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is so big and heavy, it can hardly fly. and the Smyrna runt, which is 

 middle-sized and feather-footed." These words are repeated by Mayor 

 and Girtin. I think it probable that the title "Roman" was merely 

 the retention of the French name for some importations of Pigeons 

 Romains. There is nothing in the "Columbarium" to indicate that tho 

 Roman runt was of the Leghorn type. 



Eaton says of runts, " I knew a pair sold for ^25." They wore likely 

 something out of the common. At present they are not in great request, 

 and it is a mistake to imagine that because they are large, they are 

 worth keeping from an agricultural point of view. Three pairs of 

 common tnmblers would weigh about the same as a pair of large runts, 

 and certainly not consume more food. I think the tumblers would 

 produce twice or thrice the weight of young ones in a year that the runts 

 would do in this conntry. Although Eaton's note regarding runts is 

 printed under Moore's account of the Leghorn runt, the information he 

 gives regarding them refers to the Spanish runt {Pigeon Romain), not 

 to the cock tailed or Leghorn runt. 



I have seen some very fine runts in India, in the possession of the Ex- 

 King of Oude. He had almond feathered, and blue grizzled ones of great 

 size, the latter the Pigeon Romain Anjenfe, I fancy, and I understand 

 they were procured for him from France by Mr. Jamrach, who some ten 

 years ago took many of them to Calcutta. 



