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I have discovered from having found a copy of the first edition, which, I 

 believe, is even rarer than Moore's " Coliunbarinm, " of which there are 

 now, at least, six copies known to be extant, i.e., the four in the British 

 Museum, Mr. Esquilant's, and my own. 



A curiosity in pigeon literature which remains to be noticed is J. M. 

 Eaton's " Circular," a long rambling notice of his book and portraits of 

 pigeons, which he was in the habit of sending to the committees and 

 secretaries of shows, to induce them to buy copies from him for presenta- 

 tion as prizes. This is closely written on two and a half leaves of paper, 

 about fifteen by six inches, and lithographed from his own handwriting. 

 A space for the date and address in the copy I have has been filled in 

 by him, " Monday, 18th Deer., 1865. To the Eight Worshipful the 

 Mayor of Cork. May your show be crowned with success." This is 

 the most amusing production connected with pigeons that has come 

 under my notice, and it would well bear reproduction could space be 

 found for it here ; but X fear this is impossible. 



I may state that the Himalayan Carrier was 30 named by me because 

 Mr. Wood, of Calcutta, informed me that it was a native of some of the 

 countries north of, and bordering on, the Himalayas. 



At page 93 of the Treatise on Pigeons, 1765, "the standard now 

 published and in use among the Columbarians " for judging pouters is 

 mentioned. This is uniform with the "Ordinances" for judging 

 almond tumblers, referred to on page 11. It is a large sheet, headed by 

 the same portrait of a pouter which the Treatise of 1765 contains. 



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