CONTENTS 



CHAP. PAGE 



I.— Historical 1 



II.— Origin of Fancy Pigeons 8 



III.— The Pigeon House, Loft, and Aviahy .... 14 



IV. — Selection of Stock . 26 



v.— Feeding, Breeding, and Management 30 



VI.— Colours of Fancy Pigeons 44 



VII.— Exhibiting Pigeons SO 



VIII.— Diseases ^5 



IX.— Varieties of Domestic Pigeons 67 



X.— Common Pigeons 70 



XI.— Pigeons Distinguished Chiefly by their Colour 



OR Marking 73 



XII.— Pigeons of Peculiar Feathering 103 



XIII.— The Ringbeater Ill 



XIV.— The Triganica 115 



XV.— Several Varieties of East Indian Pigeons . . 120 



XVI.— Other Distinct Kinds of Asian Pigeons .... 131 



XVII.— The Runt 133 



