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VERTEBRATES, 



young are reckoned a description of food remarkably delit>ate and 

 palatable. 



The varieties of the domestic pigeon are numerous. The 

 most remarkable are the following : the crested pigeon, with hairy 

 feathers on the feet, and a crest on the head, giving it an air of 

 royal dignity; the shaker, with an erect, open tail of many 

 feathers ; the titimhler, that turns over in its flight ; and the pouter, 

 witl the breast inflated. 



The King Dove, which is also known as the cushat and 

 wood pigeon, is found almost in every country in Europe, and in 



Syria and Palestine. Though it is most partial to the warmer 

 climates, still in summer it is found in Sweden, Russia, and even 

 Siberia. There is no doubt that it is a native of Britain ; but 



