BARB 



One of the oldest varieties of pigeons is the Barb, or 

 Babary as it was once called. Preferably a large, well- 

 shaped bird with fine carriage, large and shapely head, 

 gracefully curved broad skull, short white beak, thick 

 and curving sufficiently to carry out the unbroken out- 

 line in profile. The beak-wattle though not large should 

 be close and even in t'etxure, somewhat resembling a 

 saddle with a distinct division line through the center — 

 the eye, light or pearly with rich, red wattles, large, 

 circular, and thick standing out from the skull. This 

 is a justly popular bird not only here, but in France and 

 Germany as well. 



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