PIGMY POUTERS. 



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surprised, on looking at liis Pouters, how it was possible lie 

 could have reduced the English Pouters down to such little 

 Lilliputians, or multuin in parvo Pouter, possessing in an 

 elegant degree all the properties of the English Pouter." The 

 breed was, however, subsequently lost ; and to Mr. Tegetmeier 

 chiefly belongs the credit of reviving it, which we believe he 

 did by working upon the small -^'aiieties of pouting pigeons pro- 



ISABEL. Pigmy Pouiee. 



duced by the German fanciers. These are numerous, and neai'ly 

 all possess fair crops, but nearly all are destitute of limb pro- 

 perties : the legs being generally short, and either bare oi- 

 heavily feathered and hocked, the latter type being known as 

 Isabels. The latter have often pretty " Toy " markings, such 

 as the white bars shown in the illustration, but are generally 

 low in carriage. By matching the two extremes of leg-feather 

 together a correct standard in that respect was easily at 

 command ; but length of limb and upright carriage presented 

 great difiiculty, and much more did the orthodox English 

 pied marking, which was unknown to the German bii'ds. By 



