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Fancy Pigeons. 



experienced Fanciers ; but I am desirous you should breed the English 

 Pouter with more style and grace, with a hollow back, smaller in the girt, 

 stout legs, but not like mill-posts, soft downy or snow-like feather legs ; 

 but not rushed and sprouted with feathers that almost prevent the bird 

 from walking,' ' 



All the foregoing is in a long note to Moore's description of the 

 " Powting Horseman," which I have already given. Eaton took for 

 granted that the Nonvioh cropper was identical with it, and could 

 evidently not see, though he had had birds direct from Norwich, that 

 they were a pure and distinct breed, having nothing to do with the 

 Horseman. His remarks on their fine style, in comparison with that 

 of the pouter, are, however, well weighed and very conclusive. 



