BLACK-PIED POUTER COCK 



One of the most graceful and gentle of all pigeons is 

 the Pouter, so much so that it has been called the 

 "Queen of Pigeons." It is a large but never coarse 

 bird, with long and slender body, standing perpendicu- 

 larly, with wings held close to the body ; flights, extend- 

 ing in line to above the tail ; the legs rather straight, 

 closely feathered, long, and placed well back in the 

 body. 



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