390 
Index. 
PAGE 
Lotan or Lowtan, The ..... 
. . 196 
Ludlow, Mr. J. W., on the Antwerp . 
25S 
,, ,, on the Dragoon 
. 203 
,, „ on Flying Tumblers 
186 
„ ,, on German Toys 
• 343 
M. 
Magpie, The 
• 357 
Making Tumbler Heads ..... 
157 
Management, General ..... 
. 29 
Manure from Pigeons 
370 
Marking Homing Pigeons .... 
. . 281 
Mary Queen of Scots Writing for Pigeons . 
9 
Mary Russell Mitford’s Love of Pigeons . 
8 
Matching Pen ....... 
36 
Match, To Undo an Unwise .... 
. 36 
Mating of Pigeons ...... 
34 
Megrims ....... 
• - 378 
Metropolitan Pigeon Societies and their History . 
384 
Milk of Pigeons .... . . 
• 39 
Montgomery, Mr. James, on Pouters . 
. I l8 
Montgomery’s, Mr. James, Carrier . 
. . 60 
Moore on the Runt ...... 
366 
Moore’s “ Columbarium ” .... 
. . IO 
,, Description of the Jacobin 
243 
,, Work on Pigeons .... 
. . IO 
Mottled Trumpeter, The ..... 
335 
Mottles 
148, 163, 168 
,, Black . . ..... 
168 
,, Carriage and Shape of 
. . 167 
,, Judging 
171 
N. 
National Columbarian Society 
• * • 385 
,, Peristeronic Society .... 
386 
Nest-box, The ...... 
. 14 — 16 
Nest, Lining of the ...... 
18 
Nest-pans ....... 
. 18 
Nuns 
359 
Nuns, Judging ...... 
0. 
Orford, Lord, on Cairiers 
. 50 
Oriental Frilled Pigeons . . . . 
3°8 
Rollers ..... 
Origin of the Pouter . . . . . 
95 
Over-breeding, Effects of 
• 34 
Overcrowding, Evils of . . 
26 
Owls, African 
. 299 
,, Breeding ...... 
305 
,, English ..... 
. 301, 305 
„ Judging 
3°7 
PAGE 
P. 
Pen for Matching ...... 
36 
Pepys, Samuel, on Pigeons .... 
9 
Perches 
17 
,, for the Carrier ..... 
• 52 
Peristeronic Society, The National 
386 
Philoperisteron Society ..... 
• 385 
“Pigeon Fancyer, The New and Compleat’’ 
. 11 
Pigeon referred to in Holy Scripture 
2 
Pigeons as Food 
369 
Pigeon’s Milk ...... 
• 39 
,, Dead, as Sold in the Market . 
372 
,, Fattening for Sale .... 
• 372 
,, How to Hold and Handle 
49 
,, Keeping, Advice for Beginners . 
• 43 
,, One advantage in Keeping . 
5 
,, Societies, and their History 
• 384 
,, Stray ....... 
37 1 
„ Tossing 
5 
,, when Newly Hatched, Treatment of 
39 
Points in Judging Almonds .... 
. 168 
„ „ „ Young 
. 169 
,, ,, Archangels .... 
• 365 
,, ,, Baldheads and Beards 
178 
,, ,, Barbs ..... 
. 242 
,, ,, Carriers ..... 
174 
,, ,, Dragoons .... 
. . 224 
,, ,, Fantails ..... 
332 
,, ,, Jacobins .... 
. 257 
,, ,, Magpies 
358 
,, ,, Mottles .... 
. 171 
», Nuns 
362 
,, ,, Owls 
• 307 
,, ,, Pouters ..... 
132 
„ Runts 
. . 368 
,, ,, Trumpeters .... 
336 
,, ,, Turbits .... 
. . 298 
Porcelains ........ 
348 
Pouter, The 
• 95 
,, Ailments ...... 
. 127 
,, Austrian and Isabels .... 
• 135 
,, Blue-pied 
. Ill 
,, Breeders of ..... 
. 96 
,, Breeding ...... 
IIO, 120 
,, Colours of the ..... 
. . IC9 
,, Foreign 
135 
»» Judging 
,, Mealies and Chequers .... 
• 1 15. 1 >7 
,, Mr. George Ure on ... 
• 97 
,, Mr. James Montgomery on 
. i iS 
,, Off-colours in .... 
. JI2, 1 17 
„ Pigmy, The 
135 
,, Red-pied ...... 
„ Training 
. 126 
,, Trimming ...... 
. 126, 130 
,, White 
