The Practical Pigeon Keeper

THE PRACTICAL PIGEON KEEPER. LEWIS WRIGHT, --zzIz . - - ILZUSTRATED, CASSELL, PETTER, GALPIN CO. LOlVDON, PARIS NET YORE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. BLONDISETTES . . . g LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGE 178 BLUE VIZOR . . 179 SILVER-DUN SHOW ANTWERP . . 180 HEAD OF SILVER-DUN DIAGRAIS OF STAKDARD ANTWERP . . . . . 181 ANTWERP HEAD . . 183 YOUNG BIHD . . 183 ,9 9 9 99 TYPES OF ASTWERP EYE-WATTLES . 183 ANTWERP HEAD, FAULTY TYPE . . 184 9 ,, ISTEDIUM-FACED TYPE . . 186 TRUJIPETEL . . 188 NUNS . . 191 LEGHORN EUKT . . 193 COMMON RUNT . 194 DAMASCESE . . 196 SWIFT . a . 197 Scasitoos . . 19s LAHORE . . 199 INDIAN PIGEONS-IOOKEE, SHERAJEE, GOOLEE . . . 201 FKILL-naclts . . . 204 FLOHENTISE OR BURMESE . . 205 SWALLOIVS . . 206 HOMIXG PIGEON . . 210 AREA FOR HONISG PIGEOSS . . 211 BOLTING WIRES . . 213 CAT-PROOF EXTRANCE FOR AREA . . 213 PLAN OP LOFT FOR HOJIISG PIGEOS . . 214 DIODESESE FLYING PIGEON . . . 220 A A, Lofts or pigeon-houses. B B, Open fliht or aviary. c c, Nesting plnces, with pans. d d, Perches for roosting. e e, Shelves, attached by iron brackets to doors and front of lofts. Those on THE PRACTICAL PIGEON KEEPER. Fig. 1.-PLAN OF LOFT. doors bevelled town1.d the liieed side, and set one inch higher than the others, to allow door to swing. f f, Shelf at further ellcl of aviary. g g, Holes with traps, and small lading each side of the door.