Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-08-10

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deed, I believe the horsemen 70 De
primitive stock, and that the Enghsh
carrier Is the effect Of the high cultlya-
ton OF the former, those points OF ex-
celIence which the, iancier most highly
prizes, being more highly developed in
the carrier. As j consider the horse
men as the original, I will first draw at
tention to them. They appear to have
come originally from Persia, and also to
have been bred extensively in Turkey
and Egypt, where they have been long
used as mediums of communication
They are fine, noble birds, being con-
siderably larger than the generality OF
pigeons. Their beak is long and stout,
and covered at its base with great
quantity of waffle, wrinkled, whitish-
looking skin, or, in other words, an ex-
treme development of the nose; the
eyes are also surrounded with broad
circle of the same appearance, called the
sere. The neck is long and rather bent,
the feathers, often opening little in
front of the head, exposing small
streak of red skin. The chest is very
broad and full, the shoulders wide; the
bend of the wings stands rather from
the sides, legs and feet very stout; the
tail and pinion feathers are rather short
for the size of the bird, the former being
carried somewhat elevated.
The English carrier differs from this
in the greater development of the fancy
points on which fanciers lay great stress,
and according to their merits IN this re-
spect are they of proportionate value.
The beak must be long, thick, and
straight; the waffle large, high, and
leaning slightly forward. The old fan
cier admired it most when of blackish
tint; the sere round the eyes should be
broad, even, and round, which is termed
rose eye; if uneven it is called pinch
eyed, which is a great defect. The
head is long, narrow and fat on the top;
the color of the aris is Of a bright gra-
yelly red. The neck must be long,
thin, and without bend; they should be
broad across the back but small in the
waist. The pinion feathers of the
wings, as also the tail, should be very
long and not carried up, consequently
they are much more elegant-looking
birds than the horsemen; in color they
are mostly black or dun-the duns gen
orally have the best heads. "A
The horsemen are of various colors,
black. white, blue, and pieds predomi-
mating.
Having described the two extremes,
it will show their differences; but pig
cons are to be met with of all the vari
Gus interminate grades. If kept in
health by exercise and judicious feeding,
they are good breeders; if not, they
become idle and inferior nurses. If
kept for flying, they must be trained
young, and kept in constant practice, or
the best will prove but Indifferent hom
ing birds, though, from their great value
as fancy birds, they are but little flown,
and consequently, soon become fat,
heavy, and unfit to fly.
/ have had the large white horsemen,
or as they are called in France, the
swan-necked Egyptians, that could
scarcely rise eight feet from the ground;
but the young ones, while in training,
flew with astonishing rapidity and went
an end WELL They would also outstrip
my Antwerps in homing eight or ten
miles, though they appeared to have
great difficulty in first starting off. seem
ing almost unable to rise, till they got
in good swing, when they went along IN
fine style, having much the appearance
of wild ducks while flying in the air.
The dragoon pigeon may be eonsid-
cred, as an inferior variety of carrier
Or horsemen, from which they are most
probably cross. They have the same
as the carrier, but not so fully
developed; they are smaller, more ac-
i've, and swifter for short journeys
They are of various colors, but the
blues are most esteemed. They are
wild birds but excellent breeders and
nurses; so much are they esteemed on
this account, that they are frequently
kept as nurses for the larger sorts of
fancy pigeons, and as they are large and
ieshy, their young are excellent for the
table. Shear dragon is the name for
those of this variety that have long
straight beaks and heads, without much
waffle.
Dragons were the variety mostly
used for flying before the introduction of
The Antwerp; many persons still prefer
them, and we have many extraordinary
accounts on record of their performan-
,es. All these varieties have large, soft
beaks while young; the waffle grows
and continues to increase for year or
1--WE.
Pouting horsemen are cross between
the peuter pigeon and the horseman or
lragoon. They are fine, large birds,
very active and merry, good flyers and
excellent breeders, being well adapted
or general purposes, and not SO shy as
he dragoon; they would be good
arm stock. ....z.,-- 49,
Skinlums are cross between the
common tumblers and dragons. They
ire good flyers, and much used in Lon
Ion, but in other respects no better
han the common pigeons, which they
mach resemble.-Potsltry Chronicle.
Rev. H. w. BEEcHER FOR CONGRESS-.
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