WHAT IS A DOMESTICATED ANIMAL? 



few words upon the subject of domestic birds may be worth 

 notice. In this country we have but few species that may 

 be regarded as domesticated. They consist of various 

 breeds of ducks, geese, fowls, turkeys, pigeons, doves, and 

 a few small birds. Swans have not been included, although 

 they breed freely in captivity; nevertheless they have 

 undergone no marked variety, they retain their wild dis- 

 position and habits, and unless they are pinioned or their 

 wings mutilated they are liable to fly from captivity ; hence 

 it appears they retain sufficient of their original wild habits 

 as to place them on the border or margin of domestication. 



