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JACOBINE PIGEON. 
deep red, spotted with black. Another variety, of 
a uniform pale fawn-colour, is not unfrequent ; but 
that most highly prized is entirely of a pure and 
glossy white. It is a very productive species, and, 
having its flight considerably impeded by the size 
and form of its hooded pile, keeps much at home, 
and is w'ell adapted for the aviary or other buildings 
where pigeons are kept conflned. 
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