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DESCRIPTION OF BREEDS. 



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the nostrils, and none on the lower mandible. Sir W. Elliot sent 

 me from Madias a Bagdad Carrier (sometimes called khandesi), the 

 name of which shows its Persian origin : it would be considered 



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hero a Yery poor Dragon ; the body was oi the size of the rock- 

 pigeon, with the beak a little longer, namely, 1 inch from the tip 

 to the feathered base. The skin round the eyes was only slightly 



