Blue Pock Pigeon (Columba lima). 



CHAPTER V. 



PIGEONS WHICH ARE BOTH DOMESTIC AND WILD. 



The Blue Rock Dove. Varro's account. Distinguished from Dovehouse 

 Pigeons. Disposition. Experiment. Gregariousness. Crossing with Carriers. 

 Less kept than formerly. Maritime haunts. Colonel Napier. Rock Pigeons 

 in Sutherland. Differ in habits from Fancy Pigeons. Characteristic plumage. 

 Productiveness. Quality of flesh. Dovehouse Pigeon. Indian Rock Pigeon. 

 Mr. Blyth's account. Columba affinis. Question of distinctness. Pigeon 

 matches. Apology. Numbers shot. Pigeon-shooting in France. Tempera- 

 ture of the bird. Value as nurses. The Collared Turtle. Native haunts. 

 Disposition. How far domestic. Escapades. Food. Pairing. Nesting and 

 incubation. Education of the young. Severe discipline. Watchfulness. 

 Voices. Interesting pets. Plumage and varieties. Hybrids. Heralds of Peace. 

 The Irish Dove. 



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