, aa applied to new varietiea of pigeona and poultry, it would never do to depend on the names of old varieties as being indications of their origin. It is. // ''yv////)'i^fc>M\K>^ .SbputL/de'LHvl. Head of a Barb. allowed, both here and in Germany, that the barbs of the South of France are the beat, or, at least, were so lately, and though its name in French literature ia pigeon Polonais, it may have another name in the south. It is evidently an ancient variety, and it is more nearly allied to the highest type of the owl tribe than any other. Both may be from the same stem, and both may have existed from pre-historic times. I have seen a few barbs in Bengal, but was informed that they were the produce of some that had been imported from Europe. The barb should be smooth-headed and clean-legged; at the same time a created variety has existed for long, and ia mentioned in our. 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 Lyell, James C. London, "The Bazaar" Office
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