i8 Fancy P/o-eons. 



and ended with No. 81, on 31st December, 1874, may be interesting in 

 later years, as containing many papers on, and illnstrations of, fancy 

 pigeons. 



A periodical, entitled T/te Pigivn, conducted by Mr. Thomas M. Denne, 

 who has contributed papers on pigeons to the Field and other journals, 

 over the nom dc plume of "Carrier," existed in London from 19th 

 February, 1S7G, to 28th December, 1877, when, as he says, he was 

 obliged to whistle it down. A complete set, ninety-eight numbers, makes 

 a thick quarto volume. 



I have enumerated all the literature on the subject published in this 

 country of which I know, excepting what may be found in such books as 

 "Beeton's Book of Pets," the "Boy's Own Book," "Rogers' Pigeon 

 Keeper," " Pigeons," by Hugh Piper, and such like, that are of no con- 

 sequence. From its commencement till the present time, the Field 

 newspaper has had a column on poultry and pigeons, where may be 

 found many articles and illustrations on the subject, enough in them- 

 selves to form an interesting volume. Tlie Bazaar (to which The 

 Country has been added), The Live StocTi Journal, The Journal of Horti- 

 culture, and The Fanciers' Chronicle have also had frequent papers on 

 pigeons. 



Besides all these, there are several foreign books on the subject. It 

 appears Akbar, the Mogul Emperor, who reigned in Delhi nearly 300 

 years ago, was fond of pigeons, and that his prime minister, Abdool 

 Furjool, wrote a treatise on them about the year 1.596. I have heard 

 mention of this when in India, but I am not aware if it is extant. 



I have a quarto of thirty-two pages in Latin and German, published 

 at Jen32 in 1706, entitled " De Jure Columbarum vom Tauben-Eecht" (the 

 Law of Pigeons or Pigeon-rights), which appears to be an argument at 

 law on the rights of pigeon fanciers or keepers. It contains quota- 

 tions from Roman and Latin writers. 



" Les Pigeons de Voliere et de Colombier," by Messrs. Boitard and 

 Corbie, is an octavo book of 210 pages, published at Paris in 1824. It 

 contains twenty-five plates of pigeons, few of which are nicely drawn. 

 Those who have Brent's book may see the style of them, as most of his 

 are copied from this book, and not improved in the copying. Boitard and 

 Corbie describe twenty-four races of fancy pigeons and snb-divide them into 

 122 varieties. The book was published with plain plates, coloured plates. 



