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do not adhere together, which prevents it from flying. This 

 bird, which is not in commerce, no doubt only multiplies in 

 the hands of amateurs, who only consider it an object of 

 curiosity." 



I am not aware if this variety still exists, but the fact of a 

 Lace-feathered Bagdad having existed shows that such a 

 natural variation in feathering might occur in any breed. 



TURKISH BAGDADS (Pigeons Turcs). " These superb birds 

 make the natural link between the Bagdads and Runts. They 

 have, like the first, a large beak and eye wattle, the latter red 

 in colour, and are of large size ; but they come nearer to the 

 Bunts by their thighs, legs, and neck, being shorter, and by 

 their long wings." They are described as of various colours, 

 and both crested and plain-headed. I believe most of the 

 fancy Bunts, such as the one I made my drawing from, have 

 the blood of these Turcs, as they have more beak and eye 

 wattle than the common blue and silver Bunts. Brent has re- 

 produced the portrait of a Pigeon Turc on page 20 of his book. 



GERMAN BAGDADS. We come next to the German varieties 

 of the Carrier family, as described by Neumeister, which are 

 as follows : 



The Short-faced Turkish Bagdad (Die Kurzschnabelige Bag- 

 dette, or TiirTcischetaube). This variety is illustrated on Plate 

 XIY. of his work on pigeons, and is represented as both crested 

 and plain-headed, self-coloured black, red, and yellow, rather 

 short in beak, and looking very like short-faced English 

 Dragoon Pigeons. 



The Nurnberg Bagdad (Die Deutsche Krummschnoibelige Bag- 

 dette, or Number ger Bagdette). The crooked-beaked Bagdad 

 is already well known in England as the Scanderoon, and 

 is well portrayed, by Mr. Ludlow, in Mr. Fulton's book. The 

 German fancier, Fiihrer, has thus described, in Neumeister's 

 work, the history and standard of excellence of this bird: 

 " This exceedingly interesting pigeon, resembling more a fierce 

 bird of prey than a peaceful, granivorous bird, had its home 



