May 28, 1874. ] 



JODBNAL OP HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GABDENER, 



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heated by fireplace stove from the first floor. Not many fanciera 

 in Euf];lanfl afford sucli space to their pets. The fountaiu in the 

 centre gives an air of elefjauce to the room. What a charming 

 place to retire to on a cold or rainy day, or when the domestic 

 chimney smokes, or the wife (the proverbial one) scolds ! What 

 a place to watch and note Pigeon ways and Pigeon beauty 1 In 

 England I have many a time seen magnificent birds ill-housed, 

 which, when the fancier can afford to do differently, is not well. 

 I own I wish the broad Atlantic did not exist, and I could sit 

 down iu this pigeonry with the owner and enjoy with him his 

 Pigeons. Truly some of those birds on the top of the pens 

 aeem, even in a dim photograph, worth examining. Then there 



The French sub-varieties are : — 



The Caux. The Bresse. 



The Cammont. The Reame. 



The Mans. The Angerp. 



The Barbezieux. The Arganfa. 



These are only variations of the piincipal Fiench Tarieties. 

 Some, aa the Barbezieux and the Bresse, are lost. 



EXOTIC VARIETIES. 



Cochin-China or SJiangJiai, of which there are sub-varieties, 

 Buif, Lemon, Partridge, Black, White, Cuckoo, and Silky. 



It is known tliat silky plumage is generally produced by the 



is a roof-room, the dimensions of which are 15 feet by 17 feet, 

 and lighted and ventilated on either aide. 



On examining the three photographs, two of which are en- 

 graved, I must congratulate Mr. Gaddess on the splendid home 

 he is able to provide for his pets. Mr. Gaddeaa is a dweller in 

 a town ; and how suited for a town mania the Pigeon fancy ! No 

 garden needed, no large yard as for poultry — simply a building, 

 and all is prepared if that the building be suitable. I wish Mr. 

 Gaddess much pleasure and success with hia Pigeons. -Wlltshibe 

 Rector. 



THE POULTBY-KEEPEB.— No. 4. 



CLASSIFICATION AND NOMENCLATORE OF THE VARIETIES. 



Clarsiftcatios. — .\8 it is not possible to class fowla by follow- 

 ing the probabilitiea of their origin, we have made a claaaification 

 formed upon the size, or the usefulness, or the pecuharity of 

 the plumage of each variety. 



We have divided the known varieties into four great categories. 



I. — The great European varieties. 

 II.— The great exotic varieties. 



III. — The new varieties called fancy. 



IV. — The dwarf varieties. 



We have only mentioned the well-known varieties, putting on 

 one side those which are lost and those which are doubtful. 



EUROPEAN V.UIIETIES. 



Houdan i 



Creve-Cceur L France. 



La Fleche J 



Dorking England. 



Spanish Spain. 



Brfida (fowl with a Rook's beak) Holland. 



Brage Belgium. 



same canaes as albinism, and is to be met with in all varieties 

 after a certain time of moulting and certain conditions. 



Sub-varieties,' 



BRAHMA POOTRA. 



-White and Partridge. 



MALAY. 



Of many shades. 



NEW AND FANCY V.ARIETIES. 



Padua or Polish. — Sub-varieties. — Silver-spangled, Gold- 

 spangled, White, Black with black crests, Cuckoo, Chamois, 

 whole, coloured, or speckled. These are the six varieties re- 

 cognised by closely-judging amateurs. All other variations are 

 obtained by means of these, and are of less interest. 



THE DUTCH. 



Sub-i<arieties. — Blue (spangled) with a blue crest; Black with 

 a white crest; Blue with white crest. The English kinds are 

 Golden and Silver. 



HAMBUBOH. 



Sub-varieties. — Gold-spangled, Silver-apangled, Black (heu 

 Pheaaant-plumaged), Golden-pencilled, and Silver-pencilled. 



JERUSALEM (rUMPLESS). 



Short-legged without tails. 



THREE CUCKOO VARIETIES. 



These, though forming separate varieties, do not positively 

 belong to known varieties, but are of too much interest to be 

 quite omitted. Shaded French Cuckoo, Shaded Rennes Cuckoo, 

 Shaded Dutch Cnckoo. 



DWARF VARIETIES. 



Bantams. — Varieties.— Gold Sebright, Silver Sebright, Black, 

 White, Game, Black-breasted, and Brown-breasted. 



Java. — Dwarf Feather-legged English, Negro with silky crest. 

 Silky with white crest. — [M. Jacques does not mention the 

 Scotch Dumpies and the Sultans.] 



