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domestic pigeons: 



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of modification would be requisite to convert it into a Barb. This 

 view of the affinity of Barbs to Carriers is supported by the 

 analogical difference between the short and long-beaked Bunts ; and 



still more strongly by the fact, that young Barbs and Dragons, 

 within 24 hours after being hatched, resemble each other much more 

 closely than do young pigeons of other ami < qually distinct breedSr 



