188 Various Arrangements. 



hand for the reception of the dung, the floor 

 covered with sifted gravel, often renewed. 

 Pigeons are exceedingly fond of water, and, 

 having a prescience of rain, will wait its 

 coming until late in the evening, upon the 

 house-top, spreading their wings to receive 

 iht refreshing shower. When they are con- 

 fined in a room, they should be allowed a 

 wide pan of water, to be often renewed, as 

 a bath which cools, refreshes, and assists 

 them to keep their bodies clear of vermin. 

 In the attendance upon pigeons, caution is 

 necessary with respect to their fighting, to 

 which they are more prone than might be 

 expected, often to the destruction of eggs or 

 young, or driving the weakest away. 



The common barrel doye-cote needs 

 no description, at the same time is adapted 

 to every situation, in which it is desirable 

 to keep pigeons for ordinary use. To 

 return to the room, or loft ; the shelves 

 should be placed sufficiently high, for se- 

 curity against vermin, a small ladder being 

 a necessary appendage. The usual breadth 



