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duced the modern Laced birds, which, in some late instances* 

 have been bred so good as to be able to compete successfully 

 in classes of any variety of the breed. The Laced and common 

 kinds, when bred together, produce young of both types, and 

 the close-feathered ones so bred may be depended on, when 

 bred back to a Laced bird, to produce a large proportion of 

 the Lace-feathered variety. This peculiar feathering is, there- 

 fore, not only maintained without difficulty, but easily trans- 

 mitted to other pigeons. The only colour yet seen in Laced 

 Fantails is pure white, but I think blacks and blues might be 

 produced without much trouble. 



After describing this pigeon, Boitard and Corbie have the 

 following : " Pigeon Trembleur de la Guyane. — This superb 

 variety has the tail large, and displayed like the Peacock, and 

 has been brought from Guiana, from which it takes its name. 

 The ground of its plumage is of a dull white; the wings are 

 blue, shaded with a sort of bright eyes, and rays of black 

 bars. All the races of small pigeons crossed with the Lace 

 Fantail produced laced pigeons of all forms and colours; but, 

 especially if the latter is bred with a pigeon with black-barred 

 wings, their young will have fringed bars of various colours, 

 imitating tapering fringes, and producing a very agreeable 

 effect." This would appear to be a coloured-winged Lace 

 Fantail, with a fancifully derived name, just as they name 

 certain colours in other varieties " Siam." It seems unlikely 

 that any special variety should hail from Guiana. 





