277 WATTLED PIGEONS. 



the author of the following religious books : " A Salve for 

 every Sore " (1643), " Truth's Triumphs" (1648), and "A Pearle 

 .of Price" (1649). When Field Marshal in the army, he was 

 deputed by the Parliament, in conjunction with Cromwell 

 ;and another, to go to Saffron Walden to allay some discontent 

 that had broken out among the soldiers. He is thus alluded 

 to in an old ballad: 



Some citizens they say will ride, 

 To buy knacks for their wives ; 



Let Skippon skip -on as their guide, 

 He may protect their lives. 



Perhaps Willughby's correspondence is extant. Skippon's 

 letter about tame pigeons would be interesting to read. 



It is owing to some importations of Barbs from the South 

 of France, made by Messrs. John Baily and Son, about thirty 



FIG. 13. HEAD OF A BARB. 



years ago, that this pigeon exists in our country in its 

 present excellence. Its French name is the Polish Pigeon 

 (Pigeon Polonais); and though it is now known in Germany 

 as the Barbary Pigeon, from its English name, it is also 

 called the Indian Pigeon (Indianische-taube}. Neumeister says : 

 " There is no explanation of the origin of the name ' Indian/ 

 and the French designation, 'Polish.'" From what we know 



