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HOMING PIGEONS. 



beak and eye wattle. A great winner was a mealy one, called 

 " Goose," who with his son, known as " Young Goose," swept 

 the boards for a long time. They were aptly named, having, 

 with their small, sunken eyes, the look of being descended from 

 the Runt, which as Moore says is Goose-headed. 



The Medium -faced Antwerp Pigeon. 



There is still another show Antwerp, known as the Medium- 

 faced, and there are frequent disputes over prize birds, 

 difference of opinion existing as to what type they really 

 belong. 



