On the Red-crcnvned Pigeon.



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THE RED-CROWNED PIGEON (Alectrcenas

pulcherrtma).


By M. Jean Delacour.


(Translated from the French.)


Following on the articles hy Dr. Graham Renshaw and Mr.

Meade Waldo, I write for the ‘ Avicultural Magazine ’ upon these



Photo . by J. Delacour.



Rei>-Crowned Pigeon (Alectrcenas pulcherrima).


curious Pigeons, in order to show how they live in my aviaries at

Villers Bretonneux.


I received four Red-crowned Pigeons (Pigeons hollandais ) in

the spring of 1914, three males and one female, which were in fairly

good condition, although evidently worn hy their voyage, during

which they were unable to receive proper nourishment.


I installed them in an aviary in the heated corridor, where

they settled on a branch, nestling one against another, preening and



