388 FANCY PIGEONS. 



as good, if not the best, in England) of fancy pigeons, besides 

 Toys of all kinds." 



The most original part of this book is the long account of 

 the Almond Tumbler, a variety no more than mentioned by 

 Moore, but which had risen, in 1765, to great estimation in 

 London. The Mahomet Pigeon, which Willughby had de- 

 scribed, but which Moore had evidently never seen, is also 

 well described ; but most of the work is, as the author 

 acknowledges in his preface, " on the plan of Mr. Moore." 



(1.) "A Treatise on Domestic Pigeons. London: Printed 

 for the Proprietors, and sold by all the Booksellers in Town 

 and Country. Price only Two Shillings and Six-pence." 



(2.) " The New and Complete Pigeon Fancyer ; or. 

 Modern Treatise on Domestic Pigeons. By Mr. Daniel 

 Girton, of the County of Bucks. London : Printed for Alex. 

 Hogg, No. 16, Paternoster-Row. Price Two Shillings." 



(3.) " The New and Complete Pigeon Fancyer ; or, 

 Modern Treatise on Domestic Pigeons. By Daniel Grirton, 

 of the County of Bucks. London : Printed for Alex. Hogg, 

 at the King's Arms, No. 16, Pater-noster-Row. Price only 

 One Shilling and Sixj)ence." 



These three books, with the exception of their title-pages, 

 are the same imprint. The second leaf contains a preface (iii., 

 iv.). The remainder of the book consists of sixty-four leaves, 

 paged 13-140. All the copies I have seen are similar, beginning 

 at page 13, though none have more than two leaves of title 

 and preface. They have, when perfect, a folding plate con- 

 taining the figures of twelve pigeons, copied in reduced size 

 from those in the large Treatise of 1765. Full-sized copies 

 should measure 6fin. by 4fin. The work is compiled from the 

 large Treatise, from Willughby as regards the Smiter Pigeon, 

 and from writers such as Worlidge and Lisle, whose agricultural 

 works refer to pigeons as farm stock. "Whether the name 

 Girton was a mere nom de plume, taken, as some suppose, from 

 Moore's reference to " one Girton," who had a flight of Turbits 



