Thoroughbred Racing Pigeon

This vintage volume contains a comprehensive guide to thoroughbred racing pigeons, with information on their natural history, breeding, selection, types, and more. Containing a wealth of interesting and practical information, this timeless handbook will be of considerable utility to the modern fancier, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: "e;Racing"e;, "e;The Breathing System"e;, "e;The Digestive Organs"e;, "e;The Bird's Eye"e;, "e;The Homing Faculty"e;, "e;Bird Flight"e;, "e;Marey's Experiments"e;, "e;Genetics"e;, "e;Breeding"e;, "e;Apropos Origins"e;, "e;Pure Strains"e;, and "e;Your Questions Answered"e;. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this vintage book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on pigeons.