Colours of Fancy Pigeons. 



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of fancy pigeons, while only some of them exist in others ; but wherever 

 blue, black, red, and yellow exist, the other colours may be got if 

 wanted, which they seldom are, being considered off colours and of little 

 value. The black, red, and yellow, when in the most lustrous perfection, 

 have a beauty that may be equalled but is not surpassed by the 

 plumage of any birds whatever, but it is seldom they are seen in 

 perfection, and then only in some varieties of fancy pigeons. It must 

 have taken long ages of careful breeding to bring the black, red, and 

 yellow colours to perfection. 



