399 PIGEON LITERATURE. 



London : 1848." This is another variation of Girton, on 

 tliirty-two pages, with a few cuts in the style of those 

 in "The Boy's Own Book." It is paged 33-64, has a 

 yellow paper cover, and was probably the second part of a 

 larger pamphlet which contained information on Dogs or 

 Rabbits. 



"Domestic Pets: their Habits and Management. By 

 Mrs. Loudon. London, 1851." 162 pages. The sixteen pages 

 devoted to pigeons contain nothing of special interest. The 

 book contains four woodcuts by Harrison Weir, in his best 

 style, of Dogs, Cats, Rabbits, and Birds. 



(1.) "The Dovecote and the Aviary. By Rev. E. S. 

 Dixon, M.A., Author of 'Ornamental and Domestic Poultry.' 

 Woodcuts. London: John Murray, Albemarle Street. 1851." 

 8vo. Pages i.-xiv., and 1-458. 



(2.) "The Dovecote and the Aviary. By Rev. E. S. 

 Dixon, M.A. London: Wm. S. Orr & Co." 



These are the same impression, No. 2 differing only in title- 

 page, being issued by Orr & Co. after purchasing the remainder 

 from Murray. The author, who writes from Cringleford 

 Hall, Norwich, displays great research, and writes in a very 

 entertaining way. He treats pigeons more from a naturalist's 

 than from a critical fancier's point of view; but the book has 

 a charm of its own, and should be in the libraries of all pigeon 

 fanciers. 



(3.) "Pigeons and Rabbits in their Wild, Domestic, 

 and Captive States. By E. Sabastian Delamer. Illustra- 

 tions. London : G. Routledge & Co., 1854." 8vo. Pages i.-vij., 



and 1-151. 



This book, as regards pigeons, is an abridgment of the 

 account of them in " The Dovecote and the A^aary." The name 

 "Delamer" was a nom de plume assumed by Mr. Dixon when 

 residing on the sea coast. The work must have had a con- 

 siderable sale, for many editions have been published. I have 

 six of them, all differing slightly, if only in the character of 



