ORIENTAL FRILL PIGEONS. 



short beaked, frilled varieties of Pigeons — as 

 instanced in the Oriental Owl and Turbit — it is 

 thought that the Satinette was produced by- 

 crossing these with a semi-wild Pigeon of Asia, 

 possessing a pencilled plumage and marked or 

 spotted tail. But be that as it may, or whatever 

 the material used, these Eastern fanciers were 

 possessed of a marvellous amount of patience and 

 perseverance to have produced such a lovely- 

 Pigeon. 



Yes, undoubtedly, these Eastern fanciers 

 were, and are, fanciers in the truest sense of the 

 word, possessing an inborn love for the birds 

 themselves. This is obvious, as, be it noted, 

 there was no incentive from the £ s. d. point of 

 view, no shows to whet the appetite, no cups to 

 win, or anything of that sort ! There was 

 nothing but the desire to produce birds which 

 administered to their pleasure. And, although 

 we have had, off and on, for over fifty years, con- 

 signments of Oriental Frills from Smyrna — 

 principally through the agency of the late Mr. 

 Caridia and the late Capt. Dobson — I know full 

 well how difficult it was to induce the breeders 

 to part with their best birds at any price ! 



HARRY KITCHEN'S EFFORTS. 



As our old and lamented friend, Harry 

 Kitchen — one of the oldest and one of the most 

 generous members of the Oriental Frill Club, and 

 who visited Smyrna and the district in company 

 with Capt. Dobson on either one or two occasions 



