. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. , and, fora dainty, hemp seed, each and all give \arictyto pigeon food ; but the pigeon himself will peckat many other things when he flies away, andwill be the better for it. In any case it is neces-sary to be regular in the distribution of food,and to renew daily the ample supply of drinkingwater. Nor should baths be forgotten, w-ithoutwhich no healthy pigeon will ever feel at home. The male bird builds the nest himself, andwhen the female has laid two eggs she beginsto brood. The male takes her place now andthen, but not ff
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. , and, fora dainty, hemp seed, each and all give \arictyto pigeon food ; but the pigeon himself will peckat many other things when he flies away, andwill be the better for it. In any case it is neces-sary to be regular in the distribution of food,and to renew daily the ample supply of drinkingwater. Nor should baths be forgotten, w-ithoutwhich no healthy pigeon will ever feel at home. The male bird builds the nest himself, andwhen the female has laid two eggs she beginsto brood. The male takes her place now andthen, but not ffir long. The first young pigeonissues from the egg from the to thenineteenth du_\-, comi)letel\ blind and helpless. ■?f ■■0^ «•* Vv%i ^-r^ ^ .W. -; Vff; A CORNKR OF TlIK (...\K1 >1;N Its first food is a sort of broth secreted in thecrop of its ])arents ; and it requires great care,as much from the male and female birds asfrom the ;. I\. SpeciesBefore naming some of the more beautifulspecies presented to us by the rich family of. PIGKONS 289
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