The Practical Pigeon Keeper

THIS work has been chiefly written because such a book was repeatedly asked for. No apology is therefore needed for its publication.

In preparing it the writer has endeavoured to preserve the same plain and practical character which obtained for the "Practical Poultry Keeper" such a wide popularity.

Theoretical discussions have been eschewed except in a very few cases, where a few words seemed likely to throw practical light on questions of deep interest to pigeon fanciers, such as the origin of Tumblers and of Tumbling, and the true ideal standard for Owls and Jacobins. The object has been to get the greatest amount of practical information on practical points into a small space. How far that object has been attained must be left to the judgment of the reader.