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Breeding op the Wild Pigeon in Confinement.— Of late years 
the Wild Pigeon has been trapped and kept in confinement for use in trap- 
shooting to 'a considerable extent, but instanced of these captives having 
bred and raised their young is, I believe, quite unusual. 
The following “ clipping ” from the Hartford, Conn., “Courant” of 
August J, 1880, on this subject, credited to the New Haven “Palladium,’ 
which has kindly been sent me by Mr. J. A. Stannis, may be worthy of 
note : 
U Sherman Potter, the veteran pigeon shooter of Fair Haven, has a pair 
of wild pigeons which he has trained in the capacity of stool pigeons and 
flights. This season, to the surprise of Potter and everyone else, they 
hatched one young one, which has grown to full size, and recently hatch- 
ed another which is now two-thirds grown. This is an unusual occurrence 
for wild pigeons to raise their young in captivity. Potter is delighted, 
and is about to enter into the business of raising these birds on a grand 
scale, as they find a ready market at $5 apiece in Fair Haven, to be used 
as stool pigeons and flights.”— Ruthven Deane, Chicago , III. 
Bull, N.O.O. B, Jan, , 1881, p, (,0 . 
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