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DOMESTIC PIGEONS: 



Chap. V. 



often strike the backs of their wings together, and thus make a 

 clapping noise 



Pouters stand remarkably upright, and their bodies are thin and 

 elongated. In connexion with this I'ornx of body, the ribs are 



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Fig. 18.— English Pouier. 



generally broader and the vertebrae more numerous than in other 

 breeds. From their manner of standing their legs appear longer 

 than they really are, though, in proportion with those of C. Uvin, 

 the legs and feet are actually longer. The wings apj^ear much 

 elongated, but by measurement, in lelation to the length of body, 



