Chap. V. 



DESCRIPTION OF BREEDS. 



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Group I. 



This group includes a single race, that of the Pouters. If the 

 most strongly marked sub-race be taken, namely, the Improved 

 English Pouter, this is perhaps the most distinct of all domesti- 

 cated pigeons. 



Fig. 18.— English Pouter. 



Race I—Pouter Pigeons. (Kropf-Tauben, German. Grosses- 

 gorges, or boulans, French.) 

 (Esophagus of great size, barely separated from the crop, often 

 inflated. Body and legs elongated. Beak of moderate dimen- 

 sions. 



