OF BIRDS. JJ 
The Smiter Pigeon claps his wings together as 
he Hies, fo as to be heard at ionic di fiance. 
The Turner Pigeon has a tuft of feathers hang¬ 
ing down backwards from the top of the head, 
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like the mane of a horfe. 
The Spot Pigeon has a fpot on the forehead of 
the fame colour as its tail ; the reft of ns feathers 
are white. 
The Norway Pigeon has a crefted head, and 
long feathers on its legs ; it is as large as a fowl* 
and white as fnow. 
The Barbary Pigeon has a ftiort bill, a broad 
circle of mealy and warty red fiefli round its eyes ; 
the plumage is bluifh, and it has two blackifli 
i'pots on each wing. 
There arc probably many other varieties al¬ 
ready known to Pigeon-fanciers, and many new 
ones, perhaps, forming every day. 
The Partridge Pigeon has a naked red fkin 
round the eyes, the body is reddifti above, yel¬ 
low beneath. 
It has a white mark on each fide under the eve, 
on each ftde the throat, and at the fetting on of 
each wing. 
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