The century illustrated monthly magazine (1882) (14770215985)

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Title: The century illustrated monthly magazine
Year: 1882 (1880s)
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Subjects: American literature
Publisher: New York : Century Co.
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant



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ry effort is in vain, forthe one and single reason that the blue rockshows no appreciable variation in form orcolor. The blood has no wayward tendencyupon which to build, and no material diver-gence from the one type can be provokedwithout the addition of a foreign taint. The pigeon is unique among the featheredcreation in the similarity of the sexes, thehabits during incubation, the provision for andmanner of feeding the young, the helpless andcrude condition of the young when it leavesthe shell, and its phenomenal development andearly maturity. In structural points there arealso peculiar differences. The long intestine isof greater length than in any other bird, whilethe ccecum is merely rudimentary, and secretesonly mucus. Some varieties lack the oil-glands, and all are without the gall-bladder. But I am pigeon-liverd,And lack gall to make oppression bitter. — Hamlet, Act ii., scene 2. THE BREEDING OF FANCY PIGEONS. 99 ■■■.;■:.:;-- -. HS! m lIllllllMll. ;:5:; ■;;-ailiii
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ii;;!;,---- BLACK BARB, BLACK PRINCE. (OWNED BY D. E. NEWELL, NEW YORK CITY.) DUN CARRIER, SUCCESSFUL. (OWNED BY R. G. WILSON, BRIDGEPORT, CONN.) It is this lack in its digestive make-up thataccounts for the inordinate desire for salt,characteristic of this alone of the known bird-world, and which must be considered as acraving for an absolute essential to its health-ful existence. The feathers of the pigeon are peculiar inhaving the shaft short and downless and withbut a slight hold upon the skin. All varietiesshed a peculiar dust from the plumage ingreater or less quantities, so that any placeoccupied by pigeons for some time will haveits surface covered with a peculiar bloom. The pigeon is naturally monogamous andmates for life, but, under the artificial con-ditions of confinement in the loft, the loveof the male for home duties and care of theyoung will often lead him to maintain two es- tablishments, when his efforts to do doubleduty during the time of incubation and feed-ing wil